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Bluefield University [3] is a private Baptist university in Bluefield, Virginia. It offers 22 majors and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The 82-acre (330,000 m 2) campus is about 150 ft (46 m) from the state line between Virginia and West Virginia. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia.
The school was founded in 1886 and incorporated in 1888 by the Virginia Baptist State Convention as the coeducational "Lynchburg Baptist Seminary". Classes were first held in 1890 under the name Virginia Seminary. [4] With the offering of a collegiate program in 1900, the name was again changed, to Virginia Theological Seminary and College.
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.
Carson–Newman University (Jefferson City, Tennessee) Cedarville University (Cedarville, Ohio) Charleston Southern University (Charleston, South Carolina) Chowan University (Murfreesboro, North Carolina) Clear Creek Baptist Bible College (Pineville, Kentucky) Criswell College (Dallas, Texas) University of the Cumberlands (Williamsburg, Kentucky)
Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia. Congregations. 1,348. Members. 610,000. Official website. www.bgav.org. The Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV), founded in 1823, is an umbrella organization of Baptist churches in Virginia. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Baptist World Alliance.
Founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell Sr. and Elmer L. Towns as Lynchburg Baptist College, Liberty is among the world's largest Christian universities and one of the largest private non-profit universities in the United States by total student enrollment. [ 9 ][ 10 ] Liberty University consists of 17 colleges, including the Helms School of ...
Website. www.averett.edu. Averett University is a private Baptist university in Danville, Virginia. [3] Founded in 1859 as a women's college, Averett became a 4-year, coeducational institution in 1969. In 2011, the university restored its Baptist affiliation, renewing a relationship that had existed from Averett's founding until 2005.
General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina: 133: 9 Shepherds Theological Seminary: Cary, North Carolina: Tim Sigler (Dean) 2011: Southern Baptist Convention: 100: 16 Sioux Falls Seminary (now Kairos University) Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Gregory J. Henson (President) 1968: North American Baptist Conference: 149: 9 Southeastern Baptist ...