Messiah College Announces Name Change

Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, PA announced this week that it will seek university status and become Messiah University in July 2020.

The institution was founded as Messiah Bible School and Missionary Training Home in 1909. The name changed to Messiah Bible College in 1924 and to Messiah College in 1951.  Messiah merged with Upland College of Upland, CA in 1965.

You can read more about the history of Messiah and its foundation with the Brethren in Christ Church or follow links to an institutional timeline by visiting the college website.


There are also several histories of Messiah that will be of interest.  Evangel Press published E. Morris Sider's Messiah College: A History.

More recently, Paul W. Nisly authored Shared Faith, Bold Vision, Enduring Promise: The Maturing Years of Messiah College.  You can read a interesting review by Devin Manzullo-Thomas published on The Search for Piety & Obedience blog.    
           

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