The INSIDER - Spring/Summer 2024

FOUNDERS’ PROGRAM "...when people came to this property for an education, because they felt it was a safe place to pray; it provided for a safe and comfortable environment to socialize;

it was a place that inspired hope and vision; and, it offered an environment for preparing for a better and bright future with receipt of an education." Founded in 1894, the emergence of Texas College was amid an era where education was reserved for a select population and even dangerous to pursue for those restricted. Despite this climate, visionary ministers of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, now the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (CME), sought differently and selflessly founded Texas College on the very grounds that it stands today.

PRESIDENT DWIGHT J. FENNELL MAKES REMARKS

Texas College formally commemorated the 130th Anniversary of the College's founding in 1894. With alumni, students, faculty, staff, and members of the community gathered in the Gus F. Taylor Gymnasium, the convocation rightfully paid homage to Texas College's history. "As we sit and experience today’s program, I want us for a moment to reflect about what it may have been like 130 years ago," noted President Fennell.

TEXAS COLLEGE STUDENT AND CHOIR SOLOIST JARED SHEARS PERFORMS LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING

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