The following is only a portion of information available on our Bible Institute. For a additional information including a Student Catalog/Enrollment Form, please contact the Church office at (208) 888-4545.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

  Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. (2 Tim. 2:1-5)

Dear Prospective Student,

The basic purpose of our Bible Institute is stated in 2 Tim. 2:1-5. While giving ministerial students the tools of KNOWLEDGE necessary for the ministry, we are just as concerned with imparting the tools of Christian CHARACTER. The text shows that faithfulness, hard work, dependability, and a servant’s attitude are indispensable for a New Testament minister. While we do not actively recruit men for full time ministry, we are happy to have a hand in training a few good men whom God has called into the pastorate, missions or evangelism.

The Western United States is still a mission field in need of Bible-believing churches. God has given us a vision to reach the west for Christ as well as equip men and women for ministry throughout the entire world. To help reach this objective, we will bring in experienced pastors and missionaries to teach special adjunct classes. Other classes will be suspended during this week of intense study. If you have what it takes, and God leads you to attend our Bible Institute, we will do our best to help you reach your potential serving the Lord wherever or however that may be.

Yours for Souls,

Pastor Rick DeMichele, B.D.

GENERAL POLICY

We exhort students to be doers of the Word and not hearers only. Students are expected to conduct themselves appropriately and discreetly as unto the Lord, and may continue in the Bible Institute as long as their behavior and compliance with policy is in accordance with the Word of God and the ministry of Treasure Valley Baptist Church. Students are expected to attend church services faithfully and cooperate with the teaching and leadership of the church. Disciplinary action is subject to the guidelines of Treasure Valley Baptist Church and the discretion of the Institute Administrator.  

 ADMISSIONS POLICY

All prospective students must read and affirm the Statement of Faith of Treasure Valley Baptist Church. The doctrines and convictions taught in the Bible Institute are consistent with the Statement of Faith. Being a local church ministry, we require prospective students from other local churches to interview with the Bible Institute Administrator prior to enrollment, and may be allowed to do so by phone at the discretion of the Administrator.  Students from other churches must provide a letter of recommendation from their Pastor. We expect out of town students to return to their home church.  Prospective full-time students from TVBC are also required to interview with the Administrator before beginning class. 

TEXTBOOKS 

Classes requiring textbooks are noted in Curriculum by Description.  Textbooks may be purchased at the church bookstore at cost. Full-time students will also receive a 10% discount on other books during their enrollment. Be sure to have your textbooks by the first class of each semester.

FINANCIAL POLICY

 Full-time Students (12 or more semester credits) - $75.00 per month until bill is paid.  First payment is due by the second week of class. All other payments are due by the first ofeach successive month.  Students will receive a 10% discount if full paymentis received by the second week of each semester.

Part-time Students (Less than 12 semester credits) - Full payment by the second week of class.

INSTITUTE FEES PER SEMESTER

                                                       Basic Class Fee - $15.00 per credit

                                                        High School Students - $ 7.50 per credit

                                                        Wives of paying student - NO CHARGE

                                                        Former graduates - NO CHARGE

                                                        Auditing Students - NO CHARGE

CLASSROOM POLICY

Students missing in excess of twenty-five percent attendance in any class will not receive credit. There are no exceptions to this rule. Habitual tardiness may be counted as an absence at the discretion of the teacher and/or Administration.

Male students must wear a tie to class while ladies are expected to wear a skirt and blouse or dress. Appropriateness and respect for learning of God’s Word is vital to the atmosphere of the classroom.

Snacks and beverages are allowed in the classroom providing they are not a distraction to the teacher or other students. 

Fall classes begin Tuesday after Labor Day. The Spring Semester usually starts the first Monday in February. Semesters are 16 weeks long with classes held on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings. Each class runs for one and a half hours and begins at either 6:30 P.M. or 8:00 P.M. each night.

(Classes and class designations are subject to change at the discretion of the Bible Institute Administration).

The following is a general description of the different types of classes available:
 

CORE CLASS

THESIS

CHRISTIAN SERVICE / OUTREACH

SPECIAL ADJUNCT

AUDIO

ELECTIVE CLASS

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF FAITH

 This church holds our Statement of Faith as being a summary of Christian doctrine whose authority consists only in its agreement with the word of God. The following paragraph is intended as a synopsis of that Statement.  All prospective students should familiarize themselves with the full statement which is public record. 

