What happened to Piedmont?

Well that would have been a problem for some people I guess, when they started up sports for women.

 

Carolina was chosen by the leadership and alumni. Piedmont University already exists, and it helps to alleviate confusion.

 

Didn't TN Temple Univ in Chattanooga TN merge with Piedmont?

 

I found several sources that say Tennessee Temple University merged with Piedmont International University in 2015.
Tennessee Temple to close, merge with Piedmont | Baptist Press

 

Yes TTU was one of the several merging schools that ultimately resulted in Carolina University. CU applied for regional accreditation this year and they've started several innovative work based degree programs. I'm expecting to see awesome things come from the school in the future.

 

Yep. I thought he was talking about Piedmont in Democrest Ga.

 

There was a splinter group that formed from Piedmont in the summer of 2009 when it began to chart the course of evangelical stances and broader interdenominational appeal. Grace Baptist Bible College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was formed largely by former faculty and students of Piedmont who had "had enough," as they say. A quick glance at their website shows that they hold to the hardline Fundamentalist stance that used to characterize Piedmont in years past.

www.gbbcnc.org

Take a look at the opening paragraph of their "History" page.

History/Campus - GRACE BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE (gbbcnc.org)

 

I graduated from Carolina University with my PhD in 2020. I am not aware of any doctrinal positions that have changed in the last few years.

There are many fundamentalists who simply can't work with anyone. I'm not sure if it's a control issue, but it's part of the reason why so many good colleges are closing. The alumni simply can't support anything that doesn't agree with them on ever jot and tittle 100% of the time.

I'm proud of Carolina University, excited about their degree programs, and not sure why another college in Winston-Salem is necessary.

 

Oh, of course, Sir! Please do not think that I was denigrating the reputation or the heritage of Piedmont. It is a very good school that has provided a home to many students and alumni of multiple Bible colleges that have closed. Among Fundamentalists, this is a unique ministry that makes Carolina University stand out from its peers and is one of the main reasons why I respect the school.

My information on the Grace schism comes from a personal friend who was influential in helping the infant Bible college begin operations. His statements seem to indicate that those who started Grace Baptist Bible College felt that Piedmont's broadening academic offerings and widening appeal in Christian circles were leading to the weakening of the traditional Fundamentalist stance of "secondary separation." Men like George W. Dollar (who, ironically, was once a vice-president at Piedmont) insisted that Fundamentalists must practice secondary separation, or "militant separatism," in order to truly bear the name; thus, hardliners would believe that Piedmont in the last fifteen years has "left historic Fundamentalism."

Please understand that I am not trying to be rude. Your point on the viability of two conservative ministerial schools in the same city is absolutely correct. It is also true that you have every right to be proud of the school that trained you. I feel similarly regarding my alma mater, even though some hardline Fundamentalists do not think that they are truly "fundamental" anymore, either.

Congratulations on your PhD! God bless you in your ministry!