Nazarene Bible Institute
Encyclopedia
Nazarene Bible Institute was a bible college
in Pilot Point, Texas
. It has since closed.
to the west in Hamlin, Texas
because Texas Holiness University in nearby Peniel, Texas had joined the Dallas District Church of the Nazarene.
Bible college
Bible colleges are institutions of higher education that specialize in biblical studies. Curriculum is Bible-based and differs from that of liberal arts colleges or research universities. Bible colleges generally exclude the study of philosophy, unlike seminaries and theological colleges...
in 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 ....
. It has since closed.
History
The institute was established 1905 in Pilot Point by the Holiness Church of Christ. After the Holiness Church of Christ merged with the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene in 1908, the school was named Nazarene Bible Institute and became an official institution of the Abilene District Church of the Nazarene. In 1911, it closed and merged with Central Nazarene CollegeCentral Nazarene College
The Central Nazarene College was a junior college located in Hamlin, Texas. It closed in 1929.-History:The school opened as a grammar school, 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...
to the west 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:...
because Texas Holiness University in nearby Peniel, Texas had joined the Dallas District Church of the Nazarene.