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100 years of stories.
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Doreen Payne (née Troughton)
1970-1972 / BCNZ Diploma, Diploma of Religious Education (MCD) (Henderson Campus) From the beginning College felt like a taste of heaven....
Asetoa Eddie Pilisi
1965-1966 / NZBTI Diploma (Henderson Campus) Eddie was born and raised in Niue. He became a school teacher, and taught for four years in...
Professor Edward Musgrave Blaiklock, OBE
Lecturer in NT Greek, 1927-1975 Board Member (1939-1964), Board Chair and President (1965-1975) As a trainee teacher in 1921 Ted...
Eileen Taylor
1969-1970 / NZBTI Diploma (Henderson Campus) I enjoyed my studies – learning Greek and some Hebrew (though none of the latter remains!)....
Elizabeth Bruce
1977-1978 / BCNZ Diploma (Henderson Campus) My husband Jim and I came to BCNZ as a married couple, having met in Papua New Guinea whilst...
Rev. Dr Geoff New
1993-1995 / Bachelor of Ministries (Henderson Campus) My three years of study at BCNZ was incredibly formative and being under the...
Geoffrey Hinds
1977-1979 / Bible College Diploma and Bachelor of Divinity (through Melbourne College of Divinity) / (Henderson Campus) I remember the...
Glenys Hipgrave (née Dixon)
1977-1978 / BCNZ Diploma (Henderson Campus) My student days were crazy busy – I seemed to be running all the time, with before-meal or...
Hannah Stewart
2006-2008 / Bachelor of Ministries (Henderson campus) 2011-2014 / Master of Theology (Henderson Campus) THE STUDY I arrived at College...
Helena Stretton
1966-1967 / NZBTI Diploma (Henderson campus) 1972-2006 Dean of Women, Lecturer (Henderson campus) Why cross the Tasman to come to a Bible...
Jean Annie Jaggers
1949 – 1971 NZBTI Matron (Queen Street Campus, Henderson Campus) “How rich am I to have shared the lives of 1,250 dedicated young people...
Jessica Ragg
2010-2012 / Bachelor of Ministries (Henderson Campus) I transitioned to Laidlaw College having studied at Level 4 and 5 in Ministry...
Jessie Onosi
2017-2020 / Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) (Manukau/Henderson Campuses) My Laidlaw journey started in July 2017 at the Manukau campus....
Jo McGrath
2002-2004 / Diploma of Counselling (Henderson campus) 2012-2013 / Bachelor of Counselling bridging programme (Henderson campus) I started...
Joel Supeck
2005-2010 / Director of Communications and Business (Henderson campus) I really enjoyed my years working at BCNZ/Laidlaw. Being a part of...
Dr John M. Hitchen
1961-1962 / NZBTI Diploma, Bachelor of Divinity (MCD), Henderson Campus 1987-2021 / Christchurch Dean, National Principal, Lecturer in...
John Ferguson
1987 – / Property Assistant, Property Manager (Henderson Campus) I was involved in musicals through Source Theatre with BCNZ’s Property...
John Oswald Sanders
John Oswald Sanders’ studies at the NZ Bible Training Institute in 1924 were cut short after six months when his father’s illness...
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