Texas Baptist College is a
Baptist
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college in
Fort Worth, Texas
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,
United States
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. It is affiliated with the
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a Baptist theological institute in Fort Worth, Texas. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. It was established in 1908 and is one of the largest seminaries in the world. It i ...
(
Southern Baptist Convention
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).
History
The college was founded in 2005 as College at Southwestern by the
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a Baptist theological institute in Fort Worth, Texas. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. It was established in 1908 and is one of the largest seminaries in the world. It i ...
.
On April 12, 2017, the college was officially renamed The L.R. Scarborough College at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in honor of
Lee Rutland Scarborough who served as the second seminary President of the
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a Baptist theological institute in Fort Worth, Texas. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. It was established in 1908 and is one of the largest seminaries in the world. It i ...
.
In June 2021, the college was renamed from Scarborough College to Texas Baptist College.
Dr. Adam Greenway serves as the 9th president of
Southwestern Seminary and Texas Baptist College. Dr. Todd bates is the current dean of Texas Baptist College, and Dr. Micah D. Carter is the associate dean.
Accreditation
It is affiliated with the
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a Baptist theological institute in Fort Worth, Texas. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. It was established in 1908 and is one of the largest seminaries in the world. It i ...
(
Southern Baptist Convention
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination, and the largest Protestant and second-largest Christian denomination in the United States. The wor ...
).
References
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Universities and colleges in Fort Worth, Texas
Universities and colleges affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention