Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary explained

Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary
Image Alt:Photograph of the entrance sign, hill, and building.
Established:1966 in Plymouth, Minnesota
President:Rev. Dr. Wade Mobley
Dean:Bible College: Rev. Adam Osier Seminary: Rev. Dr. James Molstre
Undergrad:97 (2021-2022)
Postgrad:12 (2021-2022)
City:Plymouth[1]
State:Minnesota
Former Names:Association Free Lutheran Bible School and Seminary
Mascot:Conquerors
Website:https://flbc.edu/
Footnotes:Tuition, Room, Board, and Fees $13,030/year (2020-2021)[2]

Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary (FLBCS) is one institution of higher education consisting of two programs, the undergraduate Free Lutheran Bible College (FLBC) and the four-year pastoral training program Free Lutheran Seminary (FLS). FLBCS is accredited through the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS), a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), and an associate member of the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). FLBCS is located in Plymouth, Minnesota, near the national offices of the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC).

Bible College

FLBC is an accredited undergraduate institution.[3] It was established in 1966 by the AFLC as the Association Free Lutheran Bible School. AFLC church founders sought to establish education for young Christians in the Bible before college, in efforts to help believers to "win, build and equip". Current enrollment is approximately 100 students. FLBC students have attended from outside of the United States including Canada, Latvia, Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ecuador, Tanzania, Norway, Haiti, Bolivia, Germany, Mexico, and Brazil. The Bible college is a member of the Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA).

Deans of the bible college

Seminary

The AFLC established a theological seminary committed to historic Lutheran theology that opened in September 1964. The Free Lutheran Seminary only admits men into the school. Students attend seminary classes for three years. The fourth year is an internship at one of the AFLC churches.

As an institution of the AFLC, the seminary believes and teaches that:

Deans of the seminary

Renaming

The office of president over both programs was established in 2015. The school and seminary names were changed on June 14, 2019, to the Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary. Soon after, FLBCS built the Student Life Center, containing a gymnasium, coffee shop, locker rooms, and classroom and office space.[4]

Presidents

Accreditation

The Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary is a member of the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS),[5] receiving Candidate Status on October 21, 2014. TRACS is a religious-based accreditation organization focusing entirely on accrediting primarily small Christian seminaries. It was fully accredited on October 30, 2018, as a Category Ill institution by the TRACS Accreditation Commission.[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FLBC Contact information.
  2. Web site: Tuition and Aid. 24 January 2023. Free Lutheran Bible College. 20 December 2020. 1 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201201233705/https://flbc.edu/tuition-aid/. live.
  3. Web site: Member Institutions (showing accreditation status). Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. 21 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150607071203/http://www.tracs.org/TRACS_Members_all.html. 2015-06-07. dead.
  4. Web site: June 14, 2019 . Press Release: Schools Corp Votes in Favor of Name Change . March 8, 2022 . Association Free Lutheran Theological Seminary Corporation . Association Free Lutheran Theological Seminary Corporation . March 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220327233827/https://flbc.edu/2019/06/13/schools-corp-votes-in-favor-of-name-change/ . live .
  5. Web site: TRACS Member Institutions. May 6, 2022. tracs.org/. 13 August 2021. Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. 28 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240528122042/https://www.tracs.org/member-institutions?adlt=strict. live.
  6. Web site: news. Free Lutheran Bible College & Seminary. 20 January 2022. 26 January 2021. 21 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121184321/https://flbc.edu/accreditation/. live.