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As stated in the College’s constitution, the name of this institution is Assembly Bible College (ABC). The College is located at Tlokweng, Sefoke Ward, and Plot # 976. The College is owned and operated by a community of people of a church, Assemblies of God in Botswana (AOG). It is an education department of this organisation. This appears in Article xv: Christian Education and Theological Training, of the constitution of the Assemblies of God in Botswana (ref. appx. 5: Constitution and By-Law of AOG) It offers a Christ-centred theological education. This echoes the cries of the prophet Hosea when he declared, “My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.” (Hosea 4:6) The apostle Paul urges us, “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (II Timothy 2:15). Hence the theological training. Assembly Bible College (ABC) was established after unfortunate events took place in Lesotho and South Africa respectively. In 1969, four young men and women were sent to Lesotho to train as workers at an Assemblies of God College there. Unfortunately, this arrangement was short lived as a year later, the political turmoil in that country abruptly forced the students to come back to Botswana. As a result, Rev GL Haggard then quickly made an arrangement with the South Africa Assembly Bible College to have the Batswana students admitted there. This too failed as the South African Apartheid government would not grant Batswana students study permits as they were deemed as political risks. It became therefore incumbent/obligatory for the missionaries in Botswana to come with an alternative plan to ensure that that the returning students continue and complete their course.