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NEW YORK
HOMECOMING

October 10-12, 2025

We are excited to invite our Bible Institute parents, families, and alumni to join us for this year’s New York Homecoming!

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FLORIDA
HOMECOMING

May 2-4, 2025

Word of Life Bible Institute alumni, current students, families, and friends are invited to join us for Florida Homecoming 2025!

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ALUMNI ENCOURAGEMENT

You can give a prospective student $750 toward their Bible Institute tuition with the Alumni Encouragement Award!

This scholarship is intended to encourage a new freshman applicant to attend Word of Life Bible Institute in New York or Florida. Applicants may submit this award to the Financial Aid Office by one of the methods detailed at the bottom of the award.

You may give out unlimited Alumni Encouragement Awards (one award per applicant).

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ALUMNI BENEFITS

Schroon River Cottage

We encourage you to visit any of our Bible Institute campuses. For those staying on our New York campus, alumni lodging is available in Schroon River Cottage. Accommodations include a queen bed and pull-out sofa. All meals in the Student Dining Room are included during your stay. Come for a night or two and relive your Bible Institute experience. You can bring your family to see where you went to college, bring a prospective student, or just bring yourself!

Alumni are eligible to stay in Schroon River Cottage for free once per year, subject to availability and approval. Email alumni@wol.org for more information.

Word of Life Camps

Apply the discounts below when you register for Word of Life Camps.

  • Lakeside: 25% off program fees and room/duplex rates
  • The Pines: 25% off program fees and site/cabin rates
  • New York Youth Camps: 25% off base program fee
  • Florida Youth Camps: 15% off base program fee

New York Campus Bookstore

Save 10% on purchases from the New York Campus Bookstore.

Online Quiet Time App

Receive a 10% discount on your yearly subscription for the Word of Life Quiet Time App.

College Transfer Benefits

Word of Life Bible Institute partners with several Christian colleges to offer transfer scholarships for alumni. To view a full list of transfer colleges, click here.
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THE WORD OF LIFE EXPERIENCE MAGAZINE

The Word of Life Experience is a publication of Word of Life for Bible Institute alumni and friends of the ministry. We want to build a community where you can find longtime friends, share testimonies of what God has been doing, encourage others with stories of change, and learn how you, too, can be involved with the mission of Word of Life.
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ALUMNI STORE

Browse our collection of apparel, merchandise, and more.
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OUR MISSION

The goal of the Alumni Relations Office is to encourage, engage with, and equip Word of Life Bible Institute alumni in their walks with the Lord, no matter where they are.
Reach out to our alumni team today!

Karen Rathbun

Alumni Director
Email: krathbun@wol.org 
Phone #: 603.852.5402

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Rebecca Berga

Alumni Engagement Manager 
Email: rkberga@wol.org
Phone #: 518.494.1439

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Ken Hayden 

Alumni Relations
Email: kenhayden@wol.org
Phone #: 518.494.1445

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You can also follow us on social media for regular news and updates from the Alumni Office.
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UPDATES

ALUMNI

We would love to hear what God has been doing in your life since graduation. If you have had a change of address, marriage, career change, or other life event, please fill out the form to update your information with the Alumni Office. We may even feature your update in an upcoming issue of our alumni magazine. (If you do not want your update to be published in The Experience, please note this in the comments section. We will never share personal contact information.)
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REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS

Word of Life Bible Institute sends transcripts digitally through the Parchment document exchange. All requests are processed in a FERPA compliant and efficient way for your convenience. Simply click on the link below to begin your online transcript order.
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