C. Accreditation

Seraphim Ministries International Bible College (SMIBC) is a 501c3 not-for profit religious institute and is affiliated with no denomination.

Our accreditation is with the World Wide Accrediting Commission (WWAC) of Richmond, Virginia. The WWAC is an accrediting commission which holds as its primary objective the encouragement and maintenance of sound scholarship and the highest academic achievement in the areas of private education. (WWAC is not recognized by the USDOE).

Quality education is the goal at all times. Its purpose is the establishment of quality education in private schools, colleges, and theological seminaries. It is a non-governmental body and makes no claim to be connected with the government.

The purpose of accreditation is to:

1. Certify that an institution has met established standards of excellence,

2. Assist prospective students in identifying reputable institutions which offer degree programs that will meet their needs and goals.

3. Allow institutions to evaluate the acceptability of transfer credits into their own curricular programs. Applicants for admission to SMIBC are considered without regard to sex, age, color, or national origin. Each prospective student will be assessed according to his or her academic background.

All degrees of Seraphim Ministries International Bible College are of an ecclesiastical nature, and whether granted or conferred, are in the restricted area of religion with the special purpose of preparing persons to work in the area of religion, whether educational or ministerial; they are not designed to be used in general academic circles. Transferability of credits earned at Seraphim Ministries International Bible College and transferred to another institution is at the discretion of the receiving institution. The degree programs of this bible institute are designed solely for religious vocations.

1. God is the infinite personal Spirit, who has revealed Himself as a Trinity in unity, existing eternally as Father, Son, and Spirit—three persons and yet but one God.

2. The Bible, including both the Old and the New Testaments, is a divine revelation, the original autographs of which were inspired by the Holy Spirit, so that the words were kept from error.

3. Jesus Christ is the image of the invisible God, which is to say, He Himself is God; He took upon Him our nature, being conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of a virgin named Mary; He died upon the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of the world; He arose from the dead in the body in which He was crucified; He ascended into heaven in that body glorified, where He is now, our interceding high priest; He will come again personally and visibly to set up His kingdom and to judge the quick and the dead.

4. Man was created in the image of God, but fell into sin, and in that sense is lost; this is true of all men, and except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God; salvation is by grace through faith in Christ who His own self bore our sins in His own body on the tree (1st Peter 2:24); the retribution of the wicked and unbelieving and the reward of the righteous are everlasting; and as the reward is conscious, so is the retribution.

5. The church is an elect company of believers baptized by the Holy Spirit into one body, each believer living his life in the power of the Holy Spirit; its mission being to witness concerning its Head, Jesus Christ, and teach and preach the gospel among all nations. 6. The entire program of Christian training is evangelical. It finds its reason for being, and its goal, in bringing the individual to a personal acceptance of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, in helping the Christian grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord, and in equipping Christians for more effective service.