TCA College (Singapore)

TCA College
Type Seminary
Established 1979
President Wilson Teo
Location Singapore, Singapore
1°19′52″N 103°53′20″E / 1.331°N 103.889°E / 1.331; 103.889Coordinates: 1°19′52″N 103°53′20″E / 1.331°N 103.889°E / 1.331; 103.889
Website www.tca.edu.sg

TCA College (Singapore) is an accredited multi-disciplinary college founded by Trinity Christian Center (Singapore) in 1979. It started as a Bible College in Singapore and is now one of the largest local Pentecostal/Charismatic accredited institutions.

History

TCA College began as a vision of Rev. Dr. Naomi Dowdy who was formerly the Senior Pastor of Trinity Christian Centre and Chancellor of the college. It was first named Trinity School of the Bible with the explicit purpose to provide ministerial training and prepare leaders for churches and the Christian community.[1]

By 1983, the name of the school was changed to Theological Centre for Asia. New English programmes were consistently launched over the years to meet with the needs of the community. In 1997, more programmes were rolled out in Chinese.[2]

With a fresh vision to be a multi-disciplinary college, the name of the school was changed to TCA College in 2006. Four Schools were launched in the process:- School of Counselling, School of Creative Arts, School of Leadership and School of Theology. In 2007, TCA moved into its new premises at Trinity@Paya Lebar at 249 Paya Lebar Road.

Schools and current programmes

School of Theology

The School of Theology provides seminary education to train both pastors and lay people for ministry.

The English Department offers the following programmes: Certificate in Ministry, Diploma in Theology, Bachelor of Theology, Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies, Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies, Masters of Arts in Ministry, and Master of Theology. [3]

The Chinese Department offers several programmes in Mandarin: Certificate in Ministry, Diploma in Theology, Bachelor of Theology, Master of Arts in Ministry, Master of Divinity, and Master of Theology.

School of Counselling

The School of Counselling offers a Master of Arts in Counselling and a Master of Arts in Pastoral Counselling. [4] These programs provide faith-based counselor training that meets professional benchmarks set by the Singapore Association for Counseling (SAC) and the International Registry of Counsellor Education Programs (IRCEP). [5]

School of Creative Arts

The School of Creative Arts offers modules that can be taken as part of the undergraduate and graduate programs in the School of Theology.

School of Leadership

The School of Leadership offers a fully online Master of Arts in Christian Leadership. [6] This is a joint program with Life Pacific College in the US. [7]

Graduation Ceremonies

No Date Convocation Address Speaker Venue
21st 2010 Dr Michael Whyte

Professor and Provost Emeritus, Azusa Pacific University
22nd 2011 Dr Kevin W Mannoia
Professor of Ministry & Chaplain, Azusa Pacific University
23rd 2012 Rev T. Ray Rachels

Southwest Area Executive Presbyter of the Assemblies of God, USA
24th 2013 Rev Dr Wee Boon Hup

Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore
25th 2014 Right Revd Rennis Ponniah

Bishop of the Diocese of Singapore
26th 2015 Rev Dr Chua Chung Kai

Chairman of the Evangelical Free Churches of Singapore
27th 2016 Dr Jim Adams

President, Life Pacific College

Accreditations and Partnerships

TCA College is recognised by Ministry of Education (Singapore) as a religious school. Its programmes are also globally recognised by Asia Pacific Theological Association, Asia Theological Association, Life Pacific College, USA, and Singapore Association for Counselling.

Location

TCA College is located at Paya Lebar Singapore. The building is also located along the Circle MRT Line, between the MacPherson MRT Station and Tai Seng MRT Station.

References

  1. ↑ "TCA College: History". TCA College. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  2. ↑ "TCA College: History". TCA College. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  3. ↑ "School of Theology".
  4. ↑ "School of Counselling".
  5. ↑ "Singapore Association of Counselling".
  6. ↑ "School of Leadership".
  7. ↑ "Life Pacific College".
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