Grace Christian University

Grace Christian University is a private evangelical Christian university in Wyoming, Michigan. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and the Association for Biblical Higher Education to award associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees. The university is affiliated with the Grace Gospel Fellowship.

Grace Christian University
Former names
Milwaukee Bible Institute
Milwaukee Bible College
Grace Bible College
TypePrivate university
Established1945[1]
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Christian (Grace Gospel Fellowship)
Endowment$400,000[2]
PresidentKen Kemper, Ph.D.[3]
Academic staff
28[2]
Students900+ [4]
Location
Grand Rapids
,
Michigan
,
United States

42°55′10″N 85°41′32″W
CampusSuburban, 23 acres
ColorsLight Blue and Black   
Sporting affiliations
National Christian College Athletic Association, Association of Christian College Athletics
MascotTigers
Websitegracechristian.edu

History

An outgrowth of the Bible college movement of the late 19th century, Grace Christian University began as an evening Bible institute in 1939 to train Sunday School teachers and other lay church members of the Fundamental Bible Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose pastor was Charles F. Baker. The program was enlarged in 1945 to a day school and named Milwaukee Bible Institute, which was then renamed following broader curricular options in 1953 to Milwaukee Bible College with Charles Baker serving as president. John C. O’ Hair was the founder of Milwaukee Bible Institute. He was one of them that taught ultra-dispensationalism. In 1961 the college moved to a suburb of Grand Rapids (Wyoming, Michigan) and was renamed Grace Bible College. Successive presidents have been Jack Dean, Sam Vinton, Jr., Bruce Kemper, and Ken B. Kemper, who is the current president.

Academics

Today, the university has programs across numerous majors such as business, education, exercise science, history, human services, and others. Its most popular majors, by 2021 graduates, were:[5]

Lay Ministry (28)
Human Services (25)
Psychology (12)
Business/Commerce (11)
Bible/Biblical Studies (10)

In 2018, the institution changed its name to Grace Christian University to reflect its broader educational mission.[6]

References
  1. "USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2007: Grace Bible College: At a glance".
  2. Grace Bible College - Facts & Figures. Peterson's.
  3. Grace Christian University (2020). "Meet the President". Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. . "IPEDS".
  5. "Grace Christian University". nces.ed.gov. U.S. Dept of Education. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  6. Grace Christian University (2018). "History". Retrieved November 23, 2018.
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