Apostolic Bible Institute Alumni

We want to thank you for being a part of the school we love! Your support throughout the years has made it possible for us to continue training ministers for the Gospel of Christ. Over 4,000 students have walked through the doors of ABI and gone on to do amazing things for the Lord. We hope to continue the tradition of the whole gospel to the whole world.

Alumni News

  • Rev. Melvin Clifford (1964) was honored by Christian Life Center in Little Rock, AR for his 50th pastoral anniversary.

  • Micah Vicente (2018) received his general license in Missouri.

  • Rev. Andrew Reece was elected as Minnesota section 2 youth director.

  • Marie Frances Brown (2004) received her General license in Connecticut.

  • Louis Brown (2006) received his ordination in Connecticut.

  • Mark and Jane Cottrill (1976) retired from 39 years of Pastoring and have become Bishop of the Bourbon UPC, Bourbon, Indiana (Presbyter for 11 years).

  • Steven Beauregard (1998) was installed as Pastor of Cherryfield Pentecostal Church, Maine, November 16, 2018.

  • Andrew Lucas (2012), of Dallas, TX was elected as North Texas Youth Ministries Secretary.

  • Stephanie Barcus (1997) of St. Paul, MN received her ministerial license and returned to South Korea as a missionary.

  • Robert (1972) and Judy (1973) Addington, New Zealand, are retiring after 34 years in missions.

  • Tim and Cindy Milby (1977) celebrated 30 years of ministry in Arkansas City, Kansas, August 3-5, 2018.

  • Abigail Trapani (2016) is an Associates in Missions worker in Ventspils, Latvia.

  • Justin Gorton (2018) was elected pastor in Tiffin, Ohio.

  • Rev. Nigel Ali (2011) of Andover, MN received his United States citizenship on July 25, 2018.

  • Roger Barcus (1968) of St. Paul, Minnesota is celebrating 50 of ministry on July 4, 2018.

  • Michael Faulk (2000) was ordained at the Indiana camp meeting on June 26, 2018.

  • Thad Reed (1991) of Oakdale, Minnesota was ordained June 23, 2018.

  • Andrew Lucas (2012) of Dallas, Texas was ordained June 21, 2018.

  • Rev. James Booker (1979) of West Bend, WI, was elected as the Wisconsin District Superintendent in March 2018

  • Rev. Greg and Julie Davis (1984) celebrated 25 years of ministry at the United Pentecostal Church in DeKalb, Illinois

  • Rev. Joel Roach (2003) of Madill, OK, was ordained by the UPC Oklahoma District on March 17, 2018

  • Rev. Nigel (2011) and Tamara (2010) Ali were installed as pastor and first lady of the Refuge of Hope Church, Andover, MN

  • Rev. Ron (1971) and Pam (1972) Thompson retired from the Refuge of Hope Church, Andover, MN after 32 years of service on March 10, 2018

  • Gideon Wells Ingram was born to Tyler and Rebecca Ingram (2013) on March 25th, 2020.

  • John Mark Edward Bynum was born to Nathan (2016) and Markie (2016) Bynum on February 10th, 2020.

  • Paige Callaway Harris was born to Andy (2009-2012) and Bethany (2012) Harris on January 16th, 2020.

  • Ian James Doughty was born to Christopher and Sarah Doughty (2013) on September 25th, 2019.

  • Clayton Dakota Kilcollins was born to Andrew (2014) and Suzy (2013) Kilcollins on June 30th, 2019.

  • Jude Alexander Goff was born to Ryan (2014) and Zsanine (2012) Goff on April 4th, 2019 in Central Point, Oregon.

  • Titus Grant Taylor was born to Brenden (2019) and Veronica (2019) Taylor on February 13th, 2019.

  • Terry Golightly-Edwards,1999, of Arthur, Illinois passed away February 17, 2020.

  • Thyra Nadine Soberg, 1950, of Pryor, Oklahoma passed away on February 7, 2020.

  • Colleen Lynn Harvey, 1987, of Phoenix, Arizona passed away on January 29, 2020.

  • Russell E. Walters (1966) of Chino Valley, Arizona passed away on September 11, 2019.

  • Betty Parker (1964) passed away August 12, 2019.

  • Ruth Foster (1952) of Saint Paul, MN passed January 5, 2019. She dedicated her life to ABI.

  • Tina Marie Trimmer Hanson (1979), passed away February 6, 2019.

  • Gladys Gooch Johnson of Marianna, FL passed away February 5, 2019. She served as the ABI secretary for 8 years.

  • Terry Null (1976), passed away March 1, 2019. Evangelized for 35 years.

  • Sheila Sutterfield (1971) of Moro, AR passed away December 31, 2019.

  • Ruth Milam (1948) of Oakdale, LA passed away December 27, 2019.

  • David Edwards (1966) of Sevierville, TN passed away November 22, 2019.

  • Jacob (2020, Harper) and Skyeler (2021, Brandt) were married December 2018.

  • Caleb (2018) and Hannah (2018, Strubhart) were married June 23, 2018, in Breeze, Illinois.

  • Riley (2020) and Joanna (2018, McConnell) were married July 7, 2018, in Metropolis, Illinois.

  • Nathan and Chelsie (Domingue) Soto (current students) were married July 21, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

  • Mark Plappert & Elizabeth Crothers (current students) were married in Woodbury, Minnesota – June 4, 2018

Graduation Ceremony 2019

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