List of universities and colleges affiliated with the Churches of Christ

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Universities and colleges affiliated with the Churches of Christ include these institutions:

Church of Christ collegeTown
Abilene Christian University Abilene, Texas
Amridge University (formerly Southern Christian University) Montgomery, Alabama
Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver Denver, Colorado
Crowley's Ridge College Paragould, Arkansas
Faulkner University Montgomery, Alabama
Florida College* Temple Terrace, Florida
Florida School of Preaching Lakeland, Florida
Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, Tennessee
Great Lakes Bible College (Ontario) Waterloo, Ontario
Georgia School of Preaching Marietta, Georgia
Harding University Searcy, Arkansas
Heritage Christian University Florence, Alabama
KC University Seoul, South Korea
Lipscomb University Nashville, Tennessee
Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, Texas
Memphis School of Preaching Memphis, Tennessee
Mzuzu Bible College Mzuzu, Malawi, Africa
Nations University New Orleans, Louisiana
Obong University Obong Ntak, Nigeria, Africa
Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, Oklahoma
Pepperdine University Malibu, California
Rochester Christian University (formerly Rochester College) Rochester Hills, Michigan
Seoul Christian University Seoul, South Korea
Southeast Institute of Biblical Studies Knoxville, TN
Southwestern Christian College Terrell, Texas
Sunset International Bible Institute Lubbock, Texas
Tennessee Bible College Cookeville, Tennessee
York University York, Nebraska
Marjorie Bash College of Health Sciences and Technology Aba, Nigeria

* Florida College has a loose affiliation with the churches of Christ (non-institutional), in that those on its board of trustees must all be members. It does not accept funding from churches. [1]

Affiliated with the Churches of Christ universities no longer in operation include these institutions:

Church of Christ collegeTown
Burritt College (closed, 1939) Spencer, Tennessee
Cascade College (closed, 2009) Portland, Oregon
Lipscomb University Austin Center formerly the Austin Graduate School of Theology (closed, 2022) Austin, Texas
Magnolia Bible College (closed, 2009) Kosciusko, Mississippi
Ohio Valley University (closed, 2022) Vienna, West Virginia
Southeastern Christian College (closed, 1979)Winchester, Kentucky
Western Christian College (closed, 2012) Regina, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada

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References

  1. Ross, Bobby (April 2008). "A non-institutional institution". The Christian Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2021.