Miltonvale Wesleyan College (sometimes called "Miltonvale College") was a two-year college located in
Miltonvale, Kansas
Miltonvale is a city in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 440.
History
Miltonvale was founded on December 1, 1881. The town had its start by the building of a narrow gauge railway thr ...
and was operated by the
Wesleyan Church
The Wesleyan Church, also known as the Wesleyan Methodist Church and Wesleyan Holiness Church depending on the region, is a Methodist Christian denomination in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Namibia, Sierra Leone, L ...
. The school began operation in 1909 under Rev. Silas W. Bond and ceased operation in 1972, when the school merged with Bartlesville Wesleyan College—later to become a part of
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) is a private university of the Wesleyan church in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. In 2018, the school had 1006 undergraduate students, with approximately 600 of those on its main campus in Bartlesville.
History
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Orval Butcher
Orval Butcher (December 1, 1917 Valton, Wisconsin –October 5, 2010) was the founding pastor of Skyline Church located in Lemon Grove, California, a suburb of San Diego. He was senior pastor of the church for 27 years and grew the regular att ...
(1917–2010), founding pastor of
Skyline Church
Skyline Church is an evangelical Christian megachurch located in La Mesa, California, a suburb of San Diego, affiliated with the Wesleyan Church denomination. The church currently averages 2,500 in attendance per week.
History
In 1954, Orval ...
in
La Mesa, California
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Jim Garlow
Jim Garlow is the former Senior Pastor of Skyline Church located in La Mesa, California, a suburb of San Diego. Garlow is often cited as an evangelical leader in the political arena, quoted on issues such as the 2012 Republican presidential prima ...
, third pastor of the same Skyline Church.
References
Further reading
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Randall J Stephens"'A Fortress of Righteousness' on the Kansas Prairie: Miltonvale Wesleyan College, 1909-1972(MA Thesis, Emporia State University, 1998)
Defunct private universities and colleges in Kansas
Educational institutions established in 1909
Educational institutions disestablished in 1972
Education in Cloud County, Kansas
1909 establishments in Kansas
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
1972 disestablishments in Kansas
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