Elim Bible Institute and College

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We have checked some of this college’s faith and campus life facts against its own official pages. There is not yet enough verified to grade them, so the findings below are what we could confirm. Anything not listed has not been confirmed yet.

• Spiritual life staff (pastors, ministers and professional staff): 1 to 2 (One named staff member (Director of Ministry and Associate Dean) on the student ministry page.)
• Retreats or spiritual emphasis weeks each year: One or two (Two yearly events: a Foundations Weekend each September and a Week of Prayer each spring.)
• Office or senior leader for spiritual life or Christian mission: Yes (The Ministry Department's objectives include sharing the Gospel and serving together; it is run by the Director of Ministry.)
• Chapel services during the week: 3 or more a week (The college says it gathers as a student body three days a week for chapel. Three or more a week is recorded as daily.)
• Prayer opportunities (prayer rooms, prayer groups, days or weeks of prayer): Weekly (Weekly team prayer meetings are required for students in the student ministry teams; the student-ministry page says each residential student serves on a team every week. The spring Week of Prayer is counted in C2.)
• A chapel or worship space on campus: Yes (Residence halls include prayer room spaces; chapel gatherings take place on campus.)
• Published weekly schedule of chapel, worship and prayer: 1 or 2 times a week (1 weekly time documented: 1 chapel, 0 worship night, 0 prayer.)
• Bible or theology courses required of all bachelor's students: 2 courses (The minimum every bachelor's program requires is two Bible courses (Old and New Testament Literature). The BS in Theology adds a Theology I through VI sequence in its major core.)
• Required courses include study of the Old and New Testaments: Required of all students
• Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in academic or faculty policy): Yes (Stated in the catalog's philosophy of education, not only in one course.)
• Bible, theology or ministry major offered: Yes (The BS in Theology is a 121-credit degree with a 52-credit major core in theology and Bible courses.)
• A published statement of faith: Yes
• Service or outreach office: Yes (The Ministry Department runs a staffed student ministry program with weekly assignments.)
• Service hours or service-learning in the curriculum: Required of all students (Student ministry hours are graded each semester; first-year theology students complete a 150-hour internship.)
• Missions trips offered to students: Some (Mission trips are one option for the internship.)
• Partnerships with local churches and ministries for service: Many (The college oversees more than twenty weekly ministry teams with churches, colleges, shelters and other sites.)
• Cross-cultural or global ministry programs: Some
• Service explicitly rooted in the Christian mission: Yes