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Nice image of Bethel College in its former location at 1485 Snelling Avenue North in Saint Paul, Minnesota, from the 1920s. Think how great this print would look on your wall – and what a thoughtful, memorable gift this would make!
Bethel University is a private Baptist Christian university and seminary in Arden Hills, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1871 as a seminary and is affiliated with Converge. The university enrolls 5,600 students in undergraduate, graduate, and seminary programs.
Bethel University has its origins in the Baptist Theological Union’s Swedish Seminary (Baptist Union Theological Seminary), which was founded by Swedish Baptist pastor John Alexis Edgren in Chicago, Illinois in 1871. Edgren was a former mariner and Civil War veteran originally from Ostana, Sweden, and founded the school as a place for Swedish Baptists to enter the ministry. Edgren was pastor of the First Swedish Baptist Church of Chicago and worked with the Baptist Theological Union to found the seminary. The first woman, Elizabeth Johnson, matriculated in 1879. The school moved several times, first from Morgan Park, Illinois, to St. Paul, Minnesota, then to Stomsburg, Nebraska, and then back to Morgan Park in 1888.
In 1914, the Baptist General Conference has become the school’s main partner.[10] The seminary merged with Bethel Academy and relocated its campus to Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 1931, the Academy became Bethel Junior College. The addition of a four-year liberal arts college program created Bethel College and Seminary in 1947. The school relocated from St. Paul to Arden Hills, Minnesota in 1972. In 2004, the institution changed its name to Bethel University.
A bit of history, fantastic for both current and former residents, and makes a great gift! This is a reproduction from an original postcard. Available in 3.5-inch x 5.5-inch postcards and prints from 4-inch by 6-inch to 13-inch by 19-inch sizes.
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