Maranatha Bible School is a Conservative Mennonite institution located in Lansing, Minnesota, United States.[1] It is affiliated with the Midwest Mennonite Fellowship.
| Type | Bible college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1977 |
| Affiliation | Midwest Mennonite Fellowship |
| Principal | 1st & 2nd Term - Glenn Horst, ON, CA 3rd Term - Dave Frey, ON, CA |
| Students | 80 |
| Location | , , 43°44′38″N 92°58′5″W / 43.74389°N 92.96806°W |
| Campus | Rural |
The winter Bible school has been identified as a contributing purpose for the formation of Midwest Mennonite Fellowship, its parent affiliate.[2] The school was founded in 1977 and opened in 1978. Maranatha's maximum capacity at any one time is 80 students.[3]
Classes are offered in three short winter and spring terms - 2 three week terms followed by a final six week term. Students at the school are required to take three classes from nine choices. Their weekday schedule includes meals, chapel service, several class periods, and prayer circles.[3] Classes include history, Biblical study and interpretation, congregational singing, leadership and interpersonal relationships, among others. Completion of the full program results in a certificate of completion.[3] The academic program is non-accredited. The curriculum runs twelve weeks, beginning with the two shorter terms the first full week of January followed by the final six-week third term.[3]
Students live in dormitories on the school campus, eat food served by the school's kitchen and study in the library. They spend free time in the lounge or the gym.[3]
All students are expected to participate in chorus, where they practice hymns or Gospel singing, entirely a cappella.[3] At the close of second term, they give a choral program in nearby Austin, Minnesota. Third-term students also present a final program locally each year followed by a national (sometimes international) tour.[3]
References edit
- ^ List of Anabaptist Schools
- ^ Schrock, Dan and Howard Bean, Midwest Mennonite Fellowship,Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO), Dec 2011, accessed April 03, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kevin Coss, Nationwide Faith in Lansing, Austin Herald, March 23, 2012, accessed September 10, 2012.