Barrington College was a four-year Christian

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located in Barrington,

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. It is no longer in operation.

History

Barrington College was founded by

E. W. Kenyon Essek William Kenyon (1867–1948) was a pastor of the New Covenant Baptist Church and founder and president of Bethel Bible Institute in Spencer, Massachusetts. Biography Kenyon was born on April 25, 1867, in Hadley, New York. At age 17, he ...

, pastor of the New Covenant Baptist Church, in 1900 as the Bethel Bible Training School in Spencer,

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. It was relocated to

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, Massachusetts in 1923 and renamed the Dudley Bible Institute. It was then moved to Capitol Hill in

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in 1950 and renamed the Providence Bible Institute, as well as having purchased

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, a estate in Barrington in that same year. In 1960, the Providence campus was sold and the college was renamed to Barrington College. Financially struggling to continue operation after 85 years, the college merged with Gordon College, another liberal arts Christian school in

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, in 1985.

Legacy

The Barrington Center for the Arts at Gordon is named in honor of Barrington College. The

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was sold and was the site of Zion Bible College, until Zion moved to

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2008.

Notable people

* William Stuart Hamilton Cameron: Alumnus; Council President, Somerville, New Jersey (1978–82); President/CEO New Jersey Bankers Association, Princeton (1987–2006) * David G. Horner: Alumnus, former president, current president of

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* Doug Kane: member of the Illinois House of Representatives'Illinois Blue Book 1981-1982,' Biographical Sketch of Douglas Kane, pg. 169 *

Woodrow M. Kroll Woodrow Michael Kroll (born October 21, 1944) is an evangelical preacher and radio host. He was the president and Bible teacher for the international ''Back to the Bible'' radio and television ministry. He was president of Davis College (New York) ...

: Alumnus, former president of Practical Bible College, current president of the

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radio ministry *

Harold Hoehner Harold Walter Hoehner (January 12, 1935 – February 12, 2009) was an American biblical scholar and was professor of New Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. Family and education Hoehner was born in Sangerfield, New York to Walter a ...

: Professor of New Testament,

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: Professor of Philosophy, Religion, and Theology. *

John Mbiti John Samuel Mbiti (1931–2019) was a Kenyan-born Christian philosopher and writer. He was an ordained Anglican priest, and is considered "the father of modern African theology". Early life John Mbiti was born on 30 November 1931 in Mulango, ...

: alumnus; Professor of Philosophy,

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* Shirley Nelson: Alumna, lecturer in creative writing, award-winning author

Notes and references

{{Authority control Defunct Christian universities and colleges Defunct private universities and colleges in Rhode Island Educational institutions established in 1900 Gordon College (Massachusetts) Buildings and structures in Barrington, Rhode Island Educational institutions disestablished in 1985 1900 establishments in Rhode Island 1985 disestablishments in Rhode Island