Central Nazarene College
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The Central Nazarene College was a junior college
located in Hamlin, Texas
. It closed in 1929.
, academy, and junior college
in 1909 under the leadership of Reverend W. E. Fisher, superintendent of the Abilene and Hamlin districts of the Church of the Nazarene
to serve the Hamlin, San Antonio, and New Mexico Districts, with J.E.L. Moore as its first president. Central became the only Nazarene college in Texas when the Nazarene Bible Institute
at Pilot Point, Texas
was merged with it in 1911. President B.F. Neeley later agreed to a consolidation with Bethany-Peniel College at Bethany, Oklahoma
in 1929.
was primarily for the education of ministers. As a "holiness
" school, the charter required faculty to meet church requirements for the teaching of "sanctification
."
Junior college
The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade...
located in Hamlin, Texas
Hamlin, Texas
Hamlin is a city in Fisher and Jones Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,248 at the 2000 census.The Jones County portion of Hamlin is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
. It closed in 1929.
History
The school opened as a grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
, academy, and junior college
Junior college
The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade...
in 1909 under the leadership of Reverend W. E. Fisher, superintendent of the Abilene and Hamlin districts of the Church of the Nazarene
Church of the Nazarene
The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged from the 19th century Holiness movement in North America with its members colloquially referred to as Nazarenes. It is the largest Wesleyan-holiness denomination in the world. At the end of 2010, the Church of the...
to serve the Hamlin, San Antonio, and New Mexico Districts, with J.E.L. Moore as its first president. Central became the only Nazarene college in Texas when the Nazarene Bible Institute
Nazarene Bible Institute
Nazarene Bible Institute was a bible college in Pilot Point, Texas. It has since closed.-History:The institute was established 1905 in Pilot Point by the Holiness Church of Christ...
at Pilot Point, Texas
Pilot Point, Texas
Pilot Point is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,538 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pilot Point is located at ....
was merged with it in 1911. President B.F. Neeley later agreed to a consolidation with Bethany-Peniel College at Bethany, Oklahoma
Bethany, Oklahoma
Bethany is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 20,307 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bethany is located at ....
in 1929.
Campus
The college was located southwest of downtown Hamlin and consisted of a grey stone administration building and two wooden dormitories on a 23 acres (93,077.8 m²) campus. Library and laboratory facilities were inadequate for standard work, however. After the college merged with the school at Bethany, the former administration building was used as a church by the local Nazarene congregation. It burned in 1934, and a new church was built to replace it in 1936.Academics
The curriculumCurriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
was primarily for the education of ministers. As a "holiness
Holiness movement
The holiness movement refers to a set of beliefs and practices emerging from the Methodist Christian church in the mid 19th century. The movement is distinguished by its emphasis on John Wesley's doctrine of "Christian perfection" - the belief that it is possible to live free of voluntary sin - and...
" school, the charter required faculty to meet church requirements for the teaching of "sanctification
Sanctification
Sanctity is an ancient concept widespread among religions, a property of a thing or person sacred or set apart within the religion, from totem poles through temple vessels to days of the week, to a human believer who achieves this state. Sanctification is the act or process of acquiring sanctity,...
."