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Tennessee Temple University May Leave Highland Park For Woodland Park Baptist Church Campus
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Tennessee Temple University may leave its longtime home in Highland Park for a new campus at Woodland Park Baptist Church, the church congregation was told Sunday.
Dr. Wayne Barber, Woodland Park pastor, and Dr. Steve Echols, TTU president, both spoke on the topic during the morning worship service.
They said talks are underway that would have Temple sell its campus with over 20 acres and move by the church, which has 170 acres on Standifer Gap Road.
TTU once had over 4,000 students, but the enrollment has dropped to just over 400.
Tennessee Temple School earlier closed. Highland Park Baptist Church, which was long the supporting church for TTU, earlier this year sold its holdings in Highland Park and moved out to its Camp Joy property.
Under the plan, Woodland Park Baptist Church would take a role of involvement in the school to seek to help rebuilt its enrollment and mission of training young people for Christian service.
Some of the Woodland Park facilities might initially be used for some classroom and office space, it was stated.
Tennessee Temple has begun to shop its property, which includes a number of offices, dorms and gyms.
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/9/15/259202/Tennessee-Temple-University-May-Leave.aspx
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Tennessee Temple University may leave its longtime home in Highland Park for a new campus at Woodland Park Baptist Church, the church congregation was told Sunday.
Dr. Wayne Barber, Woodland Park pastor, and Dr. Steve Echols, TTU president, both spoke on the topic during the morning worship service.
They said talks are underway that would have Temple sell its campus with over 20 acres and move by the church, which has 170 acres on Standifer Gap Road.
TTU once had over 4,000 students, but the enrollment has dropped to just over 400.
Tennessee Temple School earlier closed. Highland Park Baptist Church, which was long the supporting church for TTU, earlier this year sold its holdings in Highland Park and moved out to its Camp Joy property.
Under the plan, Woodland Park Baptist Church would take a role of involvement in the school to seek to help rebuilt its enrollment and mission of training young people for Christian service.
Some of the Woodland Park facilities might initially be used for some classroom and office space, it was stated.
Tennessee Temple has begun to shop its property, which includes a number of offices, dorms and gyms.
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/9/15/259202/Tennessee-Temple-University-May-Leave.aspx