BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE, CAPE COAST
REPORT FOR FOURTH QUARTER OF THE YEAR
MARCH 2025
PREAMBLE
The Bear Valley School in Cape Coast has finally completed three years of academic work as at the end of last year. As we began the year, we had our eyes firmly set on the completion of our programme of studies for the first cohorts of students.
Faculty members and students alike have been working really hard to make sure we make the deadline of completing our studies by the end of the year, in fact, the students are already dreaming of continuing with the first degree right after they obtain their diplomas.
It is also refreshing to note that by dint of hard work and perseverance the school has managed to grow through from its initial setbacks of limited resources and enrolment and is now brooding and flourishing with much attraction. We praise and thank God for helping and guiding us to achieving such a wonderful feat. We are also grateful to our benefactors who are constantly and expeditiously responding to our needs. God bless them indeed.
OVERVIEW
As stated in earlier reports, the Cape Coast Study Center is arguably the fastest growing of the Bear Valley schools in Ghana. Our numbers currently stand at 36. Two students joined our ranks in the beginning of the year after we did a lot of campaigns and ran some adverts on the local radio stations. It is our hope that more students will be joining our ranks for deliberate and effective biblical studies.
It is with much admiration and pride that I say here and again, that the school has gained a notoriety with very sound Christian doctrine at the heart of everything we do here.
We also hope to graduate the first batch of about 12 students by the end of the second quarter of the year. These students have finished up with almost all of their course work and are currently trying to complete a few ones they have not taken yet.
Lecturers from other Church of Christ Bible schools have also expressed various interest in our school and their documentations are currently under review for onward approval from our coordinators.
The improvement in our students’ work rate, participation and output in their various congregations is a testimony to the good works we are putting in here as we keep attracting interest and attention of the people of the central region. Brethren from all around the region keep calling to make inquiries about our programs and activities.
COURSES
As at the end of the March 2025, we have successfully completed 38 courses from our course outline and syllabus. We have also entered 36 of those courses successfully in our data system which forms part of the students’ academic records.
In this first quarter of the year, we were able to complete these courses: INTERTESTAMENTAL PERIOD, CHRISTIAN ETHICS AND THE MAJOR PROPHETS. We hope to continue with studies in: THE WISDOM BOOKS, CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP AND THE MINOR PROPHETS in the second quarter of the year.
ATTENDANCE OF BIBLE LECTURESHIP PROGRAM
The school was invited to attend a Bible Lectureship program during the month of March. Students at this program wowed attendees as they espoused sound Biblical knowledge on a lot of the issues being discussed at the program.
It also afforded students the opportunity to market themselves to all the churches that were in attendance. Some of them had invitations to visit some the congregations that came for the program. We hope to keep using such opportunities to learn anytime the chance comes.
DANIEL BIRIKORANG
DIRECTOR
CAPE COAST STUDY CENTER