Academics
East Gate offers a variety of courses on a 4-year cycle
Bible Doctrine
Every semester offers a class that gives an in-depth guide to what we believe, and why we believe through the various Baptist Bible Doctrine.
Survey Classes
Get an overview of each book of Bible including themes, audience, and general content through both the Old Testament Survey, and New Testament Survey classes.
Bible Prophecy
The Bible is full of various prophecies. Learn about the various prophecies and their meanings in classes like Daniel, Revelation, and Bible Prophecy.
Life and Character Studies
Take a deep dive into some of the key people in the Bible with character studies and their ministries in classes like The Life of Paul, and The Life of Christ.
Book Studies
Get to know some Books of the Bible more with full courses over a single book in classes such as The Book of Acts I & II and The Minor Prophets.
Preaching & Teaching
Classes like Hermeneutics, Baptist Church Polity, and Preaching & Teaching give practical tools and knowledge for preachers and teachers, upcoming and present alike.
General Classes
There are many other classes are offered like Church History, English Bible Manuscripts, and Personal Evangelism that are great for every Christian to come and learn.
Spring 2025 Classes
Bible Doctrine II
Doctrine of God
with Pastor Pat Higgins
Bible Doctrine II goes over the doctrine of Theology (the doctrine of the God). This class covers topics such as the existence of God, His attributes, His sovereignty, and the many names and titles used throughout the Bible respecting to God.
Harmony of the Gospels
with Pastor George Yurick
This class covers the chronological study of the historic events of Jesus Christ throughout the 4 Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. This class will look at them side-by-side, comparing what events, and the details thereof are covered by each, along with the overall themes and aspects each Gospel shows.
Hermeneutics
with Pastor Dominick Cuozzo
This class looks at the various principles and methodologies for the reading and interpretation of the Scriptures.
Minor Prophets
with Pastor Chuck Shorter
This class is an overview of the major topics, prophecies, and events within the Minor Prophets of the Bible. Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi are the books of prophecy which are being studied in this class.
Teaching and Preaching II
with Pastor Shariff Elmeaze
This class is an exhaustive study of the art, science, and discipline of preaching and teaching God's Word. Principles brought forth in this course are applicable to preaching, teaching, soul winning and evangelism, public speaking, apologetics, discourse, ministering, counseling, and general conversation. Using words to minister requires much thought and preparation.
This is part 2 of a 2-semester class.