Southern Africa Bible College (SABC) is a private higher education institution located at 14 Cloverdene Road, Van Ryn, Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1966 by Eldred Echols and Al J. Horne with the founding mission to 'train Africans to evangelize Africa,' and is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The college is registered with South Africa's Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) as a private higher education institution under registration number 2000/HE08/006. SABC provides theological training through full-time residential study as well as part-time and distance-learning options, and reports more than 600 graduates and former students who have gone on to serve in church planting, preaching, pastoral ministry, and humanitarian/educational work across Africa. Campus life centres on daily chapel and Bible study alongside academic coursework and practical ministry placements. The college receives international support, including through a US-based development partner, Memorial Church of Christ in Houston, Texas. No specific current student enrollment figures or campus size are published on the official site.
Qualifications & Programmes
- Higher Certificate in Theology — NQF Level 5, approximately 120–123 credits, full-time duration of 1 year (2 semesters); curriculum includes Bible survey (Old & New Testament), pastoral counselling, teaching methods, and biblical languages
- Bachelor of Arts in Theology — 3-year full-time degree, approximately 360 credits total; curriculum spans Greek and Hebrew language study, denominational doctrines and New Testament studies (Year 1), advanced Greek/Hebrew, pastoral training and church leadership (Year 2), and systematic theology, church history and biblical introduction (Year 3)