Union Bible College and Seminary

Union Bible College and Seminary

Type| Private liberal arts college
Established| 1911

Religious affiliation

| Central Yearly Meeting of Friends (Quakerism)
President| C. Adam Buckler
Location|

Westfield

Indiana

United States

Campus| Suburban college town
Website| ubca.org

Union Bible College and Seminary, as well as the Union Bible Academy, is a private Quaker educational institution combining a college, high school, and seminary in Westfield, Indiana.[1] It was founded in 1911 by the Central Yearly Meeting of Friends and is a part of the wider conservative holiness movement.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[2]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Accreditation
* 3 Campus
* 4 Newspaper
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## History

Union Bible College was founded in 1911 by the Central Yearly Meeting of Friends (Quakers).[1][3]

## Accreditation

Union Bible College is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education.[4]

## Campus

Short description: United States historic place

Union High Academy Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

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Location| 434 S. Union St., Westfield, Indiana
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 40°2′19″N 86°7′34″W﻿ / ﻿40.03861°N 86.12611°W﻿ / 40.03861; -86.12611
Area| 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built| 1861 (1861)-1929
Architectural style| Greek Revival, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference #| 95000209[2]
Added to NRHP| March 3, 1995

Union High Academy Historic District is a historic Quaker academic institution including a high school, college and seminary,[5] as well as a national historic district located at Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana. It encompasses five contributing buildings built between 1861 and 1929. They are the Greek Revival / Italianate style main classroom building (1861, 1883, 1946, 1953); Greek Revival style President's House (Estes House, 1861), a frame dormitory (1929), and two brick dormitories (c. 1861) that are now private homes.[6]

## Newspaper

The student newspaper published by Union Bible College and Seminary is The Union Minister.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Abbott, Margery Post; Chijioke, Mary Ellen; Dandelion, Pink (2012) (in English). Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers). Scarecrow Press. p. 79. ISBN 9780810868571.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP.
3. ↑ Abbott, Margery Post; Chijioke, Mary Ellen; Dandelion, Pink (2006) (in English). The A to Z of the Friends (Quakers). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810856110.
4. ↑ "Union Bible College" (in English). Association for Biblical Higher Education. https://www.abhe.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/FCT-Union-Bible-College-IN.pdf. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
5. ↑ Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (1994) (in English). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253112491.
6. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Robert D. Hartman and Suzanne Fischer (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Union High Academy Historic District" (PDF). https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/21975/N/Union_High_Academy_HD_Hamilton_CO_Nom.pdf. Retrieved 2016-04-01. , accompanying map, and Accompanying photographs.

## External links

* Official website

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