Davis College
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Davis College is a Bible
College located in Greater Binghamton, New York in the Village of Johnson City
, New York
, USA.
. He wanted to start a school similar to that what was done at his Alma Mater the Moody Bible Institute
in Chicago. In the summer of 1900, the first classes of the Practical Bible Training School started up with John A. Davis teaching. Between eighty and ninety people enrolled to study the Holy Bible. The school's first classes were held in an upper level of a store in Lestershire (Johnson City
), New York.
The present location was once the home of the White City Amusement Park, a place of such drunkenness and crime that a jail was erected in the park. The Park went bankrupt in 1910 and John A. Davis was able to buy the park and the Practical Bible Training School was moved to its location in 1911. Many renowned theologians and speakers were friends of the school such as R.A. Torrey, Billy Sunday, J. Wilbur Chapman, Fanny Crosby, Ira Sankey, and Lewis Sperry Chafer.
It is told that in 1926 when Billy Sunday was holding meetings in Elmira, New York, Dr. John A. Davis sent an invitation to Rev. Sunday to speak at PBTS. A marathon was organized of runners to go from Johnson City (then Lestershire), to the meeting location in Elmira. The final runner carried the hand-written invitation to the pulpit where Rev. Sunday was speaking, and he accepted the invitation to come share the Gospel in Binghamton.
John A. Davis died on Saturday, March 17, 1934. His oldest son Gordon became the president after and Practical Bible Training School changed its legal name to the "John A. Davis Memorial Bible School." In August 2004 the college became "Davis College" in honor of the founder John A. Davis.
in June 2005 by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
http://www.msche.org/institutions_view.asp?idinstitution=366 and accredited nationally by The Association for Biblical Higher Education
.http://abhe.gospelcom.net/accredited.htm#D. Specialized ministry programs offered include Pastoral Studies, Youth Ministry, Teaching English as a Second Language, Christian Ministries, International Ministries, Music/Worship Leader, and Organizational Leadership. The College also offers a "4 Plus 1 Elementary Education" articulation agreement allowing graduates from the Christian Ministries program to pursue a MsEd in Childhood Education an a Christian university. This provides certification that is reciprocal in 48 states, including New York and Florida, allowing graduates to teach in both public and private schools. Program details can be viewed at http://www.davisny.edu/academics/programs/index.htm.
. The group ending in the 1950s, but the ideals it held are still held by the College to this day.
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
College located in Greater Binghamton, New York in the Village of Johnson City
Johnson City, New York
Johnson City is a village in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 15,535 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA.
History
Davis College began back in April 1900 in the mind of its founder the Reverend and Evangelist John Adelbert DavisJohn Adelbert Davis
John Adelbert Davis was the founder of the Practical Bible Training School in Johnson City, New York, in 1900. In 2004, Practical Bible was renamed Davis College in his honor.-Early life:...
. He wanted to start a school similar to that what was done at his Alma Mater the Moody Bible Institute
Moody Bible Institute
Moody Bible Institute is a Christian institution of higher education and related ministries that was founded by evangelist and businessman Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886. Since its founding, MBI's main campus has been located in the Near North Side of Chicago. MBI's primary ministries are education,...
in Chicago. In the summer of 1900, the first classes of the Practical Bible Training School started up with John A. Davis teaching. Between eighty and ninety people enrolled to study the Holy Bible. The school's first classes were held in an upper level of a store in Lestershire (Johnson City
Johnson City, New York
Johnson City is a village in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 15,535 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area....
), New York.
The present location was once the home of the White City Amusement Park, a place of such drunkenness and crime that a jail was erected in the park. The Park went bankrupt in 1910 and John A. Davis was able to buy the park and the Practical Bible Training School was moved to its location in 1911. Many renowned theologians and speakers were friends of the school such as R.A. Torrey, Billy Sunday, J. Wilbur Chapman, Fanny Crosby, Ira Sankey, and Lewis Sperry Chafer.
