Trinity College of Florida

Short description: American Bible college

Trinity College of Florida

Former names

| Florida Bible Institute (1932–1946)

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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

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

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Accreditation
* 3 Athletics
* 4 Notable alumni
* 5 Notable professors
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## 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

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.

## External links

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