Faithful to evangelical Christianity and grounded on the authority of God’s Word, programs are designed to nurture relationships with God and others, foster intellectual and character development, and equip individuals to serve God through service to humanity.



Vision Statement
Somerset Christian College will be a leading Christ-centered college offering innovative programs that challenge people to engage culture and serve Christ with passion.



Institutional Goals
Clarifying our uniqueness as a Christ-centered, Narrative/Mentoring College and communicating our message

Enhancing the transformational learning experience and physical environment

Expand the Kingdom impact of SCC by engaging culture through increased enrollment and resource development.

Beliefs
The following is a concise statement of the Wesleyan-Arminian theological doctrines upon which Somerset Christian College is founded. While neither students nor faculty are required to subscribe to all of the following points, all agree to honor the rich tradition upon which this institution was established. We believe that there is one God, creator and sustainer of all things, infinite in love, perfect in judgment, and unchanging in mercy. God exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe in the divine inspiration, truthfulness, and authority of both the Old and New Testaments, the only written Word of God, without error in all it affirms. The Scriptures are the only infallible rule of faith and practice. The Holy Spirit preserves God's Word in the church today and by it speaks God's truth to peoples of every age. We believe human beings were created in the image of God. This image was marred in every part through the disobedience of our first parents, and fellowship with God was broken. God, by his prevenient grace, restores moral sensibility to all humankind and enables all to respond to His love and to accept His saving grace, if they will.

Jesus Christ
We believe Jesus Christ is God's Son incarnate, born of the Virgin Mary. He died for the sins of all, taking on Himself, on behalf of sinful persons, God's judgment upon sin. He rose bodily from the grave and ascended to the right hand of the Father where He intercedes for us.

Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is God present and active in the world. The Holy Spirit was given to the church in His fullness at Pentecost. By the Spirit, Christ lives in His church, the gospel is proclaimed, and the kingdom of God is manifested in the world.

Justification
We believe God graciously justifies and regenerates all who trust in Jesus Christ. Believers become children of God and begin to live in holiness through faith in Christ and the sanctifying Spirit.

Entire Sanctification
We believe God calls all believers to entire sanctification in a moment of full surrender and faith subsequent to their new birth in Christ. Through sanctifying grace the Holy Spirit delivers them from all rebellion toward God, and makes possible wholehearted love for God and for others. This grace does not make believers faultless nor prevent the possibility of their falling into sin. They must live daily by faith in the forgiveness and cleansing provided for them in Jesus Christ.

God's Ultimate Victory
We believe in God's ultimate victory over Satan and all evil and the establishment of His perfect kingdom in a new heaven and a new earth.

Assurance of Believers
We believe the inward witness of God's Spirit with their spirits assures believers that they are children of God, by faith in the gracious promises of God's Word, and by the fruit of the Spirit in their lives.

Christians in Society
We believe Christians are called to live in daily witness to the grace, which comes to them in Jesus Christ, to preach the Gospel to every person according to the command of Christ, and to declare God's insistence upon righteousness and justice in all relationships and structures of human society.

The Church
We believe the church is the people of God composed of all those who believe in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. The church is Christ's body; it is visible in the world wherever believers, in obedience of faith, hear the Word, receive the sacraments, and live as disciples.

Return of Christ
We believe in the personal return of Jesus Christ, in the bodily resurrection of all persons, in final judgment, and in eternal reward and punishment.

The SCC Ethos
The Somerset Christian College community is a family of believers who have committed themselves to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. It is a community where persons seek to live out their commitment to Christ in lives of sanctity at both the personal and social level in accordance with Scripture. Students, faculty, staff, and administrators seek to develop and nurture relationships in mutual respect. They exercise their responsibilities within certain policies and structures that make it possible for the institution to fulfill its mission. Members of the Somerset Christian College family bear witness to the authentic Christian faith by living and working in true Christian discipleship. Personal integrity, purity, and love for one another are the hallmarks of this discipleship, which in turn influences the entire community. Through shared experiences in classes, study, chapel services, meals, small groups, and prayer meetings, the members of this community encourage one another to find wholeness in Christ and fitness for ministry in the church and other vocational settings. Based on these general principles outlined in the SCC Ethos, a standard of conduct emerges.

Standard of Conduct At Somerset Christian College
At Somerset Christian College, we strive to bring all of life under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.  We believe that a personal faith in Jesus Christ is the foundation for social, intellectual, and spiritual growth; further, the College believes that as ethical principles of the Christian faith are applied to life, certain actions are beneficial and others are detrimental to the development of Christian character. For example, God’s Word specifically states that some actions such as stealing, the use of slanderous or profane language, occult practices, and sexual sins such as premarital sex, adultery, and homosexual behavior are unacceptable. Actions motivated apart from love and faith are dishonoring as well.  Also, the use of illegal drugs and other substances that are harmful to the temple of the indwelling Spirit are prohibited.  In all of this we recognize that spiritual discernment,  empowerment and wisdom are needed in seeking to lead a holy life. We further believe that our students' eyes, ears and hearts should be prudently exposed to and trained in the intentional engagement of the culture in which they live.