Rosedale Bible College is an evangelical junior Bible college in the
Anabaptist/Mennonite tradition that equips students to grow spiritually and academically and to
serve effectively in the church and society.
The college has designed its curriculum and supporting programs around goals in four basic arenas:
- Spiritually - Rosedale Bible
College serves to foster communion with God, obedience to Jesus Christ as Lord, and life in the
Spirit as indispensable characteristics of world Christians.
- Theologically - the stance of
the school within the world Anabaptist fellowship is conservative and evangelical, with a high
view of Scripture and of the continuing activity of the Holy Spirit in the church and the world.
- Academically - the program
centers on the teaching and the study of the Bible as the Word of God, with a commitment to
excellence and integrity in scholarship.
- Vocationally - the school
carries a vision for the building of the Kingdom of God through preparing servant leaders in
missions, pastoral and worship ministry, family life, and community.
Average enrollment is approximately eighty students per term. The student body includes high
school graduates, pastors, missionaries, and individuals from a variety of vocations and
professions. Students come from over half the states, several Canadian provinces, and a few
foreign countries.
Rosedale Bible College operates under the auspices of
the Conservative Mennonite Conference and serves a
constituency of predominantly Mennonite churches primarily in the eastern and central United
States. There are approximately 6,600 alumni. Rosedale Bible College is accredited through
the Association for Biblical Higher Education.