We believe in the one true God, manifested in three persons in the Godhead: the Father (whose name is JEHOVAH, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of heaven and earth), the Son (the pre-incarnate Word, true God and true man, our virgin born Redeemer), and the Holy Spirit (our Comforter who convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment); revealed to mankind through the Holy Scriptures, which were given by inspiration and preserved to us in the King James Bible, without error; which show unto us the free way of salvation through Jesus Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection, necessary for all men in their lost sinful estate to be justified before God enjoying God’s blessings in Heaven and to avoid eternal damnation in hell. We further believe that our sanctification (a progressive work begun in regeneration and continued through walking daily in the Spirit) is the will of God which will lead to our personal and ecclesiastical separation as we join with fellow believers in a local church (which keeps the two ordinances: adult baptism by immersion and communion) on the Lord’s Day (Sunday) and as often as occasion will allow to: give cheerfully to the support of the Gospel ministry, at home and abroad; to study the scriptures dispensationally; and to be in subjection to the civil authorities ordained by God that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty; as we wait for the pre-millennial, pre-tribulation return of our Lord Jesus Christ for his church.  

D. We believe that apostolic healing and tongues are not part of God's program for the present church age.  However, we do believe in prayer for the sick in accordance with James 5:14,15; I Corinthians 13:8; I Timothy 5:23; II Timothy 4:20.

 AUTHORITY OF THE STATEMENT OF FAITH:       

The Statement of Faith does not exhaust the extent of our faith. The Bible itself is the sole and final source of all that we believe. We do believe, however, that the foregoing Statement of Faith accurately represents the teaching of the Bible, and therefore, is binding upon all members. 

POSITIONAL STATEMENT

A. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved(in heaven), and the everlasting punishment of the lost (in hell). John 5:28,29; Acts 24:15; Revelation 22:11.

B. We believe in the pre-tribulation rapture of the Church. Prior to the coming period of tribulation described in Revelation, chapters 6-18, the Lord Jesus Christ will return for His church which will be caught up to meet Him in the clouds. I Corinthians 15:51-58; I Thessalonians 4:13-17.

C. We believe in the millennial reign of Christ. After the period of tribulation described in Revelation chapters 6-18 for 1000 years. Revelation chapters 19-20.

Treasure Valley Baptist Church holds the following statement of faith as being a summary of Christian doctrine whose authority consists only in its agreement with the word of God.

A. THE SCRIPTURES
We believe that the Holy Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, was written by men divinely inspired and is a perfect treasure of heavenly instruction; that it has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture of error for its matter; that it reveals the principles by which God will judge us, and therefore is, and shall remain, the true center of Christian union and the supreme standard by which all. human conduct, creeds, and opinions shall be tried. This Bible is preserved for us without error in the King James Authorized Version of 1611 A.D. Psalm 12:6,7: 119:89; Isaiah 8:20; I Thessalonians 2:13; 5:21; II Timothy 3:15,16.

B. THE TRUE GOD
We believe that there is one, and only one, living and true God, an infinite, intelligent Spirit whose name is JEHOVAH, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of heaven and earth; that He is inexpressibly glorious in holiness and worthy of all possible honor, confidence, and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit - equal in every divine perfection and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. Exodus 15: 11; Psalm 83:18; Matthew 28:19; Mark 12:30; John 1: 1-3; John 4:24; John 10: 30; Ephesians 2:18; 1 John 5:7.

C. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, the manifestation of God in the flesh; conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the virgin Mary, true God and true man. Matthew 1:18-21; John 8:58; John 10:30; 1 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 1:8.

D. THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe in the Holy Spirit of God; co-equal with God, He is a person, the third member of the Trinity. His present ministries include magnifying the Lord Jesus Christ, convincing the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, comforting and teaching believers, and edifying the Body of Christ. The present-day charismatic movement is a dangerous counterfeit of the real ministries of the Holy Spirit, and we of the Treasure Valley Baptist Church are totally opposed to it. John 16:7-14; Acts 5:1-4.

E. MAN
We believe that man was created in the image of God, that he sinned and thereby incurred spiritual and physical death. We believe that without exception all men are sinners and have need of the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. Genesis 1:26; Genesis 2:7; Romans 5:12-18; 1 Corinthians.

F. SALVATION
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. He was and is our substitutionary and vicarious atonement for sin. We believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ; that He ascended bodily into heaven, is seated on the right hand of the Father, and ever liveth to make intercession for all born-again believers, thus making them eternally secure. Isaiah 53; Acts 4:12; Romans 5,15-21; Romans 8:33-39; II Corinthians 1:21,22; Ephesians 1:13; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:25.

