Cornerstone University is a private, independent, non-denominational Christian liberal arts college located on the east side of Grand Rapids, Michigan. It offers programs in the humanities, sciences, business, religion, education, and fine arts, and includes a seminary. There is also a university by the same name headed by Dr. John Thomas Longsworth, President, and operating in and out of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image File history File linksMetadata Cu_sm. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, and on his life and teachings as presented in the New Testament. ... A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ... Flag Nickname: Furniture City Location Location of Grand Rapids within Kent County, Michigan Coordinates: Government Country State County United States Michigan Kent Mayor George Heartwell Geographical characteristics Area 45. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... A seminary is a specialized university-like institution for the purpose of instructing students (seminarians) in theology, often in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. ...

All subjects are taught with the trinitarian belief in the triune God and the literal interpretation of the Bible. Students are required to abide by a strict "Lifestyle Statement" intended to reflect those beliefs. Trinitarianism is the Christian doctrine that God, although one being, exists in three distinct persons (hypostases) known collectively as the Holy Trinity. ... For other uses, see Trinity (disambiguation). ... This article concerns the self-labeled Fundamentalist Movement in Protestant Christianity. ... For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ...

Cornerstone University is nationally accredited by both the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada[1] and the National Association of Schools of Music.[2] In sports, it is a member of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference and the NAIA. Generally, accreditation is the process by which a facility becomes officially certified as providing services of a reasonably good quality, so that the public can trust in the quality of its services. ... The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) is an organization of seminaries and other graduate schools of theology. ... The National Association of Schools of Music, NASM, was founded in 1924 and is an accreditor for schools for post-high school education. ... The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) is a conference of eight colleges and universities in the U.S. states of Michigan and Indiana. ... The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (better known as the NAIA) traces its roots to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball. ...

History

Cornerstone was founded in 1941 as the Baptist Bible Institute. It was accredited in 1972 as a degree-granting college. It merged with the Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music in 1993. As of 2006, Cornerstone had an enrollment of approximately 2,700. See also, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary This article is about the year. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grand Rapids Theological Seminary (GRTS) of Cornerstone University [1] is an evangelical Christian seminary located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ...

Names of the Institution Since Its Beginning

January 1941-1944: Baptist Bible Institute of Grand Rapids, Michigan

• (modeled after the Baptist Bible Institute of Toledo, Ohio)
• (located in educational wing of Wealthy Street Baptist Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan)

1944-1948: Baptist Bible Institute and School of Theology of Grand Rapids, Michigan

1948-1963: Grand Rapids Baptist Theological Seminary and Bible Institute

• (first seminary graduating class of 2 students, Spring 1949 -- one of whom was Victor M. Matthews, who immediately began teaching at the school)

1963-1972: Grand Rapids Baptist Bible College and Seminary

• (Fall 1964, first students arrive at new campus/Leonard& East Beltline NE)

1972-1994: Grand Rapids Baptist College and Seminary

• January 1977, the new Leon J. Wood Seminary Building opened
• February 1977, the Leon J. Wood Seminary Building dedicated

1993 - merged with Grand Rapids School of the Bible & Music Leon James Wood (1918-1977) is the author of the only known book on the Ruach haKodesh (Holy Spirit) as portrayed in the Tanakh as opposed to the Brit Chadashah (New Testament), in which work he writes, The evidence that spiritual renewal, or regeneration, was true of such Old... Leon James Wood (1918-1977) is the author of the only known book on the Ruach haKodesh (Holy Spirit) as portrayed in the Tanakh as opposed to the Brit Chadashah (New Testament), in which work he writes, The evidence that spiritual renewal, or regeneration, was true of such Old...

1994-1999: Cornerstone College and Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary (3-28-94) (legally renamed as Cornerstone Baptist Educational Ministries -- C.B.E.M.)

1999-present: Cornerstone University (4-8-99)

Presidents of Cornerstone University

• David Otis Fuller (1941-1944)
• Norman F. Douty (1944-1945)
• Paul Jackson (1945-1946) (acting president)
• Gerard Knol (1946-1953)
• Leon J. Wood (1953-1954) (acting president)
• J. Edward Hakes (1954-1958)
• Howard A. Keithley (1958-1959) (acting president)
• W. Wilbert Welch (1959-1983) (Chancellor: 1983-present)
• Charles U. Wagner (1983-1990)
• W. Wilbert Welch (1991)(interim president)
• Rex M. Rogers (1991-present)

David Otis Fuller David Otis Fuller (1903 - 1988) was a graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Dallas Theological Seminary. ... Norman Franklin Douty (1899-1993), a past president of Cornerstone University, authored a detailed refutation of the false doctrine of limited atonement, as well as several other theological treatises. ... Leon James Wood (1918-1977) is the author of the only known book on the Ruach haKodesh (Holy Spirit) as portrayed in the Tanakh as opposed to the Brit Chadashah (New Testament), in which work he writes, The evidence that spiritual renewal, or regeneration, was true of such Old... J. Edward Hakes left his mark on Christian higher education, his book being assigned as required reading in the classrooms of several Christian colleges. ... W. Wilbert Welch, the Chancellor of Cornerstone University, has been actively involved with that institution since 1941, when he served as teaching faculty. ... W. Wilbert Welch, the Chancellor of Cornerstone University, has been actively involved with that institution since 1941, when he served as teaching faculty. ... Rex M. Rogers, Cornerstone University President Rex M. Rogers, best known for his syndicated Christian radio program and newspaper column Making A Difference, has been the president of Cornerstone University since 1991. ...

Unique traditions

• The school offers a four-day-long freshmen orientation called "ROCK" groups, which stands for "Rigorous Orientation to Campus Knowledge," offered just prior to Fall team each year.
• SNOC, which stands for Sunday Night on Campus, is Cornerstone University's riff on Saturday Night Live. It features SNL-like skits presented from a Christian worldview. It is on the first Sunday night that Freshmen are on campus (For 2005, it was on August 21), and traditionally starts at 8:17 P.M. Eastern. SNOC often ends with a large dance number featuring every person involved.

The main actors are the Residence Life staff of Cornerstone University. As such, RAs (Resident Assistants) and RDs (Resident Directors) feature heavily in every skit.

For 2005, the theme was Game Shows. Several of the skits were mocks of popular game shows, including Jeopardy, The Price is Right, and Family Feud. The dance finale made fun of Cornerstone University having its first upcoming dance, and featured all of the RAs and RDs dancing to Michael Jackson's "Thriller".

• Candlelighting is a tradition linked to betrothal. When two Cornerstone students become engaged to be married, the bride-to-be is given a special midnight ceremony beginning in her dorm lounge and leading to the Bell Tower, where the groom-to-be is waiting with his dorm brothers. He must climb the bell tower, touch the bell, and then descend back down, where his brothers are waiting to take him down to the pond and throw him in. After he emerges from the pond, the bride-to-be hugs (but is encouraged for a more racy period of kissing) her drenched fiance.

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Athletics

National Championships:

• 1999 - Men's Basketball - NAIA Division II

National Runners-up:

• 2002 - Women's Basketball - NAIA Division II

External links

• Cornerstone University

• Grand Rapids Theological Seminary