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Kawartha Lakes Bible College was an evangelical Bible college that met in [[Ontario#Peterborough County|Peterborough County]], Ontario, [[Canada]] from 1973-2005, founded primarily by open brethren residing in the area.
=ICETE=
As per its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawartha_Lakes_Bible_College Wikipedia], it was recognized by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Council_for_Evangelical_Theological_Education International Council for Evangelical Theological Education] (ICETE), founded in 1980 by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Evangelical_Alliance World Evangelical Alliance] (WEA). In 2023, the ICETE was networking 850 member schools representing 113 countries.
A notable significance of this association which has supported many Brethren initiatives since its founding in [[London, England]] in 1846, the WEA's Secretary-General from 2005-2014 was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Tunnicliffe Geoff Tunnicliffe], who was himself raised among the PB. Among many other organizations, Dr. Tunnicliffe served many years as the executive director of [[International Teams]], an open brethren founded initiative that today serves some of the impoverished in (Southern & Eastern) Africa, South America and the Caribbean via [https://www.brighthope.org/ Bright Hope International] and short-term missions endeavors around the globe via [https://content.onecollective.org/ One Collective]. See [https://www.amazon.com/Nothings-Too-Hard-Kevin-Dyer/dp/B000JUI7JC "Nothing's Too Hard For God"] by Dr. Kevin G. Dyer for the origin story of International Teams.
=ICETE=
As per its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawartha_Lakes_Bible_College Wikipedia], it was recognized by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Council_for_Evangelical_Theological_Education International Council for Evangelical Theological Education] (ICETE), founded in 1980 by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Evangelical_Alliance World Evangelical Alliance] (WEA). In 2023, the ICETE was networking 850 member schools representing 113 countries.
A notable significance of this association which has supported many Brethren initiatives since its founding in [[London, England]] in 1846, the WEA's Secretary-General from 2005-2014 was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Tunnicliffe Geoff Tunnicliffe], who was himself raised among the PB. Among many other organizations, Dr. Tunnicliffe served many years as the executive director of [[International Teams]], an open brethren founded initiative that today serves some of the impoverished in (Southern & Eastern) Africa, South America and the Caribbean via [https://www.brighthope.org/ Bright Hope International] and short-term missions endeavors around the globe via [https://content.onecollective.org/ One Collective]. See [https://www.amazon.com/Nothings-Too-Hard-Kevin-Dyer/dp/B000JUI7JC "Nothing's Too Hard For God"] by Dr. Kevin G. Dyer for the origin story of International Teams.
