most beautiful christian college and university campuses in the world

The campus of Whitworth University is set in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. The university is centrally located in Spokane, Washington s University District with its many lakes, rivers and waterfront features. There are several on and off trail hiking and biking opportunities in and around the Spokane River area. The school s 200 acre campus features red brick buildings such as McMillan Hall, created in 1913, and tall pine trees, which provide a secure and beautiful place to learn. Since year 2000, over $100 million in renovations have been done to the college, including a new science hall, a rec center, and a center for visual arts.

College of the Ozarks lies amid some truly stunning surroundings, located as it is next to the White River, with a view over Lake Taneycomo in the Ozark Mountains. The Christian liberal arts college in pastoral Point Lookout, Missouri was established in 1906 as a school for young people, following a proposal by pastor James Forsythe. Nevertheless, it eventually became a full institution of higher learning in 1965. One of the most impressive features on the 1,000 acre campus is the neo Gothic Williams Memorial Chapel, which is replete with stained glass windows and a soaring arched ceiling. The chapel was built to an old design from Chicago based architect Edward Jannson and completed in 1958. Also among the campus beautiful buildings is the Keeter Center, an idyllic lodge that acts as a hub for functions and bigger events and is home to the college s program of hotel and restaurant management.

The Alabama Baptist Convention affiliated Samford University has had a turbulent history. The school has endured fires, two moves, monetary troubles and the Civil War. Its genesis came through land donated by Siloam Baptist Church members, and it was established as Howard College in 1841. Initially a men only institution, it opened its doors to women in 1895. Today, the school lies in suburban Birmingham, Alabama on a scenic 212 acre campus that was modeled after historic site Colonial Williamsburg. The grounds feature verdant lawns, gardens and Colonial Georgian style red brick buildings. The magnificent Harwell Goodwin Davis Library is capped by the school s signature bell tower, while A. Hamilton Reid Chapel harks back in time, having been designed to imitate the earliest Baptist church constructed in the New World. Accommodating over 5,000 students, Samford is the biggest private university in its state. Its courses include options in education, divinity, arts and sciences, and law.

Some of the greenery on Seattle Pacific University s main campus doesn t just look good; it s also a little piece of history. A number of the trees dotted around the school s Tiffany Loop are among the oldest native species in Seattle. Seattle Pacific University president Dan Martin has even paid tribute to one particular white poplar, labeling it a

Although it was originally started up in central Los Angeles in 1937, interdenominational liberal arts school Westmont College is now to be found on a 111 acre campus in suburban Santa Barbara, where it has resided since 1945. Upon its relocation, the evangelical college took over the splendid Mediterranean style main house on the former estate. This building was conceived by Pasadena architect Reginald Davis Johnson and was constructed in 1929. Now named Kerrwood Hall, the facility contains a lounge and administration offices. Other more modern and sustainably designed but no less attractive architecture is also present on campus which features various beautiful lawns and green areas as well. A highlight is Davis Formal Garden, where Westmont s undergraduate student body can relax next to water fountains in the company of extraordinary flowers.

Regent University s grand 70 acre main campus in Virginia Beach is full of greenery and even has a decorative fountain with stone animals fashioned by British company Haddonstone. The site s charming neo Georgian architecture also belies its young age, as this interdenominational school was only set up 1978: the brainchild of media mogul and Southern Baptist Pat Robertson, it started life as the Christian Broadcasting Network University. The school initially operated using leased classroom space, before its first building, an administration hub, was constructed in 1979. Renamed Regent University in 1990, it today educates a total of almost 6,000 undergraduates and postgraduates. Regent now has eight principal buildings on campus, including stately Robertson Hall plus its striking new chapel and divinity school. These last two were formally opened in 2013, with the chapel taking its cue from the beautiful London, England located church St. Martin in the Fields, which dates back to the 18th century.

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Nestled in the Illinois suburb of Wheaton, the interdenominational, liberal arts based Wheaton College has been described by The Princeton Review as

Chartered in 1845, the Southern Baptist affiliated Baylor University holds the honor of being the oldest continuously functioning school in the state of Texas. Its 1,000 acre campus in Waco where the institution moved in 1885 is situated on the Brazos River and displays plenty of natural beauty thanks to the green areas and trees spread throughout. Two of the campus most notable buildings are architecturally stunning: the Italian Renaissance style Armstrong Browning Library, which features the most sizable collection of works by poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning; and Old Main, which was designed using a mix of American Victorian and Italianate Villa styles by architect William Lamour and was completed in 1887. Built in 1938 in the American Georgian mode to the blueprint of local architect Birch D. Easterwood, the structure now known as Pat Neff Hall is another of the university s landmarks.

The campus of private liberal arts institution California Baptist University brings a touch of the Mediterranean to the Golden State. The school was set up in 1950 in El Monte as California Baptist College by the California Southern Baptist Convention. However, it moved to its magnificent present location in the city of Riverside five years later and was officially renamed California Baptist University in 1998. Mission Revival style buildings with red roofs, picturesque courtyards and palm trees grace the attractive 131 acre site, which accommodates over 7,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. The charming W.E. James Building whose final stone was laid in 1934 is one of the campus highlights. This facility plays host to classrooms and laboratories for the school s faculties of behavioral sciences, arts and sciences, and allied health.