Crown College (Tennessee)

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Crown College of the Bible
Motto"Take the High Road"
Type Private Christian
Established1991
President Clarence Sexton
Address
2307 W Beaver Creek Dr.
,
Powell
,
Tennessee
,
USA

36°01′24″N84°01′46″W / 36.0232°N 84.0294°W / 36.0232; -84.0294
Campus240 acres (0.97 km2)
MascotRoyal Crusaders
Website TheCrownCollege.edu

Crown College is a independent Baptist Bible college, featuring a trade school, seminary, language school, and music conservatory in Powell, Tennessee.

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History

Clarence Sexton founded Crown College in 1991. The faculty and students of Crown College agree to uphold the Crown Code, Crown's philosophy of education, and their statement of faith, all of which are based on the college's interpretation of the Bible. [1]

Crown College is nationally accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. [2] Crown College is also authorized for operation as a postsecondary educational institution by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. [3]

Crown College is home to the Crown Christian Heritage Center. This center encompasses 30,000 sq. ft. within the main campus and includes hundreds of displays highlighting the lives of Christian men and women who contributed greatly to the cause of Christ. [4]

Academics

The college offers the Bachelor of Biblical Studies degree, with concentrations in pastoral ministry, youth ministry, missions, music ministry, [5] Christian education, [6] business, [7] trades and technology, [8] a Christian Life Certificate, [9] and opportunities for individual study through online programs, [10] the school of International Language Navigators, [11] and the Crown Music Conservatory. [12] The Crown Seminary offers the M.C.E., M.S.M., M.Min., M.B.S., and M.Div. degrees. [13] The college also has an auxiliary campus in Birmingham, England. [14]

Student life

The main campus in Powell was formerly a Levi Strauss manufacturing plant that was extensively renovated for use as a college. Located on this campus are classrooms, the Crown Bookshop, [15] the Crown Music Conservatory, [12] the Lee Roberson Christian Heritage Center, the Great Hall dining area, and the campus library. [16] Student housing is available on the campus of Temple Baptist Church and at the North Campus. [17]

The Crown College is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division II, and fields teams in men's basketball, men's soccer, and women's volleyball. The Crown College Choir [18] has performed across the United States and the United Kingdom.

The Crown College is affiliated with three summer camps: Mount Moriah Christian Camp in Powell, TN, [19] Lake Texoma Baptist Youth Camp in Pottsboro, TX, [20] and Camp Victory near Birmingham, England. [14]

Crown Christian Publications

Crown Christian Publications is based in The Crown College, and is a ministry of Temple Baptist Church [21] in Powell. Crown Christian Publications is a small publisher that specializes in books on Christian living and devotionals. Many of the books are written by the college's president, Clarence Sexton.

Notes

  1. ↑ What We Believe
  2. ↑ "TRACS Member Schools". Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Authorized Institution Listing Archived 2015-07-16 at the Wayback Machine , Tennessee Higher Education Commission website, accessed July 14, 2015
  4. ↑ "Crown Christian Heritage Center". 2022-02-11.
  5. ↑ The School of Ministry
  6. ↑ The School of Education
  7. ↑ The School of Business
  8. ↑ Crown School of Trades and Technology
  9. ↑ Christian Life Certificate
  10. ↑ "Online Programs". Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
  11. ↑ International Language Navigators
  12. 1 2 the Crown Music Conservatory
  13. ↑ Request Information website
  14. 1 2 Crown UK Archived 2015-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ the Crown Bookshop
  16. ↑ Campus Life
  17. ↑ Housing and Dining
  18. ↑ Crown College Choir
  19. ↑ Mount Moriah Christian Camp
  20. ↑ Lake Texoma Baptist Youth Camp
  21. ↑ Temple Baptist Church

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