Originally known as Kansas City Bible School, and later as Kansas City College and Bible School, the college was founded in 1938 at 29th and Askew in Kansas City, Missouri in the basement of the Church of God (Holiness), a denomination with origins in the Methodist Episcopal Church. A bulletin printed in the early years of the college explained the purpose of the institution: "Its purpose is two-fold: to train for service young people who love the Lord, and to lead into the blessed experiences of salvation and sanctification, those who do not have this close walk with Him. In order to further the achievement of these ends, training is offered in the following departments: 1. Theological 2. Missionary 3. Liberal arts 4. Education 5. Business There is also a Short Course for Preachers given in the first six weeks of the Second Semester."[3]
In 1941, school officials purchased the 12-acre campus of the Uhls Sanitarium in southern Johnson County, Kansas, and changed the school's name to Kansas City College and Bible School.[4] In 1947, a new chapel and classroom building was built, and the school added a grade school classroom in 1959 to accommodate what is now Overland Christian Schools, and in 1965, three additional buildings were constructed: a large gymnasium, a two-story classroom building and a three-level dorm and dining area.[5]
In 2015, the college began to offer a religion degree program online. KCCBS also voted to change its name to Kansas Christian College (KCC).[6][7]
Academics
Kansas Christian College has three academic divisions (Bible and Theology, General Education and Professional Studies) and offers both traditional and fully online education. Through these divisions six areas of study are offered. The college offers degrees at the associate's, and bachelor's level, as well as an artist's diploma for performers who are preparing for a professional career in music.
Accreditation
Kansas Christian College is authorized by the Kansas legislature to grant degrees[8] and is accredited by the Commission on Education of the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE).[9]
Facilities
Kansas Christian College has five major buildings. The Administration Building houses administrative offices and the admission department. Shaver Hall houses a dining hall and student residences. Cowen Memorial Auditorium houses the gym, business offices, academic offices and counseling and tutoring facilities. The Palmer Education Center houses Overland Christian Schools and the Watkins Memorial Library. The college classroom building provides classroom space, a student center and faculty offices.
Athletics
After over a decade of not offering any athletics, KCC launched a newly branded athletics department for the 2016-2017 athletics season. The Falcons compete in the NCCAA and ACCA and offer men’s baseball, men's and women's basketball, men and women's soccer, and volleyball.
References
^"Overland Park-based Kansas Christian College names Rev. Chad Pollard next president". 11 April 2019.
kansas, christian, college, overland, park, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, tem. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kansas Christian College Overland Park news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kansas Christian College is a private four year Christian college in Overland Park Kansas United States 2 affiliated with the Church of God Holiness The college is accredited with the Association for Biblical Higher Education a commission recognized by United States Department of Education The sports programs associated fielded by Kansas Christian College are nicknamed the Falcons and compete in the NCCAA Kansas Christian CollegeMottoTraining men and women for service in the Kingdom of God since 1938 TypePrivate ChristianEstablished1938PresidentChad Pollard 1 Students130LocationOverland Park Kansas USColorsRoyal Blue amp WhiteNicknameFalcons Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Accreditation 4 Facilities 5 Athletics 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditOriginally known as Kansas City Bible School and later as Kansas City College and Bible School the college was founded in 1938 at 29th and Askew in Kansas City Missouri in the basement of the Church of God Holiness a denomination with origins in the Methodist Episcopal Church A bulletin printed in the early years of the college explained the purpose of the institution Its purpose is two fold to train for service young people who love the Lord and to lead into the blessed experiences of salvation and sanctification those who do not have this close walk with Him In order to further the achievement of these ends training is offered in the following departments 1 Theological 2 Missionary 3 Liberal arts 4 Education 5 Business There is also a Short Course for Preachers given in the first six weeks of the Second Semester 3 In 1941 school officials purchased the 12 acre campus of the Uhls Sanitarium in southern Johnson County Kansas and changed the school s name to Kansas City College and Bible School 4 In 1947 a new chapel and classroom building was built and the school added a grade school classroom in 1959 to accommodate what is now Overland Christian Schools and in 1965 three additional buildings were constructed a large gymnasium a two story classroom building and a three level dorm and dining area 5 In 2015 the college began to offer a religion degree program online KCCBS also voted to change its name to Kansas Christian College KCC 6 7 Academics EditKansas Christian College has three academic divisions Bible and Theology General Education and Professional Studies and offers both traditional and fully online education Through these divisions six areas of study are offered The college offers degrees at the associate s and bachelor s level as well as an artist s diploma for performers who are preparing for a professional career in music Accreditation EditKansas Christian College is authorized by the Kansas legislature to grant degrees 8 and is accredited by the Commission on Education of the Association for Biblical Higher Education ABHE 9 Facilities EditKansas Christian College has five major buildings The Administration Building houses administrative offices and the admission department Shaver Hall houses a dining hall and student residences Cowen Memorial Auditorium houses the gym business offices academic offices and counseling and tutoring facilities The Palmer Education Center houses Overland Christian Schools and the Watkins Memorial Library The college classroom building provides classroom space a student center and faculty offices Athletics EditAfter over a decade of not offering any athletics KCC launched a newly branded athletics department for the 2016 2017 athletics season The Falcons compete in the NCCAA and ACCA and offer men s baseball men s and women s basketball men and women s soccer and volleyball References Edit Overland Park based Kansas Christian College names Rev Chad Pollard next president 11 April 2019 http www fafsa application com colleges kansas city college bible school overland park kansas ks 021689 Kansas City Bible School Bulletin 1941 42 Fort Scott Kansas Herald and Banner Press 1941 page 2 Overland Christian School Archived from the original on 2015 06 21 Retrieved 2015 06 20 Meet My College Kansas City College and Bible School Archived from the original on 2015 06 21 Retrieved 2015 06 16 Kansas City College and Bible School Changes Name Lee s Summit Tribune Lee s Summit News lstribune net Retrieved 2016 02 01 KCCBS Now Kansas Christian College Metro Voice News c Widaman Communications Inc 14 July 2015 Retrieved 4 August 2016 http www kansas gov government legislative bills 2004 2494 pdf bare URL PDF KANSAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ADVANCES TO INITIAL ACCREDITATION Kansas Christian College Archived from the original on 2017 02 14 Retrieved 2017 02 13 http www kccfalcons com SIDHelp m 0 10 t phpExternal links EditOfficial website Coordinates 38 59 45 N 94 39 59 W 38 99583 N 94 66639 W 38 99583 94 66639 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kansas Christian College Overland Park amp oldid 1115281451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
