June 1, 2020 Greetings from Emmanuel Bible College. We hope that you are doing well and are able to take advantage of the beautiful weather. I imagine you and your family might be using the nice weather to get out and shake off some of that cabin fever, just like I have. That includes feeling eager to get back to …
Grad Fights against Human Trafficking During Pandemic
May 28, 2020 The fight against human trafficking has never been easy, but since the global spread of the novel coronavirus, matters have become more challenging. Fight4Freedom, a Christian organization that advocates for and supports survivors of human trafficking (a “survivor” is a person who has experienced or is currently experiencing human trafficking or exploitation), has encountered a number of …
Open Learning Director Draws on Fascinating International Experience
April 30, 2020 In 2018, David Nickerson began working at Emmanuel Bible College as the director of Open Learning, a new branch of the College that aims to increase access to education, especially non-credit education. When he set foot on campus his first day, he brought with him a fascinating educational and professional history that has shaped Open Learning and …
History: ‘Builder’ President Helps Construct Solid Future for Emmanuel
This year, as we celebrate Emmanuel’s eightieth anniversary, we will be posting monthly articles on the history of the College. April 16, 2020 In the late 1950s, the future of Emmanuel Bible College was unclear. Since 1943 it had been operating in the Metcalfe mansion on Ahrens Street in Kitchener, and as time went on the aging home became increasingly …
Update on COVID-19: April 14, 2020
We are providing a further update relating to Emmanuel’s response to the COVID-19 situation. The Winter semester is coming to an end this week as students write final exams and finish course assignments. The past four weeks of classes have been completed online without any significant problems. Students and faculty have learned much about how to connect and learn together …
DAVID DOHERTY: The Elixir of Life, the Coronavirus, and the Cross
April 9, 2020 Our world has many tales of the Elixir of Life, a medicine that saves one from illness and physical death. This elixir comes in many forms, some of them not literally potions: a religious relic, a magic fountain, a historically significant location, a body of secret knowledge, and so on. A quick scan of one’s favourite movies, …
Update on COVID-19: March 20, 2020
We are providing a further update relating to Emmanuel’s response to the COVID-19 situation. This has been a very fluid situation, with significant announcements this week from various levels of government as well as public-health authorities. Given the strong recommendations to allow people to work from home and to maintain appropriate social distancing, we have decided to close the campus …
Update on Covid-19: March 14, 2020
We are providing a further update relating to Emmanuel’s response to the COVID-19 situation. As previously stated, our goal is to preserve and protect the academic experience and safety of the College community and workplace environment. In light of this and the ever-changing context in which we find ourselves we have decided to move all college classes to an online …
Update on COVID-19: March 12, 2020
Emmanuel has been monitoring the developing situation related to the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19). Emmanuel will follow the advice of the Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services, who are working with the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Ministry of Health, Public Health Ontario, and other health-care providers and agencies to monitor the situation and coordinate actions as appropriate. Our …
Astronomy Photographer Speaks in Chapel
March 5, 2020 Astronomy photographer Greg Taylor shared with the school community about the beauty and wonder of the cosmos in today’s chapel service. The first half of his presentation helped the audience grasp the tremendous size of certain celestial bodies and their distance from earth or each other. In one illustration he used an inflatable yellow sphere about seven …