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The Baptist University of Florida was founded in 1943 and is a cooperating ministry of the Florida Baptist Convention. [1] [2] The school first opened its doors in Lakeland, Florida as the Florida Baptist Institute. Two years later, in 1945, it was renamed as the Baptist Bible Institute.
This is a list of colleges and universities operated or sponsored by Baptist organizations. Many of these organizations are members of the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities (IABCU), which has 47 member schools in 16 states, including 44 colleges and universities, 2 Bible schools, and 1 theological seminary.
Baptist University of Florida (Graceville, Florida) Baptist University of the Américas (San Antonio, Texas) Baylor University (Waco, Texas) Blue Mountain Christian University (Blue Mountain, Mississippi) Bluefield University (Bluefield, Virginia) Brewton–Parker College (Mount Vernon, Georgia) California Baptist University (Riverside, California)
Louisiana Baptist University (Shreveport, Louisiana) Maranatha Baptist University (Watertown, Wisconsin) Midwestern Baptist College (Pontiac, Michigan) Mission University (Springfield, Missouri) New England Baptist College (Southington, CT) Pensacola Christian College (Pensacola, Florida) Temple Baptist Seminary (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
[3] [4] Francis taught at the University of North Florida from 1997 to 2012, when he joined the St. Petersburg campus of the University of South Florida as Hough Family Chair of Florida Studies. Between 2016 and 2020, Francis also served as chair of the USF Department of History and Politics. [ 4 ]
Four institutions – the East Florida Seminary, the University of Florida at Lake City (formerly Florida Agricultural College), the St. Petersburg Normal and Industrial School in St. Petersburg, and the South Florida Military College in Bartow – were consolidated to form the new University of the State of Florida, a school for white males. [3]
Universities, Colleges and schools (Academies) affiliated with persons, conventions or agencies of the Southern Baptist Convention. This includes state conventions such as North Carolina Baptist Convention, or the Florida Baptist Convention.
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a Baptist theological institute in Fort Worth, Texas. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention . It was established in 1908 and in 2005 was one of the largest seminaries in the world. [ 1 ]