Amridge University

         Amridge University is an accredited , coeducational , non-profit , private university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Montgomery , Alabama. It was formerly known as Alabama Christian School of Religion, Southern Christian University , and the University area , and is a successor institution Alabama Christian College .

        Founded in 1967 as the Alabama Christian School of Religion, its primary function historically as a theological seminary ministers in the Bible and Christian counseling training . Yet Amridge expanded its curriculum to different grades . Seminary training offered by the Turner Theological School , named in honor of the founder Rex Allwin Turner , Sr. and his wife Opal Shipp Turner , remains a core business , with all levels of ministry and theological degrees available . Amridge offer both residential and online education opportunities .

History :

• 1942 Montgomery Bible School , founded by Rex Allwin Turner , Sr. , Leonard Calvin Johnson , and Joseph B. " Joe " Greer , offered both high school and first year college courses , and a junior college with an elementary and secondary department
• 1949 Expanded curriculum to a third of the Bible and related courses include
• Granted 1953 first baccalaureate degrees
• 1954 Institution name changed to Alabama Christian College
• 1966 Discontinued top level program in religious studies accreditation requirements as a junior college
• Sales department Alabama Christian Academy , a local accredited elementary and secondary school became
• Junior college department became today Faulkner University
• 1967 Alabama Christian School of Religion founder of the top -level program to take that class in the new facilities of the College Church of Christ at 5315 Atlanta Highway
• 1972 Extended Curriculum graduate degree programs to include
• 1974 moved to the new property purchased jointly with the Landmark Church of Christ at 6020 Atlanta Highway
• Extended Curriculum 1977 a three - year graduate program offers the Master of Theology degree in close
• 1985 applied for accredited membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• 1988 replaces the Master of Theology degree meets the standard name and practice with the Master of Divinity degree, generally recognized as the first professional degree in ministry
• 1987, its share of the jointly owned property of the Landmark Church of Christ and its new campus built on 9 acres ( 36,000 m2 ) of land on Interstate 85 along Auburn University at Montgomery . The Faith School moved to the new campus at 1200 Taylor Road that summer .
• 1989 accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award degrees at the Bachelor's and Master's levels
• 1991 Establishment was renamed Southern Christian University broaden the geographical area covered by the institution to reflect and emphasize the academic level and the emerging field of institution
• 1992 Extensive curriculum with the addition of the doctor of ministry degree and distance learning program
• 1994 confirming the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools , including the above two substantive changes
• 1994 Changes in Alabama state licensing law in Family Therapy grandfathered setting reconfiguration of its counseling program to allow
• 1999 by the U.S. Department of Education to help launch the Distance Education Demonstration Program
• 2002 purchased 185 acres ( 0.75 km2 ) of land along Interstate 85 , located 15 miles ( 24 km ) from the main campus to accommodate future growth
• 2003 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools approved Ph.D. in Family Therapy degree program
• 2005 decadal confirmation of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools , including the following significant changes in the curriculum
• Bachelor of Business Administration - General Business
• Bachelor of Business Administration - Information Communication
• Bachelor of Business Administration - Information Systems Management
• Doctor of Biblical Studies degree
• 2006 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools approved Associate Degree Programme
• 2006 Establishment was renamed the University area
• 2008 Establishment was renamed University Amridge

Academy :

• Amridge University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( 1866 Southern Lane , Decatur , Georgia 30033-4097 : Telephone number 404.679.4501 ) to award Associate of Arts , BA , Bachelor of Science, Master of Art , Master of Science , Master of Divinity , Doctor of Ministry , and Doctor degrees.
• The Alabama Department of secondary education authorized Amridge University is a private school on the grounds of the Alabama Private School License Law to operate
• The Tennessee Higher Education Commission authorized Amridge University each year to be renewed and is based on an evaluation by minimum standards concerning quality of education , ethical business practices , health and safety, and fiscal responsibility
• Amridge University 's Turner Theological School is a candidate for accredited status by the Commission on Accreditation of the Association of Theological Schools ( ATS ) in the United States and Canada ( 10 Summit Park Drive , Pittsburgh , PA 15275-1110 , telephone : 412.788.6505 , website : www.ats.edu ) . The following degree programs are approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Master of Arts ( MA ) , Master of Divinity ( MDiv ) , Doctor of Ministry ( DMIN ) , and Doctor ( PhD ) .
• Amridge University is authorized under federal law nonimmigrant students enrolled .

Campuses :

             The institution's main campus in Montgomery , Alabama lies along Auburn University Montgomery , just north of Interstate 85 at the Taylor Road exit . The campus consists of a single two - story complex , the Morgan W. Brown Building, which houses classrooms and the library on the ground floor and administrative offices on the floor . Classrooms are equipped with extensive multimedia equipment live Internet streaming of teaching reading and too late. Instructors can also transmit computer data , video , or still pictures . Each student 's desk has a computer workstation . There is construction - wide Wi-Fi access.