Brite Divinity School
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| endowment = $85.3 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2021}}
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| religious_affiliation = Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
| academic_affiliation = Texas Christian University
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| president = Rev. Dr. Stephen M. Cady
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| city = Fort Worth
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Brite Divinity School is a divinity school at Texas Christian University, a private university in Fort Worth, Texas. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), approved by the University Senate of the United Methodist Church, and receives support for its Baptist Studies program from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. About thirty different denominations are represented in the student body of Brite, with the largest two usually being members of the Disciples of Christ and the United Methodist Churches. The current 20 full-time faculty members represent several different denominations.
History
Presidio County rancher Lucas Charles "L.C." Brite and his wife, Edward "Eddie" Anderson Brite, built the First Christian Church in Marfa and endowed the Brite Divinity School at TCU.{{cite web|url=https://www.briteranch.com/history|title=The Brite Ranch: The Early Days|access-date=March 24, 2022}} Initially named Brite College of the Bible, it received its current name in 1963.{{cite web|url=https://www.brite.edu/about/history/|title=Brite Divinity School: History|access-date=March 24, 2022}}
In March 2024, Brite Divinity School hired Rev. Dr. Stephen M. Cady as President.{{Cite web |title=Stephen Cady |url=https://brite.edu/staff/stephen-cady |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Brite Divinity School |language=en}}
Academics
Brite Divinity School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges{{cite web|title=Member Schools: Brite Divinity School|url=http://www.sacscoc.org/details.asp?instid=18600|publisher=Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Commission on Colleges|accessdate=26 June 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627014435/http://www.sacscoc.org/details.asp?instid=18600|archivedate=27 June 2015}} and the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) and approved by ATS to grant the graduate degrees in theology and the ministry.{{cite web|title=Member Schools: Brite Divinity School|url=http://www.ats.edu/MemberSchools/Pages/SchoolDetail.aspx?ID=33|publisher=Association of Theological Schools|accessdate=26 June 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513174306/http://www.ats.edu/MemberSchools/Pages/SchoolDetail.aspx?ID=33|archivedate=13 May 2013}}
Brite Divinity School offers seven different theological degrees as well as two collaborate Master's degrees: Masters of Social Work and Masters of Business Administration.[https://brite.edu/academics/degrees/]
References
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External links
- [http://www.brite.edu/ Official website]
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Category:Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools