Coral Ridge Baptist University Explained

Coral Ridge Baptist University
Motto:	I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Established:	1985
Closed:	2001
Type:	Private, unaccredited, religious
Affiliation:	Baptist / Christian
Faculty:	14
City:	Jacksonville
State:	Florida
Country:	United States
Mascot:	Patriots^[1]
Website:	WebArchive of www.crbu.net
Footnotes:	Coral Ridge Baptist University merged with Freedom University and Seminary in 2001

Coral Ridge Baptist University (CRBU) was a Bible college and seminary in Florida.^[2] It merged with Freedom University and Seminary in 2001.

History

CRBU was founded by a group of Baptist ministers^{[2] [3]} and non-denominational ministers, affiliated with the Liberty Baptist Fellowship, Southern Baptist Convention, Coral Ridge Christian Fellowship, the Baptist Bible Fellowship, and the World Baptist Fellowship. Based in Jacksonville, Florida, the Coral Ridge church provided all needed classrooms, offices and equipment. The school was seen as an extension of evangelistic ministry or as "the church involved in education and ministry training".^[4] Training in Women's Ministries began at the school's inception.

In 1992, Don Sills opened a branch of the school near Cedar City, Utah. This branch was named George Wythe College. Graduate student Oliver DeMille and two others began teaching on-campus classes at this location on September 21, 1992.^[5]

On January 1, 2002, George Wythe College became independent of CRBU.^[6]

Degrees offered

In 2001 CRBU offered the following degrees, all "designed solely for ecclesiastical or ministerial and Christian education vocations".^[7]

• A.A. in Biblical Studies
• B.A. in Biblical Studies
• M.A. in Religion and in Divinity
• Ministry
• Ph.D. in Christian History, Biblical Missions, and Youth Ministries
• Th.D. in Theology

Other

CRBU merged with Freedom University. CRBU is not connected with D. James Kennedy's Coral Ridge Ministries.

Notable alumni

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
		Ph.D.	Founder of the Meadeau View Institute and the Institute for Constitutional Education	^[8]
	1988	Ph.D.	Founder of Kimber Academy chain of schools; Meadeau View Institute leader; son-in-law of W. Cleon Skousen	^[9]
	1992 1992 1994	B.A. M.A. Ph.D.	President of George Wythe College; author of A Thomas Jefferson Education	^[10]
	1986	Ph.D.	Founder of George Wythe College	^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: School Mascot . 2008-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010413001146/http://www.crbu.net/school_mascot1.htm . 2001-04-13 .
2. Web site: About CRBU . https://web.archive.org/web/20010411014035/http://www.crbu.net/about_crbu.htm . 2001-04-11 .
3. Web site: Faculty . 2009-04-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090406011527/http://www.prosperlearningcenter.com/Faculty.aspx . April 6, 2009 .
4. Web site: Coral Ridge Baptist University . 2008-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010405130849/http://www.crbu.net/ . 2001-04-05 .
5. Web site: The First Fifteen Years . 2008-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725012446/http://gwc.edu/pdf/gwc_history.pdf . 2008-07-25 . dead.
6. Web site: The First Fifteen Years . 1 . 2009-04-21 . Brooks . Shanon . PDF .
7. Web site: CRBU Degrees . 2008-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010303142820/http://www.crbu.net/Degrees.htm . 2001-03-03 .
8. Web site: William H. Doughty Curriculum Vitae . 2008-12-24 .
9. Web site: Glenn Kimber Curriculum Vitae . 2009-01-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090307164559/http://www.prosperlearningcenter.com/Faculty.aspx . March 7, 2009 .
10. Web site: 2007. Oliver Van DeMille Bio. 2007-06-23. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070713182421/http://gwc.edu/about/faculty_staff/odemille.php. 2007-07-13.
11. Web site: Donald N. Sills . George Wythe College . 2008-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080705022938/http://www.gwc.edu/about/faculty_staff/dsills.php . 2008-07-05 . dead .