Trevecca Nazarene University (Nashville, Tennessee)

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Trevecca was founded in 1901 by J. O. McClurkan as the Literary and Bible Training School for Christian Workers. The school's name was changed to Trevecca College in 1911, taken from a Welsh school established in 1768 during the Wesleyan revival. The school was originally located in downtown Nashville, on the current site of the historic Ryman Auditorium.

In 1914, the campus was moved to East Nashville on Gallatin Road and by 1917 the school became an official college of the Church of the Nazarene. In 1935, the college was moved to its present location on Murfreesboro Road in southeast Nashville.

It was first accredited in 1969 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 1995, the school's name was changed to Trevecca Nazarene University.

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