Carey_Baptist_College

Carey Baptist College

Carey Baptist College

College in Auckland, New Zealand

Carey Baptist College is a Baptist Bible and theological college in Auckland, New Zealand. It is affiliated with the Baptist Churches of New Zealand.

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History

The college was founded in 1924 as New Zealand Baptist Theological College.[4][5] It held its first classes in 1926, originally training men to be ministers for Baptist churches in New Zealand.[4] Its first principal was J.J. North.

The college was renamed in 1992 to Carey Baptist College after the English Baptist missionary William Carey.

References

  1. [1]
    "Education Organisations details - Carey Baptist College (Penrose)". New Zealand Qualifications Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
  2. [2]
    "Dr John Tucker".
  3. [3]
    "Member Schools". New Zealand Association of Theological Schools. Archived from the original on 27 February 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
  4. [4]
    A. H. McLintock, ed. (1966). "BAPTIST CHURCHES - Theological Training". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand 1966. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. ISBN 978-0-478-18451-8.
  5. [5]
    William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 412


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