2023 Graduation by the Numbers

  • 2023 Was Our 16th Graduation

  • We Have 32 Class Locations In Africa

  • There Are 26 Class Locations All Around eSwatini

  • We Have 3 Prison Classes

  • ZBC Leads 3 International Classes: Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Botswana

  • We Have Awarded 1789 Diplomas Over The Last 19 Years

  • In 2023 We had 130 Graduates – Plus 196 Certificates

Zion Bible College Vision

The vision of Zion Bible College is to fulfill the Great Commission in Swaziland. Our goal is to provide Christian leadership development so that Swaziland can become known for sending missionaries all over Southern Africa to serve Africans. We teach classes, preach the Word, and make disciples. Here is an overview of our pillars.


Our first pillar is to be Bible-based. Our classes are based on the Bible, and each book of the Bible is taught in the 4-year cycle. Additionally, we teach key doctrines and classes on the application of the Bible. Our Principal is a mature Christian of unwavering belief. Our Academic Dean has a Master’s in Theology and is strongly grounded in the faith. We are in maintenance mode on this goal.


Our next pillar is to be Swazi-led. The New Testament example shows churches being planted and local elders being developed and appointed to lead those churches. There is no better leader to Zionist churches than Swazis who know the Bible and know Christ as their Savior. Right now, we are 1/3 Western in our leadership. We are working to add more Swazis to the leadership team to dilute Western leadership influence with a goal of being 1 of 5 by the end of 2021.


The next pillar is to be Self-supporting, financially. Not all students can afford to pay the USD $7 the classes cost to bring to them. Sources of income not from the West need to be found and created. Zion Bible College has received a large gift to buy land and build a building that can be rented out for income. The result will be that Zion Bible College will become self-supporting and can continue to bring classes to the people at what they can afford to pay, not at their actual cost. We are working to become self-supporting by 2022 by purchasing the land (2017) and building (2018), with the final construction completed in 2021.


Our final pillar is to be Sending. Zionists from Africa are very well-positioned to reach out to Zionists from Africa. There are 18 million Zionists in sub-Saharan Africa. Many of whom are syncretistic (mixing traditional African religion with Christianity). Zion Bible College is working to send out missionaries. We already do short-term trips, and we have begun preparing places in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, and Botswana for future missionaries. Our goal is to have 4 missionaries in the field by 2025 – sent from Zion Bible College.