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ELTHEOLOGICAL COLLEGE

El Theological College (Eltheco) is interdenominational Bible College in Nigeria.
El Theological College is a recognized Bible College in Nigeria with a single purpose of building, equipping and training the gospel ministers. It is fully incorporated and approved by the federal republic of Nigeria through the corporate Affairs Commission Abuja Nigeria.
Rev. Prof. Emma Ononuju is the president and founder of El Theological College which is one of the gospel institutions in El group of International Gospel Organizations (ELGIGO) which is one umbrella that unites and keeps together, all the gospel ministries initiated, founded and established by Rev. Prof. Emma Ononuju and his wife, Rev. Dr. (Mrs.) Alicezuriel Ononuju. El Theological College is one of the fourteen Gospel Institutions established by the Family of Rev. Prof. Emma Ononuju between 1982 and 2012(30 years progressive ministerial development).

El Theological is incorporated in Nigeria with the Federal Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja FCT Nigeria, and has maintained smooth running and orderliness in order to score the goals and to achieve the task of making the gospel ministers to become whom God created them to become and to reach where God called them to reach in their ministries in order to please He who died for them, whose altar they occupied even JESUS our Lord.
El Theological College is the most academic Bible College with more than 8,500 courses and more than fifty six departments. Below are some of the departments in El Theological College (Eltheco) Nigeria.

Departments in El Theological College
Department of Biblical Studies
Department of   Ecclesiastical  Studies
Department of Arts & Managerial Studies
Department of Christian Education
Department of Christian Ministry
Department of Christian Missions
Department of Actions & Christian strategies
Department of Philosophy
Department of cultural and Ethical Studies
Department of Religion
Department of Theology
Department of Worship
Department of spiritual life & Moral studies
Department of Biographical Studies
Department of Humanities and Ethnological studies
Department of Knowledge & sound Reasoning
Department of Language & Declamatory studies
Department of Development & Domestic Studies
Department of Fictions & Mythological Studies
Department of Bible anthropology
Department of Spiritological studies
Department of Ecclesiology
Department of History & Ethnological Studies
Department of Heroic Studies
Department of Bible characters
Department of Episcopal Superintendency
Department of Theoretical Studies
Department of Practical priesthood & ministerial Arts
Department of Stewardship & accountability
Department of Charisma
Department of Practical Preaching
Department of Traditional Analysis
Department of Business Theology
Department of Skills & Customs
Department of Laws & Moral commandments
Department of Bible Mysteries
Department of Scholastic studies
Department of Seminal Studies
Department of Merit & Cognitive Studies
Department of Christian Exegesis
Department of Christian Lexicon
Department of Social & Legal Studies
Department of Christology
Department of General Studies
Department of Ministerial Knowledge & Philosophy
Department of Statistic Survey
Department of Open Ministry
Department of Non gospel studies
Department of Fetish & Heathonic revelations
Department of Terminology

Each of the department has more than minimum of one hundred and twenty courses.
El theological College is a charismatic and holiness Theological College in Nigeria with great emphasis on heart purity, sanctification, soul winning, church growth, gifts of the Holy Spirit and signs and wonders based on Biblical principles, truth and Christian love. Rev. Prof. Emma Ononuju, the founder of El Theological College is a holiness advocate in Nigeria, full of love, very humble, sincere and very noted and popular for his faith and faithfulness. He is a noted and powerful deliverance minister in Nigeria. El Theological College has three other arms known as the schools in the college which include the following arms.
Intercontinental School of Ministry
Advanced school of pastoral studies
Eltheco vast theological studies(El University of Theology & Biblical Seminary)
El Theological College with the above arms and schools has more than Fifty Eight (58) departments with more than one hundred and forty courses in each department. Each school or arm in El Theological College has visions and targets to reach and specifically focuses on such visions, missions and target. The description of each of them can enlighten the readers and the expected students. El Theological College is a moulder, builder, an equipper, developer and a groomer of those who desire to be changed.

INTERCONTINENTAL SCHOOL OF MINISTRY
This is the theological and ministerial arm that focuses the lay workers in the church and in ministries. It is the school that is mapped out to train and to equip the Deacons, Sunday school workers, choristers, ushers, altar workers, evangelizers, youth leaders, men’s leaders, women leaders, team leaders and other church workers who want to be more useful in God’s hand. It is the Bible School specifically mapped out for laymen in the church of our God.
Intercontinental School of Ministry is a layman’s theological School in El Theological College. It is only one year program for lay Christian workers.