It is told that in 1926 when Billy Sunday was holding meetings in Elmira, New York, Dr. John A. Davis sent an invitation to Rev. Sunday to speak at PBTS. A marathon was organized of runners to go from Johnson City (then Lestershire), to the meeting location in Elmira. The final runner carried the hand-written invitation to the pulpit where Rev. Sunday was speaking, and he accepted the invitation to come share the Gospel in Binghamton.
John A. Davis died on Saturday, March 17, 1934. His oldest son Gordon became the president after and Practical Bible Training School changed its legal name to the "John A. Davis Memorial Bible School." In August 2004 the college became "Davis College" in honor of the founder John A. Davis.
Academics and accreditation
In 1993 the school was accredited by the State of New York and became "Practical Bible College." Davis college was first regionally accreditedRegional accreditation
Regional accreditation is a term used in the United States to refer to educational accreditation conducted by any of several accreditation bodies established to serve six defined geographic areas of the country for accreditation of schools, colleges, and universities...
in June 2005 by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
http://www.msche.org/institutions_view.asp?idinstitution=366 and accredited nationally by The Association for Biblical Higher Education
The Association for Biblical Higher Education
The Association for Biblical Higher Education or ABHE is a nationally recognized accrediting agency in the United States. It is recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
.http://abhe.gospelcom.net/accredited.htm#D. Specialized ministry programs offered include Pastoral Studies, Youth Ministry, Teaching English as a Second Language, Christian Ministries, International Ministries, Music/Worship Leader, and Organizational Leadership. The College also offers a "4 Plus 1 Elementary Education" articulation agreement allowing graduates from the Christian Ministries program to pursue a MsEd in Childhood Education an a Christian university. This provides certification that is reciprocal in 48 states, including New York and Florida, allowing graduates to teach in both public and private schools. Program details can be viewed at http://www.davisny.edu/academics/programs/index.htm.
Student's League of Many Nations
Practical Bible Training School was well ahead of its time in the area of unity among people of many different races and ethnic groups. During Thanksgiving 1922 the freshman class found that there were a number of its members who or whose parents were from various nations. With improvised costumes they presented an unusual, international flavored program to the school body. The Students League of Many Nations was formed. The group traveled with the direction of M.C. Patterson (later to become president of the school). On several trips the league went to Washington DC. On February 2, 1925 the group took one such trip and met with President Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...
. The group ending in the 1950s, but the ideals it held are still held by the College to this day.
Housing
Davis College has a Men's dorm, Patterson, that can hold on the upwards of 100 students. For the Women, the top floors of Chatlos can also house on the upwards of 100 students. There are also Married student apartments and Upperclassmen suites by the names of Clements, Philips, and Mason Halls.Presidents
- John R. Clements, 1900—July 31, 1914
- John Adelbert DavisJohn Adelbert DavisJohn Adelbert Davis was the founder of the Practical Bible Training School in Johnson City, New York, in 1900. In 2004, Practical Bible was renamed Davis College in his honor.-Early life:...
, August 7, 1914—March 17, 1934 - Gordon Carr Davis, April 30, 1934—December 7, 1961
- Marion C. Patterson, December 11, 1961—December 31, 1970
- Kenneth C. Robb, January 1, 1971—June 30, 1980
- Woodrow M. KrollWoodrow M. KrollWoodrow Michael Kroll is the president and Bible teacher for the international Back to the Bible radio and television ministry. He is a former president of Davis College in Johnson City, New York, United States...
, January 1, 1981—May 31, 1990 - Dale E. Linebaugh, July 1, 1991—June 30, 1998
- George D. Miller IIIGeorge D. Miller IIIGeorge Daniel Miller III was the eighth president of Davis College in Johnson City, New York. He is married to Elaine and they have 3 children.-Early life:...
, July 1, 1998- June 30, 2008 http://davisny.edu/aboutdavis/pressreleaseannouncement.htm - Dino J. PedroneDino PedroneDr. Dino J. Pedrone is the President of Davis College. He had served as Senior Pastor of New Testament Baptist Church in the South Florida from 1995 to 2009. He oversaw New Testament Baptist Church's two locations and its two school Dade Christian School and the Master's Academy...
, July 1, 2008-http://davisny.edu/aboutdavis/pressrelease01.15.08.htm