OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

'Oklahoma Wesleyan University' is an evangelical Christian university of the Wesleyan Church located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

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History

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School Information

Antecedent Schools

Timeline

External Links

History

Oklahoma Wesleyan University was founded by the Wesleyan Church to provide higher education within a Christian environment for Wesleyan youth. Bartlesville Wesleyan College, its predecessor, was founded on the campus in Bartlesville, Oklahoma from a series of mergers of several schools. In August of 2001 Bartlesville Wesleyan College became Oklahoma Wesleyan University.

Motto

"A university where Jesus is Lord."

School Information

OWU offers over 35 majors through its traditional campus program. There are approximately 960 students, with 480 on the main campus and 480 at OWU campuses around Oklahoma.

Antecedent Schools

★ Bartlesville Wesleyan College

★ Miltonvale Wesleyan College

★ Central Pilgrim College

★ Holiness Evangelistic Institute

★ Pilgrim Bible College

★ Colorado Springs Bible College

Timeline

timeline of OWU

1909 ''Miltonvale Wesleyan College'' is founded in Miltonvale, Kansas. 1910 ''Colorado Springs Bible College'' is founded in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 1917 ''Pilgrim Bible College'' is founded in Pasadena, California. 1932 ''Holiness Evangelistic Institute'' is founded in El Monte, California. 1959 ''Colorado Springs Bible College, Pilgrim Bible College and Holiness Evangelistic Institute'' merge to become ''Central Pilgrim College'' in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. 1968 The ''Pilgrim Holiness Church'' and ''Wesleyan Methodist Church'' merge to become the Wesleyan Church. ''Central Pilgrim College'' becomes ''Bartlesville Wesleyan College''. 1972 ''Miltonvale Wesleyan College'' and ''Bartlesville Wesleyan College'' merge and retain the ''Bartlesville Wesleyan College'' name. 2001 ''Bartlesville Wesleyan College'' becomes ''Oklahoma Wesleyan University''.

External Links

★ Official web site

★ Student-created web site