ADVANCED SCHOOL OF PASTORAL STUDIES
This school is specifically established to equip and to train aged gospel ministers, senior church leaders, already ordained ministers and church presbyters. It is an arm of El Theological College to help the church elders who are admitted in El Theological College. Advanced School of Pastoral Studies is also called by many” THE ADVANCED COLLEGE OF PASTORAL STUDIES. It is for the advanced people, thus, it is called the advanced college of pastoral studies. The focus of this college is to refresh, reequip and retrain or to enlighten the leaders of God’s people. It is for all those who are very long in the ministries including Bishops.

ELTHECO VAST THEOLOGICAL STUDIES (EL UNIVERSITY OF THEOLOGY & BIBLICAL SEMINARY)
This is the greatest, the biggest, the best, the most academic and the highest house of all the theological visions of Rev. Prof Emma Ononuju. This arm is planned and prepared on the university platform, though an arm of El Theological College, it is specifically prepared to educate, uplift , upgrade, empower, build and train all those who desire to be more academic, more scholastic, more educated and greatly VAST in theological field and in the gospel ministry at large. It is called El University of Theology, while others call it “EL University of Theology and Biblical Seminary. It is the greatest, the largest, the highest, the deepest and the best. Eltheco Vast Theological Studies is of the university standard in theological field, thus, it is generally called the name “El University of theology and biblical seminary.” It is the most important theological arm of El Theological College Nigeria. It is Vast, it is wide, it is high, it is deep, it is the best and it is all. This is also among the fourteen (14) gospel ministries founded by Rev. Prof. Emma Ononuju and his wife. El University of Theology and Biblical Seminary become the best Theological Institution in Nigeria.
El Theological College (Eltheco) is among the most academic theological colleges and among the best theological colleges in Nigeria.
It stands as the deepest in the country
It stands as the highest in the country
It stands as the most evangelistic in the country
It stands as the most missionary college in the country
It stands as the most spiritual college in the country
It stands as the most academic in the country
It stands as the most disciplined institution in the Nigeria.
It stands as the holiness advocate among other institutions
It stands as the most faithful Theological Institution in Nigeria.
It stands as the best among the bests
El theological College has gained currency in all holiness teaching and in exposition of the Bible. El Theological College (Eltheco) has won the praises of the churches, the praises of the gospel ministers, the praises of the called men and women as the best and the most academic theological college in the country, highly regarded and highly appreciated with the most academic and must scholastic president Rev. Prof. Emma Ononuju DRE, DCA, PHD and DD who was a onetime lecturer in the secular university before he founded El Theological college and resigned from all secular institutions he was engaged in.

El Theological College is the first Theological College of Rev. Prof. Emma Ononuju founded in April 2001 at Aba, Abia State Nigeria. It becomes very famous among other Bible colleges in the state, really incorporated by the corporate Affairs Commission Abuja Nigeria.

ADMINISTRATION
EL THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE
The administration of this institution is divided into councils and the faculties. The history and the visions are now very necessary in order to understand the real administration of the institution

THE BRIEF HISTORY OF EL THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE AND OTHER ASSOCIATE MINISTRIES OF REV. PROF. EMMANUEL ONONUJU

El Theological College was single handedly founded by Rev. Prof. Emma Ononuju. It is not the effort of any church or of any group of people but founded by Ononuju after series of prayers and waiting upon God.

Everything started in 1982 when Ononuju started an evangelistic and outreach ministry called “REDEMPTION CAMPAGINERS MINISTRY” while living at Port Harcourt. This ministry had many links abroad receiving Bibles, Books and tracts for free distributions. In 1992 the burden to establish deliverance ministry and a Bible college was born in the heart of Prof. Emmanuel Ononuju who then established one of the most influential deliverance ministries known as EL EMANCIPATION MINISTRY. This ministry was and is still great with a touring team all over the country especially eastern Nigeria. The unceasing burden and vision to start a Bible College to correct the failures   in theological education in Nigeria was too much on him, that in the year 1997, God gave him a name for the Bible College as “El Theological College”  but due to fear of men and his church, Prof Ononuju did not publicly establish this Bible college until April 9th 2001 when he took a strong challenge to have a separate accommodation for El Emancipation Ministry at No. 3 Umuagbai Road, Aba, which also gave him the courage to introduce and establish the Bible College. El Theological College was established officially in April 2001. The mission of the college is to restore spirituality, charisma and great academic performances among the clergy and students trained in El Theological College.

