Union Bible College and Academy explained

Union Bible College and Academy
Motto:Changing the World with the Unchanging Word!
Established:1861
Type:Private high school and college
President:Dr. C. Adam Buckler
City:Westfield
State:Indiana
Country:United States
Campus:12.5 acres in the heart of downtown Westfield, Indiana
Colors:blue, gold, and white

Union Bible College and Academy is a private, Christian educational institution combining a KG-12 academy and college in Westfield, Indiana. It was founded in 1861 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), receiving patronage from the Central Yearly Meeting and being aligned with the conservative holiness movement.[1] [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

History

In 1860, members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), concerned about the spiritual and academic upbringing of their children in light of the American Civil War, constructed a two-story brick building that came to be known as Union High School. It went into operation on January 7, 1861.

At the turn of the twentieth century, amid waning enrollment due to the advent of public schools in the area, a Quaker minister named William M. Smith was approached by the school committee to expand the operations of the campus. They wanted to incorporate training programs for aspiring ministers and missionaries. Smith accepted the offer and founded Union Bible Seminary in May 1911.

In 1980, both the seminary and academy assumed an interdenominational status. In June 1989, the seminary was renamed as Union Bible College & Academy.[3]

Accreditation

Union Bible College is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education. Union Bible Academy is accredited by the American Association of Christian Schools.[4]

Campus

Union Bible College & Academy
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:434 S. Union St., Westfield, Indiana
Coordinates:40.0386°N -86.1261°W
Built:-1929
Architecture:Greek Revival, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
Added:March 3, 1995
Refnum:95000209

Union Bible College & Academy is a private, Christian academic institution including an academy and college,[5] as well as a national historic district located at Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana. It encompasses five contributing buildings built between 1861 and 1929. They are the Greek Revival / Italianate style main classroom building (1861, 1883, 1946, 1953); Greek Revival style President's House (Estes House, 1861), a frame dormitory (1929), and two brick dormitories (c. 1861) that are now private homes.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Winn . Christian T. Collins . From the Margins: A Celebration of the Theological Work of Donald W. Dayton . 15 July 2007 . Wipf and Stock Publishers . 978-1-55635-135-8 . 233 . en . The holiness Union Bible Seminary in Westfield, Indiana, is supported by the Central Yearly Meeting of Friends..
  2. Book: Abbott . Margery Post . Chijioke . Mary Ellen . Dandelion . Pink . Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) . 2012 . Scarecrow Press . 9780810868571 . 79 . English.
  3. Web site: History of UBCA. February 8, 2021. ubca.org.
  4. Web site: Union Bible College . . 9 June 2019 . English.
  5. Book: Bodenhamer . David J. . Barrows . Robert G. . The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis . 1994 . Indiana University Press . 9780253112491 . English.
  6. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Union High Academy Historic District. 2016-04-01. Robert D. Hartman and Suzanne Fischer. September 1994., accompanying map, and Accompanying photographs.