Clarksville School of Theology is a
seminary in Clayton, North Carolina. It was founded in
Clarksville, Tennessee and was shut down in 1982 by legal action after it was determined that its
curriculum did not meet state standards for granting an
academic degree
An academic degree is a qualification awarded to students upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university. These institutions commonly offer degrees at various levels, usually including unde ...
. In the case, ''Tennessee ex rel. McLemore v. Clarksville School of Theology'', the
Tennessee Supreme Court upheld broad state regulation of a theological school that trained only ministers, offered no secular courses, and granted only theological degrees.
In November 1990, Roy Stewart retired from Clarksville School of Theology and Grover Twiddy became the second president of the school, consequently changing its name to Clarksville Theological Seminary and moving the college to
Kinston, North Carolina. As of January 15, 1996, Charles Ray Ennis became the third president and subsequently moved the school to its present location in
Clayton, North Carolina.
Pastor Jon Jenkins is now the President of Clarksville Theological Seminary and has faced backlash for covering up several sexual assault and rape cases in his previous church
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Unaccredited Christian universities and colleges in the United States
Defunct private universities and colleges in Tennessee
Educational institutions disestablished in 1982
Seminaries and theological colleges in Tennessee
1982 in United States case law
Seminaries and theological colleges in North Carolina
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