G. THE FREENESS OF SALVATION
We believe that the blessings of salvation are made free to all by the Gospel; that it is the immediate duty of all to accept them by a cordial, penitent, and obedient faith; and that nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner on earth but his own voluntary rejection of the Gospel, which rejection involves him in an aggravated condemnation. John 3:19; John 5:40; Romans 16:25,26.

H. JUSTIFICATION
We believe that the great Gospel blessing, which Christ secures to such as believe in Him, is justification; that justification includes the pardon of sin and the promise of eternal life in principles of righteousness; that it is bestowed not in consideration of any work of righteousness which we have done, but solely through faith in the Redeemer's blood, by virtue of which His perfect righteousness is freely imputed to us of God; that justification brings us into a state of most blessed peace and favor with God. John 1:16; Acts 13:39; Romans 4:4,5: Romans 5:1,2,9.
I. SANCTIFICATION
We believe that sanctification is the process by which, according to the will, of God, we are made partakers of His holiness; that it is a progressive work; that it is begun in regeneration; and that it is carried on in the hearts of believers by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, the Sealer and Comforter, in the continual use of the appointed means - especially the word of God, self-examination, self-denial, watchfulness, and prayer. I Thessalonians 4:3; 1 John 2:29.

J. SEPARATION - PERSONAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
We believe the believer should be separated from the world while being present in the world; that he should abstain from all appearances of evil as a testimony to the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; that the local church should maintain a position of separation from all forms of apostasy, modernism, ecumenism and any other departure from the written principles of the word of God. We believe that 11 Corinthians 6:14-18 and II John verse 10 prohibits the joining together of believers with unbelievers in the Lord's work, such as in ecumenical organizations or in cooperative evangelistic efforts. It shall continue to be free from any government outside of itself whatsoever, excepting legal requirements necessary to lawful operation not contrary to the nature of an independent Baptist church. I Corinthians 10:20; I Thessalonians 5:22; II Timothy 2:15-18; II Timothy 4:1-3; Titus 1:9-11; Titus 2:10-15.

K. THE RETURN OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
We believe in Christ's personal, imminent, pre-tribulation return for the church. This rapture removes the church before God's wrath is poured out on the earth during the great tribulation. We also believe in the pre-millennial return of Christ after the tribulation to set up His 1000 year reign on earth. John 14:1-3; Philippians 3:20; I Thessalonians 4:13-18.

L. DISPENSATIONS
We believe in the dispensational division of the Scriptures as a basis for study. II Timothy 2:15.

M. THE LOCAL CHURCH We believe that a visible church of Christ is a congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and the fellowship of the Gospel, observing the ordinances of Christ, governed by His laws, and exercising the gifts, rights and privileges invested in them by His word; that its only Scriptural officers are bishops or pastors and deacons, whose qualifications, claims, and duties are defined in the epistles to Timothy and to Titus. This church is an independent local autonomy, governed internally and responsible only to the Lord Jesus Christ. Its ministries include glorifying the Saviour, edifying the saints, and evangelizing the world for Christ. Matthew 16:18; Matthew 28:19,20; Acts 2:47; Acts 14:23; Acts 20:28: Romans 16:5; Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 5:23; 1 Timothy 3.

N. GIVING
We believe that every Christian, as a steward of that portion of God's wealth entrusted to him, is obligated to support his local church financially. We believe that God has established the tithe as a basis for giving, but that, every Christian should also give other offerings sacrificially and cheerfully to the support of the Church, the relief of those in need, and the spread of the Gospel. We believe that a Christian relinquishes all rights to direct the ultimate use of the tithe or offering once the gift has been made. Genesis 14:20; Proverbs 3:9-10; Acts 4:34-37; 1 Corinthians 16:2; II Corinthians 9:6-7; Galatians 6:6; Ephesians 4:28; 1 Timothy 5:17-18; 1 John 3:17.

O. MISSIONS
We believe that God has given' the Church a Great Commission to proclaim the Gospel to all nations so that there might be a great multitude from every nation, tribe, ethnic group, and language group who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ., As ambassadors of Christ we must use all available means to go to the foreign nations and not wait for them to come to us. Our ambassadorship must include an effort to win the lost locally as well. Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:46-48; John 20:2 1; Acts 1: 8; II Corinthians 5:20.

P. BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER
We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion in water of a believer, in the name of the Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost to show forth in a solemn and beautiful emblem our faith in the crucified, buried, and risen Saviour with its effect in our death to sin and resurrection to a new life. We believe that the Lord's Supper, in which the members of the church by the use of bread and new wine are to commemorate together the dying love of Christ, is to be preceded always with solemn self-examination. Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:41,42; Acts 8:36-39; Romans 6:4,5; 1 Corinthians 11:26-28.

