Theme: “Igniting Vision, Inspiring Impact: Shaping Servant Leaders for Tomorrow.”
As we press ahead in the 2025–2026 academic year at Bethel Bible College of the Caribbean–Jamaica, I extend heartfelt greetings to our entire Bethel family—the Administrative Bishop of the New Testament Church of God in Jamaica and the National Executive Council, our board, faculty, staff, students, alumni, partners, and stakeholders in the wider church community. Together, we begin a new season of learning, growth, and service under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
This year’s theme, “Igniting Vision, Inspiring Impact: Shaping Servant Leaders for Tomorrow,” invites us to see more clearly, act more faithfully, and lead more effectively in the mission of God. It challenges us to clarify God’s vision for our lives and for this institution, and to pursue impact through character, competence, and Christ-like service.
For over eight decades, Bethel has nurtured leaders marked by scholarship and holiness. Today, whether you are joining us on campus, fully online, in hybrid learning, or as a commuting student, you are part of one community committed to advancing the Kingdom of God. Here, vision is ignited in classrooms, in chapel services, and in fellowship; impact is cultivated in fieldwork, ministry, and daily life together.
As we look ahead, Bethel remains rooted in its identity and mission, guided by the seven pillars of progress: identity, metamorphosis, professionalism, agility, creativity, transformation, and sustainability (IMPACTS). We celebrate recent accomplishments such as the implementation of our new student management system, and we remain committed to key goals such as academic innovation, reaccreditation, strengthening campus life, implementing the Bethel Intensive Weekend Experience, and deepening alumni engagement and partnerships.
To our students: this year we recommit to your success. Academic advising, mentoring, wellness support, and spiritual formation resources are available to ensure you thrive. Lean into the rhythms of study, prayer, fellowship, and service. Ask for help when needed. We are here to walk with you.
To our stakeholders and partners: your prayers, generosity, and shared vision enable Bethel to continue shaping leaders who serve the church and society. Together, we prepare men and women to think globally, act locally, and embody Christ’s love in every sphere of influence.
As we journey through this academic year, let us embrace the call to ignite vision and inspire impact. May God strengthen us to shape servant leaders who will transform the church and the world for generations to come.
Warm regards and blessings,Rev. Dr. Earlmont M. M. WilliamsPresident
