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Southern Africa Bible College Library Information
Horne-Memorial Library
July 06, 2006
Construction on the Horne-Memorial Library is now completed, and the
contractor has moved offsite. Electronic security devices, paving and
landscaping are next. Then, it will be moving day for bookcases, desks, office
furniture and all those books still in the old library. Each step brings us
closer to utilizing this most-needed facility on campus at the
Southern Africa Bible
College located in Benoni, South Africa. It has been a long process.
A number of years ago, the South
African Department of Education granted conditional recognition for the
Southern Africa Bible School, proclaiming it to be an institution of Higher
Learning. This meant we had to change the name to the
Southern Africa Bible
College (SABC). The Higher Diploma of Theology
now offered by the college is considered by the Department of Education as
equivalent to a B.A. degree. This is a 3-year course of study, which includes
biblical languages, in-depth studies of both Old and New Testaments, and other
related subjects. The one condition that SABC had to meet was to provide an
adequate library with up-to-date resource materials.
In about 2001, Al Horne, Larry York and Jerry Hogg began the process of
securing sufficient funding to build this new facility on campus at SABC. Our
deepest gratitude to the many churches and individuals in the States and many in
South Africa who have sacrificially given to make this dream a reality. In 2005,
following the annual SABC Lectureship, a project engineer was engaged and a
contract signed with a suitable builder. Ground breaking occurred in November
2005. In June 2006, a steel shortage slowed progress on the building, but the
contractor promised it would be completed by the 2006 SABC Lectureship
(September 24-28).
The official opening of this much-needed learning facility took place during
the lectureship in 2006. It has been named the Horne-Memorial Library,
honoring both Al & Donna Horne, co-founders of the
College, as well as the Memorial Church of Christ
in Houston, Texas. They have faithfully served as sponsors of the Bible College
for over 40 years.
Quoted From: Jerry and Ann Hogg - Preaching and
Teaching the Gospel in Southern Africa
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