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David Lipscomb (
1831-
1917) founded the Nashville Bible School in
1891Lipscomb University is a Church of Christ university in Nashville, Tennessee. Lipscomb University was founded in 1891 by David Lipscomb and James A. Harding. The original name was the Nashville Bible School, which was changed to David Lipscomb College, then to David Lipscomb University, and finally to "Lipscomb University". From the school's inception all full-time students were required to take daily Bible classes and to attend daily chapel services (now held in the on-campus sports facility Allen Arena), although the school was never intended to function a primarily as seminary, a term looked upon with disfavour by many members of the Churches of Christ, but rather as a Christian liberal arts institution. The campus grounds consist largely of the former estate of David Lipscomb, who donated it to the school.
The university has a wide range of academic programs, although there is an emphasis on education, Bible, and business. Additionally, many students are involved in pre-professional programs, notably pre-med and pre-law. Sports teams are nicknamed the Bisons; there is a large statue of the the namesake animal centrally located on the campus. At one time the school was a small-college sports powerhouse, notably in baseball and basketball; now it is a new member of NCAA Division I and competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference. There is also an on-campus high school; the associated elementary school has been moved to a renovated former public school a few blocks away.
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