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'Ambrose University College' is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Calgary, Alberta. It is the official Canadian school of both the Church of the Nazarene and the Christian and Missionary Alliance. It is one of 10 colleges and universities affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene in North America and one of six colleges and universities affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Ambrose is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools of United States and Canada to offer its Seminary degrees. Ambrose is also accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education.

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History

Ambrose University College is the product of similar educational journeys begun in the first half of the twentieth century.^[1]



The Calgary Bible Institute was first established in 1921 in the basement of the Calgary First Church of the Nazarene. In 1927, the school relocated to Red Deer, where it became known as Alberta School of Evangelism, and then Northern Bible College (NBC) with the construction of a new campus. In 1940, it was renamed again as Canadian Nazarene College (CNC) as it began offering theology degrees. In 1960, CNC moved to Winnipeg and was established as the official Canadian university college for the Church of the Nazarene.



Similarly but independently, the Canadian Bible Institute was founded in 1941. In 1949, it was recognized by Saskatchewan and renamed Western Canadian Bible Institute (WCBI). It was renamed again in 1957 as the Canadian Bible College (CBC) of the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) and, in the 1960s, became associated with the University of Regina. Canadian Theological College (CTC) was established in 1970 as a graduate sister school to CBC, and was renamed Canadian Theological Seminary (CTS) in 1982.



Dr. Riley Coulter, President of CNC, determined that Manitoba would not accredit private institutions of higher education in the liberal arts and sciences. CNC thus moved back to its first home, Calgary, in 1995, became an accredited university college in 1999, and changed its name to Nazarene University College (NUC). Dr. George Durance, President of CBC/CTS, came to similar realizations regarding the accreditation status of his school in Saskatchewan and, in 2000, CBC/CTS made a similar decision. In 2003, CBC/CTS officially relocated to join NUC on the same campus, received accreditation in 2004, and changed its name to Alliance University College (AUC). AUC and NUC maintained a close relationship and were often referred to as Alliance University College-Nazarene University College (AUC-NUC), though the two granted degrees independently until 2007.



In 2007 Alliance University College and Nazarene University College became a single entity, known as Ambrose University College, in honour of Ambrose of Milan.^[2] Ambrose is building a new campus in west Calgary. The project began in April 2007 and the new campus is expected be ready in September 2008.^[3]

Academics

Ambrose University College provides undergraduate education and graduate level education for pastoral ministry. Their mission is to "produce graduates who are consciously and actively Christian in all aspects of life," and to "serve the church by providing excellent preparation for pastoral ministry."^[4]

References

1. History of Ambrose University College
2. AUC-NUC Becomes Ambrose University College
3. Message from the Presidents of AUC and NUC
4. The Vision

External links

★ Ambrose University College Website

See also

★ Nazarene International Education Association

★ List of Church of the Nazarene schools