Grace Christian University

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Grace Christian University
TypePrivate Undergraduate College/Graduate College
Established1945[1]
Endowment$400,000[2]
PresidentKen Kemper, Ph.D.[3]
Academic staff
28[2]
Students900+ [4]
Location
Grand Rapids
,
Michigan
,
United States

42°55′10″N 85°41′32″W / 42.91944°N 85.69222°W / 42.91944; -85.69222
CampusSuburban, 23 acres
CEEB Code0809
ColorsLight Blue and Black   
AffiliationsGrace Gospel Fellowship, National Christian College Athletic Association, Association of Christian College Athletics
MascotTigers
Websitegracechristian.edu

Grace Christian University is an evangelical college in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and the Association for Biblical Higher Education to award associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees. The university is affiliated with the Grace Gospel Fellowship.

History[]

An outgrowth of the Bible college movement of the late 19th century, Grace Christian University began as an evening Bible institute in 1939 to train Sunday School teachers and other lay church members of the Fundamental Bible Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose pastor was Charles F. Baker. The program was enlarged in 1945 to a day school and named Milwaukee Bible Institute, which was then renamed following broader curricular options in 1953 to Milwaukee Bible College with Charles Baker serving as president. John C. O’ Hair was the founder of Milwaukee Bible Institute. He was one of them that taught ultra-dispensationalism. In 1961 the college moved to a suburb of Grand Rapids (Wyoming, Michigan) and was renamed Grace Bible College. Successive presidents have been Jack Dean, Sam Vinton, Jr., Bruce Kemper, and Ken B. Kemper, who is the current president.

The school was granted an exception to Title IX in 2017 which allows it to legally discriminate against LGBT students.[5]

Today, the university has programs across numerous majors such as business, education, exercise science, history, human services, and others. In 2018, the institution changed its name to Grace Christian University to reflect its broader educational mission.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2007: Grace Bible College: At a glance".
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Grace Bible College - Facts & Figures. Peterson's.
  3. ^ Grace Christian University (2020). "Meet the President". Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. ^ [1]. "IPEDS".
  5. ^ "Worst List: The Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth". Campus Pride. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Grace Christian University (2018). "History". Retrieved November 23, 2018.

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