As a result, the Bible Institute developed into an interdenominational program with enormous appeal. He devoted himself to theological broadening and the independence of the Bible Institute from the BEM (of which he was interim director from 1969-1971). In 1965 Winston succeeded his brother John Jr. In addition, George Winston was a guest professor at the Faculté Libre de Théologie Évangélique in Vaux-sur-Seine near Paris. George and Dora Winston remained connected to the Bible Institute as teachers for over three decades, until 1995. After they married, she too taught at the Bible Institute, including Old Testament and pastoral subjects. She had studied in London and then worked for four years with the Salvation Army in Kinshasa. In 1954, George married the Walloon Dora De Looper. He also engaged in the church planting work of the BEM. He then returned to Brussels, where he became a teacher at the Belgian Bible Institute, then affiliated with the BEM. During World War II, George left for the United States, where he studied history at Wheaton College, Illinois (1943-1948 B.A.) and theology at Dallas Theological Seminary, Texas (1948-1952 Th.M.). From 1936 to 1963, John Winston Sr., George’s father, was director of the BEM. Both parents worked at the Belgian Evangelical Mission (BEM, now Vianova). George Winston was born in Etterbeek (Brussels) on February 26, 1926, the son of American parents. George and his wife Dora were hugely instrumental in the development of the Bible Institute Belgium, out of which ETF Leuven was born. He was unable to complete his ninety-sixth year of life. On January 17, 2022, he passed away in an assisted living facility surrounded by his six children. In grateful memory, Evangelische Theologische Faculteit (ETF) Leuven remembers Belgian theologian, teacher and director George Winston. Photo: George Winston (with wife Dora), director of the Belgian Bible Institute from 1965-1985 © photo Vianova
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