Horizon College & Seminary traces its origins back to
a small school that George Hawtin, the local pastor, began
in Star City, Saskatchewan, in 1935. He moved the school,
then known as Bethel Bible Institute, to Saskatoon in 1937,
where he purchased property and developed a campus at Avenue
A and 29th Street. In 1945, the college became the property
of The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada and in 1947, the college
came under the direction of the Saskatchewan District of the
PAOC as a result of a major administrative change in the school
itself.
Robert M. Argue came from his Regina pastorate in 1947 to
provide the college with solid leadership during the next
nine critical years. When he left in 1956, C.H. Stiller, the
Saskatchewan District Superintendent, became president and
guided the college through some difficult years created by
low enrolments. It was, however, during this time that the
Manitoba District began to support Bethel. When the school,
in 1962, had its name changed to Central Pentecostal College,
it came under the joint sponsorship of the Manitoba-Northwestern
Ontario and Saskatchewan Districts of the Pentecostal Assemblies
of Canada.
During Alvin Schindel's presidency, from 1963 to 1974, the
college purchased the former Lutheran Theological Seminary
building and some land just off 8th Street East. With the
erection of a new residence in 1969, capable of housing seventy-two
students, the college was developing a campus more suited
to its needs and purposes. In 1972, Central Pentecostal College
established an agreement with Lutheran Theological Seminary
in Saskatoon whereby qualified students could study at Central
Pentecostal College towards attaining a graduate level theological
degree.
Further significant campus developments took place during
the ten years of Kenneth Birch's presidency from 1974-1984.
Ken led a building program that added a 150-seat lecture theatre,
an expanded library, and a new office complex to the existing
education building.
Central Pentecostal College was granted Affiliate College
status by the University of Saskatchewan on July 1, 1983.
This recognition has provided access for our students to use
the University Libraries and other facilities as well as participate
in the recreational sports program. A number of courses were
also recognized for transfer credit to the University.
Presidents of the college since 1983 have included: J. Harry
Faught (1984-1993), Ron Kadyschuk (1993-1998), David Munk
(1998-2004), Doug Stiller (2004-2006), Gordon Giesbrect (2006-2009),
and Mark Emde (2010 – Current).
Central Pentecostal College began the process of external
accreditation with the American Association of Bible Colleges
(AABC) in 1988 and was granted accredited membership in the
AABC in 1997. The accrediting association is now called the
Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE).
In 2007 the ABHE approved a new agreement between our college
and Providence Theological Seminary (in Otterburne, Manitoba)
to create a Pentecostal Studies track in Providence’s Master
of Divinity program. This opportunity for graduate studies
is administered through Canadian Pentecostal Seminary (CPS)
Central, the seminary division of our college programs. On
May1st, 2007 we officially changed our name to Horizon College
& Seminary.
Hundreds of graduates from the ministerial training programs
at Horizon are in different types of full-time ministry at
home and abroad as well as responsible places of lay leadership
in local churches and other ministries.
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