Carey College

Professor William Carey

Carey Baptist College

Carey Baptist College is a ministry of Carey Community Baptist Church. Like the church, the College takes its name from -

PROFESSOR WILLIAM CAREY
1761 - 1834

Professor William Carey is known in India as Mahatma, 'the one who is great of soul'. He is accredited with having begun social, medical, agricultural and educational reform for the underprivileged within the Caste system of Bengal.

Carey deeply believed his response to God's love in Christ was to care for the minds, bodies, souls and social conditions of those he lived and worked amongst.

Carey began as a gentle English shoemaker, Baptist Pastor and missionary amongst the Bengali people where he emerged as a dedicated student of the local culture and language. As a professor of language he helped to establish adult literacy colleges and developed a deep respect and empathy for those bound by the Caste system.

Through these colleges Carey educated the Bengali people to consider their social democratic rights and ultimately he was influential in having widow burning and infanticide made illegal.

The abiding passion that underpinned his desire to educate people was the firm belief that God so loved the world that he sent his only Son so that through Christ the world might be saved. Carey knew Christ as the liberator of souls. This led him to translate the Bible into several languages so that those around could know and choose to follow for themselves. He believed that being informed enabled people to make empowered life choices.

By the time of his death, Carey had influenced the social structure of India and left a legacy of colleges and universities. He refocussed missionary work throughout the world to help people choose to become liberated from oppression, disease and hunger through education. All of this from a man who simply believed his only talent was perseverance.

Before setting out for India, William Carey preached a sermon titled 'Expect Great Things From God. Attempt Great Things For God,' and then went on to live out his faith and vision in God.