Association of Christian College Athletics

Last updated
Association of Christian
College Athletics
AbbreviationACCA
Formation1983;42 years ago (1983)
Defunct2025;0 years ago (2025)
TypeAssociation
Location
Region served
United States
President
Chris Lahm
Website accasport.com

The Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA) is an organization of collegiate athletics in the United States. It was incorporated to provide an opportunity for smaller Christian college members to compete on an equal level of competition with schools of like size. After the ACCA's 2024 men's and women's basketball championship tournaments, updates to its website ceased. [1] By July 2025, the ACCA had allowed the URL for its website to expire, [2] and its Twitter account had been inactive since March 18, 2024. [3]

Contents

History

The ACCA was established in 1983 as the "National Bible College Athletic Association" (NBCAA) to provide a national organization to hold championships, name All-Americans, scholar athletes and promote member colleges. The name was changed to the Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA) in June 2004. A commissioner was hired and a plan for membership growth was established.

The aim of the ACCA was to promote the education and development of students through intercollegiate athletic participation.

Sports

ACCA programs
SportMen'sWomen's
Basketball Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Soccer Green check.svgRed x.svg
Volleyball Red x.svgGreen check.svg

Member schools

SchoolLocation
Arlington Baptist University Arlington, Texas
Barclay College Haviland, Kansas
Carolina Christian College Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Champion Christian College Hot Springs, Arkansas
Community Christian College Redlands, California
Dallas Christian College Farmers Branch, Texas
Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary Plymouth, Minnesota
Kansas Christian College Overland Park, Kansas
Mission University Springfield, Missouri
Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji, Minnesota
Ozark Christian College Joplin, Missouri
RHEMA Bible Training College Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Southeastern Baptist College Laurel, Mississippi
Southwestern Adventist University Keene, Texas
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Ellendale, North Dakota
Union College Lincoln, Nebraska
University of Los Angeles College of Divinity Compton, California

Championships

Fall sports

YearMen's SoccerWomen's Volleyball
2007 Ozark Christian College Canadian Mennonite University
2008 Central Christian College of the Bible West Coast Baptist College
2009 Southwestern Christian University Barclay College
2010 Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College
2011 Ozark Christian College
2012 Calvary Bible College Arlington Baptist College
2013
2014
2015 Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College Arlington Baptist College
2016 Randall University
2017 Randall University Arlington Baptist College
2018 Arlington Baptist College
2019
2020
2021 Arlington Baptist College Arlington Baptist College

Winter sports

Women's basketball

YearDivision IDivision II
1983 St. Paul Bible College [4]
1984 Northwest Christian University
1985 Northwest Christian University
1986 Northwest Christian University North Central University
1987 North Central University
2006 Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College Association Free Lutheran Bible School
2007 Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College Free Will Baptist Bible College
2008
2009 Southwestern Christian University
2010 RHEMA Bible Training Center
2011
2012 Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College
2013 Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College
2014 Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College
2015 Arlington Baptist College [5]
2016 Arlington Baptist College ---
2017 Arlington Baptist College ---
2018 Arlington Baptist College ---
2019 Arlington Baptist College ---
2020 Arlington Baptist College ---
2021
2022 Champion Christian College ---
2023 Ozark Christian College ---
2024 Trinity Bible College [6] ---

Men's basketball

YearDivision IDivision II
1983 Northwest Christian College [7]
1986 [8] Northwest Christian College Nebraska Christian College
1988 Life Bible College
1992Latin American Bible Institute
1998 Life Pacific College
1999 Rhema Bible Training Center
2005 Rhema Bible Training Center
2006 Oak Hills Christian College
2007 Southwestern Christian University Champion Baptist College
2008 Southwestern Christian University Portland Bible College
2009 Southwestern Christian University Champion Baptist College
2010 Champion Baptist College
2011
2012 Free Will Baptist Bible College ---
2013 Dallas Christian College St. Louis Christian College
2014 Arlington Baptist College [9] Crossroads College
2015 Arlington Baptist College [10] ---
2016 Dallas Christian College ---
2017 RHEMA Bible Training Center ---
2018 Arlington Baptist College ---
2019 Arlington Baptist College ---
2020University of Los Angeles College of Divinity [11] ---
2021 Baptist Bible College [12] ---
2022 Arlington Baptist College
2023 Kansas Christian College
2024 Ozark Christian College [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Association of Christian College Athletics". Association of Christian College Athletics. Archived from the original on March 25, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ "accasport.com". Association of Christian College Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Association of Christian College Athletics". x.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Calvary Women Second in National Tournament". The Belton-Raymore Star-Herald. March 10, 1983. p. 4. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Men and Womens Basketball National Champions!". Arlington Baptist Patriots. 9 March 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Trinity Bible, Ozark Christian claim ACCA titles". Association of Christian College Athletics. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "National Bible AA Tournament". Minneapolis Tribune. March 13, 1983. p. 9-C. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Oregon Team is Bible King". Sunday World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. March 9, 1986. p. 8-C. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Patriots Make History Win 1st ACCA National Championship". Arlington Baptist Patriots. 8 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Men Outrun by Arlington in National Championship". Faith Eagles Athletics. 8 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "University of L.A. College of Divinity Captures The First National Championship of 2020 'March Madness'". California Newswire. March 12, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13.
  12. ↑ Harmon, Nate. "Baptist Bible College Wins ACCA National Title". gobbc.edu. Baptist Bible College. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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