About BIEC
 The Bible Institute Eastern Cape is an evangelical, inter-denominational theological training institution. The Institute aims to produce leaders who are adequately grounded in the knowledge of God through His Word, who are godly in character and are equipped with the skills needed for all kinds of gospel ministries.
BIEC longs to see churches where there are true disciples of Christ, where gospel ministries are exercised and whose members' witness and lives spiritually and socially transform their surrounding communities, especially in disadvantaged areas marked by poverty and joblessness.
The college aims to train in partnership with local churches leaders for our multi-racial country and the rest of Africa: pastors, missionaries, evangelists, and community workers for church-based Christian ministry. The Institute does not discriminate on grounds of race, gender or socio-economic status.
BIEC is registered with the Department of Education as a Private Higher Education Institution for offering the Certificate in Christian Ministry and the Diploma in Theology programmes. A Bachelor's degree in Theology is also awarded in partnership with the University of Fort Hare to those who stay for a fourth year.
The college aims to offer a sound and challenging academic programme and motivates learners to meet high academic standards. However, this is not divorced from daily Christian living, the needs of the church, and the needs and realities of South Africa and the rest of the world. The Institute is committed to teaching the Bible as God's Word and is unashamedly evangelical and reformed, but as an interdenominational institution it exposes its students to views right across the theological spectrum.
Central to the whole programme is the development of an intimate relationship with the triune God , and a balanced, consistent and exemplary spiritual life. There is a special emphasis on developing biblical attitudes for relating to other Christians in an interdenominational, multi-racial and multi-cultural environment. The Institute is thus striving to produce spiritual leaders that are qualified to lead by example in the New South Africa.
An important aspect of the training at the Institute is the development of a variety of skills. They are trained to analyze and evaluate devotional and scholarly theological literature. The skills needed to be able to preach, teach, evangelize, counsel, pastor, lead small groups, do missionary work, and do compassionate ministries such as ministry to AIDS sufferers, are also developed. The programme of training at the Institute is thus not only theological but also very practical.
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