BIRTH OF OTHER EXTENSION CAMPUSES
In his reports to the Americans who are working with El Theological College and the affiliate institutions of the college (Eltheco) Ononuju documented that His Bible college (Eltheco) shall be a multi campus Bible college and this vow he also maintain by establishing other campuses of El Theological College in Nigeria and beyond.

Since the birth of the college it had established more than eighteen campuses in Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon with many demands from other Africa countries to have campuses in their countries.

LOCATIONS AND VENUES
El Theological College started in 3 Umuagbai Road in the rented accommodation and later packed down to 200 Port Harcourt Road, all in Aba South of Abia State. Both locations were rented from various landlords who maltreated the young Bible college, but such maltreatments were process through which the Lord built the college.

PERMANENT SITE
In the year 2009, the Lord provided a large land for the college permanent site at Asa Nnentu area in Ugwunagbo L.G.A of Abia State of Nigeria. The land was very large and in a good academic environment. In 2014, the college started building in that site in 2015, the college had her first convocation in that venue and finally packed down to the permanent site on 2016. As at this time many buildings are on construction while some are ready for studies. El Theological College is in her land now and no more a tenant to any landlord. The present site of the institution has about four big buildings in plan, two of which are upstairs of two storey building each, while two are down stairs of larger sizes.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COLLEGE
Here are the administrative office of El Theological College, since its birth in 2001 till date.

1. The president
2. The deputy president
3. Zonal coordinator
4. The Rector
5. The Deputy Rector
6. The Registrar
7. The Director of missions and Christian ministries
8. The director of business and social programmes
9. Dean of student’s  life
10. Dean of studies
11. Director of postgraduate studies
12. Director of extension programmes
13. Director of foreign affairs
14. The campus director
15. Public relation officer
16. The bursar
17. The chaplain

STAFF AND FACAULTY MEMBERS

1. DR Jonathan Ifenna – Systematic Theology
2. DR (Mrs.) Evelyn Obi – Christian Education
3. DR (Mrs.) Alice Zuriel Ononuju- Child Psychology and children ministry
4. DR Joseph Chigbu – missiology
5. DR (Miss) Anthonia Edet – Biblical studies
6. DR Fred Emmanuel – Historical Theology
7. Rev Isaac Okechi – Religious studies
8. Rev Chika Godfrey – Basic ministries
9. Rev Divine Obasi – Fundamental Christian Theology
10. Rev Tony Nna – Biographical studies

OTHER MINISTRIES OF REV PROF EMMANUEL ONONUJU

1. Redemption campaigners ministries founded 1982.
2. El – Emancipation ministry founded 1992
3. El-Theological college founded 2001
4. International Institute of Missions founded 2002.
5. Global prayer link founded 2005
6. Compassionate women outreach ministry (Orphanage and caring center) founded 2008.
7. El university of theological and Biblical seminary founded 2014.

YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT CAN PERFORM GREAT MIRACLES YOU NEVER EXPECT, THEREFORE DO NOT CEASE TO PRAY AND TO SUPPORT US.

COUNCILS AND FACULTIES
Here are the councils and faculty members of the institution and their principal officers, representing the administrative positions of the seminary.

1. PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
2. DR SMC Maduagwu – Chairman governing council
3. DR Ben Oziegbe – Deputy Chairman Gov council
4. DR Jonathan Ifenna – Academic coordinator
5. DR (Mrs.) Alice Zuriel Ononuju – Chief administrator
6. DR (Mrs.) Evelyn Obi – Director of programs
7. DR Joseph Chigbu – Director of missions
8. DR (Miss) Anthonia Edet – Director of extension programmes
9. DR Fred Emmanuel – Dean of studies
10. Rev Isaac Okechi – Dean of students life
11. Rev Chika Godfrey – Director of businesses and social affairs
12. Rev Divine Obasi – campus manager
13. Rev Ikechi Nwonokoro – students union chairmanship

ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS

1. Rev DR Jonathan Ifenna – Chairman
2. Rev DR (Mrs.) Alice Zuriel Ononuju
3. Rev DR (Mrs.) Evelyn Obi
4. Rev DR Joseph Chigbu
5. Rev Chika Godfrey

THE LECTURERS
The lecturers are life makers and life keepers. El Theological College has many trained and qualified lecturers. Without any doubt, the lecturers are the main administrators of the college, thus, we want to discuss about the lecturers and other officers of the college.

