Prospectus Bachelor of Theology Christian Leaders for Africa

About GWC
GWC’s beginnings stem from 1977 with the establishment of George
Whitefield House as a resource and support centre for students of the Church
of England in South Africa (CESA) who were then training for ministry at the
Bible Institute of South Africa in Kalk Bay, Cape Town. The Rev David Streater
(later Secretary of the Church Society in London) was appointed as the first
Warden and he was succeeded by the Rev Dr John Newby (later Vice-
Principal of GWC). In 1988 the Rev Dr David Broughton Knox came from
Australia at the request of the CESA Synod to establish George Whitefield
College. GWC was located close to the Bible Institute in Kalk Bay and the two
colleges worked in association from 1989 until 1998 when GWC outgrew its
premises and moved to Muizenberg.
Dr Broughton Knox brought vast experience and knowledge from a long
association with Australia’s Moore Theological College, including 27 years as
its Principal. Consistent with the theological stance of the CESA, he laid the
foundations for an evangelical and reformed training of candidates for the
Christian ministry, as well as Scripturally-based instruction in Christian life and
ministry for the wider community.
In 1993 Dr Knox was succeeded by the Rev Dr David Seccombe and under
his leadership GWC has seen rapid expansion. The College is now firmly
established as a high quality institution with a growing reputation in Africa and
the rest of the world. New programmes, such as the unique Children’s Worker
track, have been added and the existing curricula improved. Student numbers
have increased and the College now attracts students from all over the world
and especially other countries in Africa.
Our Aim
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WC stands under the authority of Holy Scripture as
God’s infallible revelation of himself to human beings,
culminating in his becoming a man in Jesus Christ. Our
programme therefore aims to deepen the students’
understanding of the total message of the Bible, to
develop their capacity to relate to the many complex
situations of modern life, and to train them to minister the
biblical message effectively to the needy world.
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