Q. THE LORD'S DAY
We believe that the first day of the week is the Lord's Day and is to be kept sacred to Biblical practices by abstaining from secular labor, except works of mercy and necessity, and is a day of spiritual activity to set the pace for the rest of the week. Psalm 118:24; Acts 20:7; Hebrews 10:24,25.

R. CIVIL GOVERNMENT
We believe that civil government is of divine appointment for the interests and good order of human society, and that magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored and obeyed, except only in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, as set forth in His word, who is the only Lord of the kings of the earth. Matthew 22:21; Matthew 23:9,10; Acts 5:28,29; Romans 13:1-7.

S. THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED
We believe that there is a radical and essential difference between the righteous and the wicked; that such only as through faith are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and sanctified by the Spirit of our God are truly righteous in His esteem; that all such as continue in impenitence and unbelief are in His sight wicked and under the curse; and that this distinction holds among men both in and after death and throughout all eternity. Malachi 3:18; Luke 16; 19-3 1; John 3:14-21,36; Romans 1: 17,18; 1 John 5:19.

Authority of The Statement of Faith

The Statement of Faith does not exhaust the extent of our faith. The Bible itself is the sole and final source of all that we believe. We do believe, however, that the foregoing Statement of Faith accurately represents the teaching of the Bible, and therefore, is binding upon all members.

Positional Statement

A. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved (in heaven), and the everlasting punishment of the lost (in hell). John 5:28,29; Acts 24:15; Revelation 22:11.

B. We believe in the pre-tribulation rapture of the Church. Prior to the coming period of tribulation described in Revelation, chapters 6-18, the Lord Jesus Christ will return for His church which will be caught up to meet Him in the clouds. I Corinthians 15:51-58; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17.

C. We believe in the millennial reign of Christ. After the period of tribulation described in Revelation chapters 6-18, the Lord Jesus Christ will return to reign on earth for 1000 years. Revelation chapters 19-20.

D. We believe that apostolic healing and tongues are not part of God's program for the present church age. However, we do believe in prayer for the sick in accordance with James 5:14,15; 1 Corinthians 13:8; 1 Timothy 5:23; 11 Timothy 4:20.

E. We believe that human life begins at conception and that the unborn child is a living human being. Abortion constitutes the unjustified, inexcusable taking of unborn human life. Abortion is murder. We reject any teaching that abortions of pregnancies due to rape, incest, birth defects, gender selection, birth or population control, or the mental well-being of the mother are acceptable. Job 3:16; Psalm 51:5; 139:14-16; Isaiah 44:24; 49:1,5; Jeremiah 1:5; 20:15-18; Luke 1:44.

F. We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity should be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. We believe that any form of homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, pedophilia, and pornography are sinful perversions of God's gift of sex. Genesis 2:24; 19:5; 26:8-9; Leviticus 18:1-30; Romans 1:26-32; 1 Corinthians 5: 1; 6:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; Hebrews 13:4.

Covenant

As a bond of unity among us, this church accepts for its members the following covenant:

Having been led by the Holy Spirit to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour and on profession of our faith in Him, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ.

We promise that we will watch over and counsel one another in the spirit of brotherly love, that we will remember one another in our prayers, and that we will aid each other in sickness and distress.

We further agree, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge, holiness, and comfort; to promote its growth and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines; to give it a sacred preeminence over all institutions of human origin; and to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the gospel through all nations of the world.

We further covenant to maintain family and secret devotion; to religiously educate our children, and bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances; to live circumspectly in this present world, and not unequally yoked together with unbelievers, to be just in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; to avoid all tattling, backbiting, and excessive anger; to abstain from everything that will cause our brother to stumble or that will bring reproach upon the cause of Christ; and to strive to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, that amidst evil and good report we will humbly and earnestly seek to live to the honor and glory of Him who loved us and gave Himself for us.

We moreover engage that when we remove from this place we will, as soon as possible, unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God's word, as follows in our STATEMENT OF FAITH.

Enrollment Application

Treasure Valley Baptist Church offers an Enrollment Application by regular mail Only! For an application, please call or write:
 
Treasure Valley Baptist Church
1300 S Teare Ave.
Meridian, ID. 83642
(208) 888-4545

Please read the Admissions Policy & Statement of Faith before applying!