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'{{Infobox university |name = The Crown College |image = |motto = "Take the High Road" |established = 1991 |type = [[Private school|Private]] Christian |president = Dr. Clarence Sexton |city = [[Powell, Tennessee|Powell]] |state = [[Tennessee]] |country = [[United States|USA]] |students = 914<ref>[http://www.tennessee.gov/thec/Divisions/LRA/PostsecondaryAuth/segpr/CrownCollege.pdf Student Enrollment, Graduation and Placement Report, 2008; Crown College of the Bible, Powell, Tennessee], [[Tennessee Higher Education Commission]] Division of Postsecondary School Authorization</ref> |undergrad = |postgrad = |staff = 100 |campus = {{convert|240|acre|km2}} |mascot = Royal Crusaders |website= [http://www.thecrowncollege.com/ www.thecrowncollege.com] |}} '''The Crown College''', also called '''Crown College of the Bible''',<ref>[http://www.state.tn.us/thec/Divisions/LRA/PostsecondaryAuth/segpr.html Authorized Institutions Data], Tennessee Higher Education Commission website, accessed May 31, 2010</ref> is an [[Independent Baptist]] [[Bible college]], [[seminary]], and [[music conservatory]] in [[Powell, Tennessee|Powell]], [[Tennessee]]. The college offers the Bachelor of Biblical Studies degree, with concentrations in pastoral ministry, youth ministry, missions, music ministry and Christian education. The Crown Seminary offers the M.C.E., M.S.M., M.Min., M.B.S., and M.Div. degrees.<ref>[http://www.thecrowncollege.com/seminary/ Crown College Graduate School and Seminary] website</ref> The college also has [[satellite campus|auxiliary campus]]es in [[Evesham, England]], and [[Fort Worth, Texas]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080114031151/http://www.thecrowncollege.com/Future/About.aspx Your Future at Crown College]</ref> Crown College opened in 1991, and now has over 900 students. It is a member of the [[National Christian College Athletic Association]], and fields teams in men's basketball, men's soccer, and women's volleyball. The Crown College Choir is a signature of the college, having performed across the United States and the United Kingdom. Its new 7,908 square foot campus in Powell was formerly a [[Levi Strauss]] manufacturing plant that was extensively renovated for use as a college.<ref>[http://www.sunelectrical.com/subs/awards.html SunElCo Awards] (website accessed September 22, 2208)</ref> The new campus employs the neo-classical architectural design and the value of the building in 2012 was $1,617,400. ==Beliefs== The Crown College is an [[Independent Baptist]] college associated with the [[Christian fundamentalist]] movement. The Crown College believes that the [[Bible|Scriptures]] are inspired and [[Providentialism|providentially]] preserved by God and that the Word of God for the [[English language|English]]-speaking world is the [[King James Version of the Bible|Authorized Version (King James Version)]]. The Crown College believes in the [[premillennial]] [[rapture]] of the [[Body of Christ|Church]], a literal seven years [[Tribulation]], and a [[Millennialism|Millennial]] reign of Christ.<ref name="Beliefs">[http://web.archive.org/web/20080129163645/http://www.templebaptistchurch.com/statement.cfm Temple Baptist Church Statement of Faith]</ref> ==Accreditation== Crown College is authorized for operation as a postsecondary educational institution by the [[Tennessee Higher Education Commission]].<ref name="THEC">[http://state.tn.us/thec/Divisions/LRA/PostsecondaryAuth/segpr.html THEC List of Authorized Postsecondary Institutes in Tennessee]</ref> The college applied to the [[Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools]] (TRACS) in 2011 and was granted "candidate status" in November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tracs.org/files/2012NovemberCommissionActionSummary.pdf |title=Commission Announcements |work=Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools |date=16 November 2012 |accessdate=22 November 2012}}</ref> ==Crown Christian Publications== Crown Christian Publications is based in Crown College, and is a ministry of [[Temple Baptist Church]] in Powell. Crown Christian Publications is a small [[publisher]] that specializes in books on Christian living and devotionals. Many of the books are written by the college's president, Dr. Clarence Sexton. Crown Christian Publications also publishes "The Baptist Vision", a bi-monthly Baptist magazine.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} ==History== Crown College started in 1991 with 69 students. To date is has produced over 2,100 alumni. In the autumn of 2007 an extension school was opened in [[Ft. Worth, Texas]]. ==Controversies== There are been numerous controversies at Crown College. Its founder and current president, Clarence Sexton, was known to support the disgraces mega-church pastor Jack Schaap <ref>[http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2013/03/strict-separation-really-really-strict-seriously/] . Schaap was recently sentenced to 12 years in prison for having underage sex with a 17 year old he was counseling. <ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/20/jack-schaap-sentenced-ind_n_2918139.html/] ==Notes== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.thecrowncollege.com/ Crown College] (Official Site) * [http://www.crownchristianpublications.com/ Crown Christian Publications] * [http://www.templebaptistchurch.com/ Temple Baptist Church] * [http://www.faithforthefamily.com/ Faith for the Family] {{Tennessee private colleges and universities}} {{NCCAA Division II Mid-East navbox}} {{coord missing|Tennessee}} [[Category:Unaccredited Christian universities and colleges]] [[Category:Baptist universities and colleges in the United States]] [[Category:Baptists in Tennessee]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Tennessee]] [[Category:Education in Knox County, Tennessee]] [[Category:Knoxville metropolitan area]] [[Category:Bible colleges]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1991]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Knox County, Tennessee]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Fort Worth, Texas]]'