Bay Ridge Christian College

Bay Ridge Christian College is an unaccredited, historically black college located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, north of Kendleton and west of Beasley.

Bay Ridge Christian College
TypePrivate
Established1953
AffiliationChurch of God
PresidentRev. Stanford L. Simmons, Sr., Ed.D
Location
Fort Bend County
,
Texas
,

United States

29.616165°N 95.368715°W / 29.616165; -95.368715
CampusRural
ColorsRoyal Blue, Gold, and White
     
NicknameEagles
Sportsbasketball
Websitebayridgecollege.org

This two-year Christian junior college, offers a college credit program (a two-year Ministerial Certificate) and a continuing education program called the Ministry and Leadership Development Institute.

Academics

Bay Ridge is a two-year liberal arts junior college that provides an alternative college experience for students who may not be prepared to attend a four-year college or university. Bay Ridge graduates may transfer to four-year universities or colleges to pursue their bachelor's degree pursuant to their admission/transfer policies.

Currently, the college does not hold accreditation, but is seeking degree-granting authority and accreditation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).[1]

Certification programs
  • Business
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Education
  • Allied Health Care
  • Ministry
  • Logistics and transportation
  • Specialized Technology

History
Presidents
Horace Germany 1953–1982
Charles Denniston 1982–1987
Robert C. Williams 1987–1991
Wilford Jordan 1991–1992
Percy Lewis 1993–1995
Sethard Beverly 1995–1996
Verda E. Beach 1996–2005
Dr. Stanford Simmons 2005–present

Bay Ridge Christian College was founded by Dr. James Horace Germany in 1953 in Union, Mississippi to prepare African-American leadership for both urban and rural churches and the communities they serve.[1]

After several years of operating the college in Mississippi, he moved the college to Kendleton, Texas after being beaten by members of the white Citizens Council of Senatobia and local Klansmen.[2]

On September 27, 2008, the college's Board of Trustees announced that Bay Ridge Christian College would become a two-year residential Christian junior college for African-American males.[3]

Location of Kendleton, Texas

Campus

The Bay Ridge Christian College campus is located on FM 2919 outside of Kendleton, Texas, near the San Bernard River. The closest major city is Houston, Texas.

Student activities
  • Choral groups
  • Religious organizations
  • Student government
  • Intercollegiate athletics

Athletics
Bay Ridge Eagles
UniversityBay Ridge Christian College
ConferenceAssociation of Christian College Athletics
LocationKendleton, Texas
Varsity teams1
NicknameEagles
ColorsRoyal Blue, Gold, and White
     
Websitebayridgecollege.org

Intercollegiate athletics

Bay Ridge Christian College formerly competed in the Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA), in men's basketball. The school's colors are Royal Blue, Gold, and White and the nickname is the Eagles.

Notable alumni
Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Dr. Alvin Dillard Pastor of Faith Community Church (Killeen, Texas) and President of Building Stone Bible College (Killeen, Texas) [4]
Dr. Robert C. Williams Associate Professor of Education and Program Coordinator of Secondary Education (Sam Houston State University) [5]

References
  1. "BRCC History". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
  2. Orr-Klopfer, Susan; Klopfer, Fred (2006). Block, Margaret (ed.). "Where Rebels Roost: Mississippi Civil Rights Revisited" (PDF). lulu: ix–x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-08. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Bay Ridge Christian College". Chicagoland Area Minister's Fellowship. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  4. "International Institute of Faith Based Counseling Certified Instructors". Archived from the original on 15 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
  5. "Sam Houston State University Graduate Catalog". Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-08.

Further reading
  • Germany, Horace At Any Cost, (Anderson, Indiana: Warner Press, 2000)
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