Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College

Efforts were made by the Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches in India to affiliate the MBCBC with the Senate of Serampore College (University) ever since the College began offering B.Th. courses from 1989 onwards during the Principalship of The Rev. R. S. Lemuel,[16] CMBCI. It was in 1994[17] that the Senate Commission visited the College during the tenure of the University Registrar, the New Testament Scholar, The Rev. D. S. Satyaranjan who deputed the Church Historian, Bishop Emeritus J. W. Gladstone, CSI, the Systematic Theologian, The Rev. O. V. Jathanna,[18] CSI and others followed by another Commission led by the Old Testament Scholar, The Rev. Gnana Robinson, CSI and the Systematic Theologian, The Rev. P. Kambar Manickam,[19] TELC, who conducted an academic feasibility following the thorough affiliating regimen of the University and reported to the Senate of Serampore College (University). Subsequently, the College availed the teaching of faculty from the nearest theologiate, the Andhra Christian Theological College for core subjects that included the Old Testament Scholar,[20] The Rev. G. Babu Rao,[21] CBCNC who took up teaching on an adjunct basis and from thereon with the full-time faculty on its rolls, the College built up itself up to the B.D. level. In 1995, the College was provisionally[17] affiliated[22] to the Senate of Serampore College (University) and continues[2] to be an important affiliated institution.

The MBCBC offers the following three courses, two of which are affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University). For those taking up full-time vocation of Priesthood, the College offers full-time 5-year fully residential B. D. course with University affiliation for Christians of Protestant, Orthodox, Charismatic and the Small and Indigenous Churches. A Diploma level course introducing Christianity is open for people of all faiths,[23] also offered through the University. In addition, the College has initiated a post-graduate diploma in peace studies[24] under the seal of the College.

The faculty of the MBCBC have a minimum of master's level qualification with teaching experience across affiliated colleges of the Senate of Serampore College (University) from various Protestant Church congregations.

The Library at the MBCBC is well stocked and has three sections[37] and well maintained. In fact, prior to becoming the Principal, The Rev. I. P. Asheervadam used to oversee the library.[38]

• Main Library,
• Historical Library and Archives, and
• Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies (CPCRS) Peace Library

Peter Penner writes that the missionary Ms. Emma Lepp[1] who used to teach at the College was entrusted in 1962[1] with the task of consolidating the library acquisitions. During the later years, there have been overseas Librarians who have guided and helped in the maintenance of the library, which includes, Ms. Shirley Anne[39] of Kansas.

The library is one of the oldest and continues to preserve archival holdings and was referred to by the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College when it initiated the series Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India[40] in the 1990s during the incumbency of the Christian Theologian, The Rev. H. S. Wilson, CSI, the Christian Ethics Scholar, The Rev. Hunter P. Mabry, UMC and the New Testament Scholar, The Rev. Zaihmingthanga, PCI for which the Christian Theologian, The Rev. Ravela Joseph, STBC,[41] and the Religious Scholar, The Rev. B. Suneel Bhanu, AELC[41] were entrusted with the compilation in Telugu language.[41] The library continues to be oft[38] referred[42] to by Scholars with the recent being the Systematic Theologian, James Elisha Taneti who also made use of the resources here in compiling History of the Telugu Christians: A Bibliography in 2011 for the American Theological Library Association.

Enrolments at the College have been on an all-time high with the College getting affiliation status with the Senate of Serampore College (University) with candidates for Priesthood hailing from the Indian subcontinent as well as overseas candidates from the African continent.[43] At the end of every academic year, the College awards Diplomas to its students pending final University Degree which is awarded by the Senate of Serampore College (University). For every College graduation, notable Theologians and Ministers with substantial pastoral experience have been delivering the graduation address. In recent times, in 2016, it was the Homiletics Scholar, The Right Reverend K. Reuben Mark,[44] Bishop - in - Karimnagar who delivered the graduation address. For the College Annual Graduation of 2017, the new Bishop, The Right Reverend A. C. Solomon Raj,[44] Bishop - in - Medak was invited to deliver the Graduation Address on 8 April 2017.[44]