Trinity College Of Florida

Trinity College of Florida
Former names	Florida Bible Institute (1932–1946)
Type	Private Bible college
Established	1932
President	Mark T. O'Farrell
Location	Trinity, Florida, United States
\|u}}rs	Black and gold
Affiliations	NCCAA
Mascot	Tigers
Website	trinitycollege.edu

Short description: American Bible college

Trinity College of Florida is a private interdenominational evangelical Bible college in Trinity, Florida. It was founded in 1932.

History

The institution was founded as Florida Bible Institute in 1932, in Temple Terrace by Dr. William T. Watson, an evangelical tent preacher from North Carolina and pastor of a large Christian and Missionary Alliance church in St. Petersburg.^[1] The name was changed to Trinity College of Florida in 1947.

Accreditation

The college was accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education in 1996 and maintains this accreditation today.^[2]

Athletics

Trinity College of Florida's athletic program consists of four sports teams: men's basketball, men's soccer, women's basketball, and women's volleyball. All four participate in the NCCAA Division II.^[3]

The Trinity College men's basketball program took first place in the Bible College National Invitational Tournament in 2016.^[4]

Notable alumni

Billy Graham – evangelist
KB – Christian hip hop artist
Jimmy G. Tharpe – founder of Louisiana Baptist University

Notable professors

Thomas E. Woodward^[5]

References

↑ Trinity College of Florida, About, trinitycollege.edu, US, retrieved July 6, 2020
↑ "Accreditation | Trinity College". http://trinitycollege.edu/about/accreditation.
↑ "Trinity College Athletics | Trinity College". http://trinitycollege.edu/athletics/trinity-college-athletics.
↑ "Men's Basketball | Trinity College". http://www.trinitycollege.edu/athletics/mens-basketball.
↑ "Dr. Thomas E. Woodward | Trinity College". http://www.trinitycollege.edu/about/faculty-directory/dr.-thomas-e.-woodward.

External links

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[1] Trinity College of Florida, About, trinitycollege.edu, US, retrieved July 6, 2020

[2] "Accreditation | Trinity College". http://trinitycollege.edu/about/accreditation.

[3] "Trinity College Athletics | Trinity College". http://trinitycollege.edu/athletics/trinity-college-athletics.

[4] "Men's Basketball | Trinity College". http://www.trinitycollege.edu/athletics/mens-basketball.

[5] "Dr. Thomas E. Woodward | Trinity College". http://www.trinitycollege.edu/about/faculty-directory/dr.-thomas-e.-woodward.