George Whitefield College
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George Whitefield College is an evangelical Christian theological college in Cape Town, South Africa, named after the 18th-century evangelist George Whitefield. It was founded in 1989 on the initiative of Bishop Joe Bell, then presiding bishop of the Church of England in South Africa, and its founding Principal was David Broughton Knox, who had for 27 years been Principal of Moore Theological College, Sydney.
Knox's vision was for "the best theological college in Africa", teaching the "whole counsel of God", sending out well trained and effective students who would make an impact in the communities they would serve. At first he had only one other faculty member, John Newby; the library was a rather motley and sparse collection of donated books; and the college used the facilities of the Bible Institute of South Africa. Of the 28 students linked to GWC in its first year, only six graduated in 1990 as members of GWC; the others graduated from the Bible Institute and were only linked to GWC as they were seeking training for ministry in the CESA.
Following Dr Knox's retirement, he was succeeded by David Seccombe. The faculty now has six full-time members, and various part-time members; the library has grown to 18,000 volumes, and there are currently over 90 full-time students. The college has moved to a bigger campus, and further development is in the pipeline.
