ABSTRACT
In 1906, the United States Religious Census listed Churches of Christ as a separate body from the larger Disciples of Christ. Indicative of the division that would come, David Lipscomb and James A. Harding established the Nashville Bible School in 1891. Although it had the name Bible College, David Lipscomb had always favored a school where all students studied all facets of education. George Pepperdine, founder of Western Auto Supply Company, gave his name and money in 1937 to a new college in Los Angeles. The five colleges specifically founded by members of Churches of Christ made great plans for growth following World War II. There were two major goals for the schools: expanded facilities to care for the pent-up demand for education following the world conflict and accreditation -- a goal reached previously only by Pepperdine. A growing fellowship encouraged the formation of many new colleges beginning in the 1940s.
