Barrington College

Not to be confused with Barrington University.

Barrington College
Active	1900–1985
Type	Private
Religious affiliation	Evangelical Christian
President	David G. Horner
Location	Barrington, RI, USA 41°45′36″N 71°19′57″W / 41.760132°N 71.332394°W / 41.760132; -71.332394Coordinates: 41°45′36″N 71°19′57″W / 41.760132°N 71.332394°W / 41.760132; -71.332394
Campus	Suburban
Former names	Bethel Bible Training School, Dudley Bible Institute, Providence Bible Institute
Colors	Blue and Gold
Mascot	The Warriors
Website	Barrington College Facebook page

Barrington College was a four-year Christian liberal arts college located in Barrington, Rhode Island. It is no longer in operation.

History

Barrington College was founded in 1900 as the Bethel Bible Training School in Spencer, Massachusetts. It was relocated to Dudley, Massachusetts in 1923 and renamed the Dudley Bible Institute. It was then moved to Capitol Hill in Providence, Rhode Island in 1950 and renamed the Providence Bible Institute, as well as having purchased Belton Court, a 150-acre (0.61 km²) estate in Barrington in that same year. In 1960, the Providence campus was sold^[1] and the college was renamed to Barrington College. Financially struggling to continue operation after 85 years, the College merged with Gordon College, in Wenham, Massachusetts, another liberal arts Christian school in 1985.

Legacy

The Barrington Center for the Arts at Gordon is named in honor of Barrington College. The campus was sold and was the site of Zion Bible College, until Zion moved to Haverhill, Massachusetts 2008.

Notable people

• David G. Horner - Alumnus, former president, current president of American College of Greece
• Woodrow M. Kroll - Alumnus, former president of Practical Bible College, current president of the Back to the Bible radio ministry
• Harold Hoehner - Professor, Dallas Theological Seminary

Notes and references

1. ^ History of Barrington College by Gordon College