EL THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION
It is true that many scholars do not see management and administration as the same issues, while others only see little differences in both, to draw the curtain at the equal size, administration has to do with a large area like a local government, state or federal government or large organization where profit are not expected from the administrator while management is the control of a film, industry or business that demands profits and returns. Bible college has both administration and management if good success is required and expected. In El Theological College we have personnel and task to achieve or vision.

PERSONNELS IN EL THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE

1. THE PRESIDENT

The president of El Theological College is also known as the chairman board of directors, who also is the founder of the Bible college. He is the most important signatory in all college transactions.

1. ZONAL COORDINATOR

A zonal coordinator is the administrative head of a zone, where more than one campus of El Theological College or international institute of missions are located. The zonal coordinator represents the president to execute and to coordinate the zone and report back to the president in any hard matter.

1. THE RECTOR

Every campus of El Theological College is headed by a rector. The rector is also called the campus director, the rector is the campus what the pastor is to the local church or what the principal is to the secondary school, even what the manager is the bank. He is the chief executive of the campus, and the director of all campus programmes.

1. DEPUTY RECTOR

The deputy rector is the next person to the rector, who can act on behalf of the rector in the absence of the rector and must have all documents, meant for the rector and can give the reports of his services to the college authorities when demanded. He is committed to internal programmes of the college, while the rector is the overall leader.

1. DIRECTOR OF POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

The director of postgraduate programmes is an officer in-charge of the postgraduate business, both academics, admissions, matriculations, graduations, studies and all postgraduate examinations. He is a senior officer of the institution and stands as the final authority in all postgraduate programmes.

NEEDED DOCUMENTS FOR THE P.G. DIRECTOR

1. Admission book
2. Matriculation book
3. Examination book
4. Assessment book
5. Graduation book

1. DEPUTY PRESIDENT

The deputy president is the college officer or a senior administrator who deputizes the president at the absence of the president and does the same works of the president. He assists the president to discharge his duties.

1. THE REGISTRAR

The registrar like every other campuses of higher learning is both the secretary, the administer and the records keeper of the college. The secretary (registrar) is in possession of all college documents, all admitted students, all matriculated students, all graduated students, all exams taken by the students are in his possession and shall present the students for graduation and for matriculation. He is to collect all necessary documents and the financial records of the students from the bursar, the records of the college and students programmes. He is to prepare and present the results of the students during graduation and when demanded.

1. THE ACADEMIC DEAN OR DEAN OF STUDIES

This is also called the dean of studies. He is in charge of studies and presides all academic meetings called for the purpose of incoming examination, date and time of examination, the courses and meeting called for that. He supervises the classes to know how the students are coping with the courses and regulates the time for studies and make sure every student is in the class during studies. He fixes time for break studies and time to close. He prepares timetable for the college and makes sure both class register and attendance register are properly signed and well kept and checks both the class register and attendance book regularly to know students who are not coming and teachers who are not meeting up. The academic dean should move the students to clear the fees before examination.

1. THE CHAPLAIN

This is the chapel pastors, he arranges the chapel and makes sure the students spiritual lives are in order, he appoints the chapel preachers, appoints the chapel prefect and appoints those that may sing, lead in prayers or in any other program of the chapel. He is mandated to help the students spiritually and to keep the chapel service lively. He fixes time of service and moderates the chapel activities; he is the pastor to the pastors. He should organize fasting, prayers and other spiritual programs for the students in the nights or by day time. He should make sure that the spiritual conditions of the students are encouraging and always should try to keep the church business of El Theological College very clear and clean. He should motivate the students for their field works as ordered by the school.

1. DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS AND CHRISTIAN MINISTRY

The director of missions and Christian ministries is an officer in charge of students ministry and mission performances, students evangelism, students field works, students missionary activities, college outreach ministries, college church planting, college evangelism, preaching and teaching programmes of the students and the college at large. Chaplain of the college is directly under him. He has records and different books to records students’ missionary and ministerial programmes to form their academic credit at last.

DOCUMENTS NEEDED BY DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS AND CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES

1. Field ministry book of the students
2. Missionary book of the students
3. Evangelism performance book
4. Church preaching/teaching record
5. Miracle book of the students
6. Soul converted record
7. College in door programme book