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Valley Bible Institute

VBI has operated under the oversight of the Valley church of Christ Elders since September, 2006.  We offer Bible courses from Sunset International Bible Institute (SIBI) as a certified Satellite School in Alaska.  Currently, we are locally offering audit classes by Zoom.

 

SIBI Satellite Schools are simply groups of people who gather where they live to study God's word using materials from Sunset External Studies.  Those who participate receive Biblical teaching from the excellent instructors at SIBI via video and audio courses. These professional courses are packaged with relevant reading materials as well as associated study guides.

 

Satellite Schools serve the purpose of training church leaders and spokesmen where they are without requiring relocation to the residence school in Lubbock. However, just as importantly, they also meet the needs of a grass roots movement of individual Christians who desire to be more effective servants in the kingdom strengthened by deeper Bible knowledge. The rapid growth in this ministry illustrates how effective this tool has become to hundreds of Christians seeking in-depth Bible knowledge.

With the development of Sunset Online Studies, Satellite Schools look a little different today than in the past. Many are still actively training the body of Christ, but much of the administrative work is now handled through SunsetOnline.org.

Satellite School courses are available at three levels:

  • Audit level – for personal enrichment without assignments or exams
  • Certificate level – for structured study with recognition of completion
  • Credit level – for students pursuing a bachelor’s degree

Certificates of completion or a bachelor’s degree can be earned upon completion of the full curriculum, with all certificates and degrees awarded directly through SunsetOnline.org. Students who study beyond the audit level complete all requirements through the online courses while learning alongside their church classroom.