Free Methodist Colleges
The Free Methodist Church is a Holiness Wesleyan Christian denomination with over 75,000 members in the United States in more than 900 congregations. (Globally, Free Methodist Church membership is greater than 800,000.) The Free Methodist Church World Ministries Center is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Organized in 1860 in Pekin, New York, the movement spread quickly under the leadership of Benjamin Titus Roberts. The word "Free" was suggested and adopted because the new church was deemed an anti-slavery church, and because seats in the churches were to be free to all rather than sold or rented (as was common in the day.)
Free Methodist Higher Education Overview
Spring Arbor College, an evangelical Protestant university (also known as The Arbor), has been the largest of the higher education institutions with which the Free Methodist denomination currently maintains a relationship. Located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, The Arbor was established by the leaders of the Free Methodist Church, and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Some of the other schools affiliated with the denomination include Seattle Pacific University (Seattle, Washington), which offers a doctoral program, and Greenville College (Greenville, Illinois), a liberal arts school offering undergraduate and graduate courses in several subjects.
| School | City | Students | Highest Degree | Tenure System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Christian College of Kansas | McPherson, KS | 390 | Bachelor's | |
| Greenville College | Greenville, IL | 1,618 | Master's | yes |
| Roberts Wesleyan College | Rochester, NY | 1,902 | Master's | yes |
| Seattle Pacific University | Seattle, WA | 3,891 | yes | |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor, MI | 3,973 | Master's | yes |
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