Warner Pacific College adopts new name, Warner Pacific University

Warner Pacific College in Portland, OR announced that it has become Warner Pacific University.  The institution was founded in 1937 in Spokane, WA as Pacific Bible College.  The school moved to Portland in 1940 and became Warner Pacific College in 1959.  It is affiliated with the Church of God (Anderson, IN). 
Visit the WPU web site for an historical sketch and timeline of key dates in the institution's history.

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