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Biola's former Los Angeles building: under construction (top) and complete in 1916 (bottom): It was demolished in 1988, after damage in a 1987 earthquake. [2]Biola University was founded in 1908 as the Bible Institute of Los Angeles by Lyman Stewart, president of the Union Oil Company of California; [3] Thomas C. Horton, a Presbyterian minister and author; and Augustus B. Prichard, also a ...
In 1912, Torrey was persuaded to build another institution like Moody Bible Institute, and from 1912 to 1924, he served as Dean of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (now Biola University) and contributed to the BIOLA publication, The King's Business. Beginning in 1915, he served as the first pastor of the Church of the Open Door, Los
Pan American University, formed from merger of The University of Texas–Pan American and The University Texas at Brownsville 2015 Texas A&M International University: Texas A&I University at Laredo, Laredo State University 1969, 1977, 1993 [76] Texas A&M University: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas 1963 Texas A&M University–Corpus ...
Biola's former Los Angeles building: under construction (top) and complete in 1916 (bottom). The church was founded in 1915 by R. A. Torrey. [1] The services were held at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (Biola University), in a 4,000 seat auditorium. [2] [3] [4] J. Vernon McGee was pastor of the church from 1949 to 1970. [5]
Lyman Stewart (July 22, 1840 – September 28, 1923) was a U.S. businessman and co-founder of Union Oil Company of California.Stewart was also a significant Christian philanthropist and cofounder of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (now known as Biola University).
On May 20, 2010, Biola officials held a ground breaking ceremony for Phase One and it was officially dedicated on October 14, 2011. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Phase Two will demolish Myers Hall, which is nearly 50 years old, and replace it with a state-of-the-art 57,798-square-foot (5,369.6 m 2 ) building, providing 17 classrooms, 53 academic offices, a ...
J. Richard Chase (1930–2010) was the sixth president of Biola University in California from 1970 to 1982 and the sixth president of Wheaton College in Illinois from 1982 to 1993. Early life and education
Barry H. Corey (born November 28, 1961) is the eighth and current president of Biola University, located in Southern California. [1] Corey became Biola's president on July 1, 2007, succeeding Clyde Cook , who retired after serving as Biola's president for 25 years.