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Pictured above: Calvary Church facility purchased for Calvary College use.<\/em><\/p>\n

CLEARWATER\u2013 The Baptist College of Florida<\/a> recently has announced a partnership with Calvary Church<\/a> in Clearwater to launch a new extension campus slated to open in August 2024.<\/p>\n

Named Calvary College, the campus will strive \u201cto change the world through the unchanging word by providing excellent, Christ-centered higher education to our students,\u201d said David Rice, director of operations for the extension campus.<\/p>\n

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“A school has great sending power when partnerships are harnessed and resources are leveraged to the end that the nations be reached.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n Clayton Cloer<\/strong>
\n President, The Baptist College of Florida\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Such a partnership furthers the mission of The Baptist College of Florida, led by its seventh president Clayton Cloer.<\/p>\n

Convinced that \u201ccollege students need to be educated with a Christian worldview in order to stand for Christ in our communities, churches and the world,\u201d Cloer believes that Florida Baptists have a responsibility and opportunity to educate and shepherd students.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview, Cloer said that he is looking forward to \u201cpartnering with Florida Baptist<\/a> churches to train the next generation of pastors, missionaries and Christian leaders. A school has great sending power when partnerships are harnessed and resources are leveraged to the end that the nations be reached.\u201d<\/p>\n

At Calvary College\u2019s launch, students will experience an in-person learning environment with options to take online courses through the school\u2019s main campus in Graceville.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u2018pioneer class\u2019 of Calvary College is prepared to receive 150 students as new enrollees in August 2024,\u201d said Rice. \u201cMoving forward we have the resources to accommodate whatever increase God chooses to trust with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to receiving a distinctively Baptist education, \u201cCalvary College students will be invited to participate fully in the life of Calvary. \u2026 Students will have access to our Florida Baptist ministry partnerships around our region, state and world,\u201d said Rice.<\/p>\n

\u201cOpportunities for preaching and teaching, worship and production, generational ministries, missions, education and even business and psychology will be made available to all Calvary College students as a part of their collegiate experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Calvary Church \u201ccomes to this partnership with an open heart,\u201d Rice said. With a churchwide emphasis on \u201cbuilding relationships to bring people to dynamic life in Christ,\u201d the church is excited to \u201cparticipate in Jesus building His kingdom by raising up His champions for generations to come until His return.\u201d<\/p>\n

The church has recently purchased a 30,000-square-foot facility adjacent to its main campus for Calvary College to serve the needs and expansion of training and equipping the next generation through education.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlorida Baptists are very blessed,\u201d said Rice. \u201cGod has given us so much in people, land, buildings and other resources. Let\u2019s bring everything we\u2019ve got to the table in order to magnify the glory of Jesus. \u2026 Let\u2019s work until the glory of Jesus covers our state.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFlorida Baptists need and deserve a great, distinctively Baptist university. The system that Dr. Cloer is building is going to serve Florida Baptists well while creating a new paradigm for higher education among our people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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