Canada Christian College

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Coordinates: 43°43′31″N, 79°20′13″W Canada Christian College is an evangelical Christian college located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1967 by Elmer S. McVety, a Toronto evangelist, under the name Richmond College. Its president since 1993 has been Charles McVety, son of Elmer McVety. Its website boasts that it has "over 3000" graduates since its founding. [1]

[edit] History

Its intent at the time of founding was to be a Christian arts college. In 1974, the institution launched a theology program with the name "Canada Christian College", and the non-theological programs of the college were discontinued in 1981. [1]

In 1982, the Ontario Ministry of Education revoked the right of Canada Christian College to grant degrees. The accreditation question was still open when the younger McVety took over leadership of the college in 1993. In 1998, the Ontario government ordered the college to close. McVety claimed that his response was to “[tell] them to take a long walk on a short pier and get lost.” In 1999, Frank Klees introduced a successful motion in the Ontario legislature granting legitimacy to the college. [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ General information about Canada Christian College. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
  2. ^ McDonald, Marci. "Stephen Harper and the Theo-cons", The Walrus, 5 December 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.

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