Briercrest College will hold a virtual open house to give prospective students an idea of what they can expect if they attend the Christian-oriented school.
Located 20 minutes west of Moose Jaw, Briercrest College in Caronport will welcome potential students at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, for a 90-minute experience designed to help youths determine whether the school is right for them. The event will feature a campus tour, conversations with current students, interviews with professors, previews of courses and classes, and potential scholarship giveaways up to $500.
Students are encouraged to register for the open house on the website.
Briercrest College and Seminary is a community of rigorous learning that calls students to seek the kingdom of God, to be shaped profoundly by the Bible, and to be formed spiritually and intellectually for lives of service, according to its website.
The centrepiece of the campus is the 2,400-seat Hildebrand Chapel, the largest church auditorium in the province. Buildings also include a 25,000-square-foot library, nine student dormitories, a hotel, recently renovated dining hall, double-court gymnasium, ice rink, numerous sports fields, Subway restaurant, and two coffee shops.
To encourage students to attend the college, third-year student William Dymtrow put together a video log of what his day looks like, along with a blog article.
“When I speak to anyone about Briercrest, I will without a doubt tell them that the secret sauce is the community," he wrote. "With the restrictions that were set in place, I was immediately filled with doubts that the fantastic community cultivated at Briercrest year after year may be no more because of the pandemic.”
In the blog post, Dymtrow notes he was worried that students would be sent home before school even started, or that students would be forced to remain in their rooms at all times. Instead, he found his peers began to socialize and a sense of community developed.
“A famous proverb says, ‘As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another’ (Proverbs 27:17). In light of the pandemic, community together may look different, but at a heart level, we are still here to sharpen one another in our walks with Jesus … ,” he said.
“We are told by the author of Hebrews not to neglect meeting together, but rather to build each other up in encouragement and love. I believe the community of Briercrest cultivates exactly that: a community of love and encouragement, one which is taught from the word of God.”
