In 1992, Covenant Life Fellowship church in Kirksville, MO, heard a call from God to start a Bible College based out of the local church. Thus Northeast Missouri Bible College was established and began to serve a small group of students. NMBC was based on two premises:

1) Disciples need to be grounded firmly in biblical principles before being thrust into the world's system of education, vocation or career, and

2) Education works best in the training environment of the church.

Through the years, the Bible College grew, demanding new housing options and resources, and in early 2002 the name was changed to Nations Harvest Bible College. As a result of the growing needs of the college, in the fall of 2002 the campus relocated to Newark, MO, and became a part of the family at Heartland Academy Community Church.

Today the college is an integral part of all that goes on in the Heartland community and has adopted the name Heartland Christian College. Although the name has changed, the Bible College at Heartland still stands on the same ideals on which we were founded ­ training disciples in the local church setting for the next step to which God will call them.

AFFILIATION

Heartland Christian College is affiliated with the Association for Biblical Higher Education (formerly the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges)

5575 S. Semoran Boulevard, Suite 26

Orlando, Florida 32822-11781

http://www.abhe.org

THE CHURCH

The Church is God's headquarters on earth. It is a universal and spiritual body which includes everyone from Abraham and Moses to generations yet to be born. The Apostle Paul calls it a mystery. But the church is also very practical and tangible as it is expressed through local congregations. HCC students are integrated into the life of a local church during their classroom years and their practical internships as they serve in children's ministry, worship teams, building maintenance, missions, administrative offices and a wide variety of other areas.

Heartland Academy Community Church is the center of this unique community where hurting people are ministered to by the power of the Holy Spirit. Everyone who lives or works at Heartland is here to minister or to be ministered to. As a part of this local church, students have the privilege of seeing lives restored as the church does its work in the earth.

www.heartland-ministries.org

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TENETS OF FAITH

Heartland Christian College ascribes to the following tenets of faith.

· The Holy Bible is the fully inspired Word of God. It is the only infallible, sufficient, and authoritative rule of faith and practice.

· There is one God, the personal creator of the universe, who exists eternally in three persons; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

· Man (Adam) who was divinely created in the image of God, willfully disobeyed God and as a result incurred both physical and spiritual death. Through this, all mankind is born with a sinful nature and is subject to the same penalty.

· The Lord Jesus Christ, who is completely divine from all eternity and completely human from His virgin birth, lived a sinless life, submitted to death as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of mankind, and was raised again on the third day. He is the only savior of mankind.

· Salvation for mankind only comes by grace through faith in Jesus Christ as both Lord and Savior, on the basis of godly repentance.

· Jesus Christ will personally, visibly, and triumphantly return. At His return, all mankind will be resurrected bodily, the just to eternal life with God and the unjust to everlasting punishment in hell.

· The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is available to all believers as a distinct experience, given to endue the believer with power from God, to offer an inspired witness for Christ, to lead the believer in a life of holiness, and to equip for a Spirit-filled life of service.

· The Church as the Body of Christ, being seen visibly in distinct local fellowships, is God's chosen instrument to manifest the knowledge of His glory throughout the earth.

· Jesus Christ upon ascending to the Father, commissioned all believers to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth. This being both the duty and privilege of believers to proclaim the Gospel, make disciples, and build the Church with people from all the nations.