Peniel College
Former names | Texas Holiness University, Peniel University |
|---|---|
| Type | Rural |
Peniel College was a Nazarene college located in
Peniel, Texas
. It has since closed.
History
Texas Holiness University was founded by B. A. CordellOklahoma Nazarene College in Bethany, Oklahoma, which was then renamed "Bethany-Peniel College".[5]
Peniel's presidents included A. M. Hills,
Legacy
Founded in 1909,
Oklahoma Holiness College
, called Oklahoma Nazarene College when it absorbed Peniel College, took on the founding date of Texas Holiness University (1899).
Notes and references
- ^ Hunt County Historic Commission, Hunt County Historical Marker Descriptions: Peniel
- ^ A&M Commerce Libraries, Northeast Texas History and Genealogy Center, W. Walworth Harrison Library: Texas Holiness University catalogue and prospectus 1910-1911
- ^ a b Southern Nazarene University: History of Texas Holiness University
- ^ ISBN 0-8153-1636-4.
- ^ a b "Why These Schools? Historical Perspectives on Nazarene Higher Education Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Handbook of Texas Online: Texas Holiness College
- ^ A&M Commerce Libraries, Northeast Texas History and Genealogy Center, W. Walworth Harrison Library: Texas Holiness University faculty 1910-1911
- ^ Spirit-Filled: The Life of James Blaine Chapman by David Shelby Corlett, Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press
- ^ Yearbook of American Churches Covering the year 1916 by H. K. Carroll
- ^ Yearbook of American Churches Covering the Year 1917 by Clyde F. Armitage
- ^ Yearbook of American Churches Covering the Year 1918 by Clyde F. Armitage