The Union Bible Institute – an interdenominational institution – first opened its doors in 1942 with a total enrolment of 21 students. This first group of students included nine students who came from the Dumisa Bible Training School when it closed down. These students came from fourteen different denominations.
The medium of instruction was isiZulu and the students were men only. A separate Bible training school for women, called the “Women’s Division”, was established in Swaziland in 1947. In 1964, the “Women’s Division” was moved from Swaziland to join the men at UBI in Sweetwaters. The women continued to be taught separately from the men while on the same campus. As time went on the two schools merged and they became one institution, training both men and women. English was also added as a medium of instruction.
UBI remains committed to the unchanging message of the Bible and the preaching of the gospel. At the same time, we realise that the application of the message and methods we use must meet the needs of the times in which we live.
| Location | Province |
|---|---|
| Hilton | KwaZulu-Natal |
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