Southern Methodist College, an institution of the Southern Methodist Church, is a private, four-year, co-educational institution lending itself to Christian living and academic pursuits.  Students from different denominations and different countries are represented in the student body.

The College is located in the historic city of Orangeburg, South Carolina, forty miles southeast of Columbia and eighty miles northwest of Charleston. The fifty-acre campus with its six major buildings occupies the lands and residence of the former Frederick A. Adden estate, given to the Southern Methodist Church in 1961 by the late Mrs. Adden for the purpose of developing the College on the site.

Southern Methodist College is non-accredited. The College operates under charter from the State of South Carolina and by exemption from the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education in offering degrees in Biblical Studies and Religious Education. The College is a member of ACSI, the Association of Christian Schools International.

The present academic program of the College is offered through the on-line venue. A limited number of courses are offered on-campus to supplement the on-line program and to provide courses of community interest.

Administration

John T. Hucks, President

B.A., Southern Methodist College, 1976

M.A., Bob Jones University, 1978

Graduate Studies, Liberty University, Columbia International University

C.A.G.S., Regent University, 2001

Ph.D., Regent University, 2003

From 1979

 

Richard G. Blank, Director of Institutional Advancement

B.A., Bob Jones University, 1957

  1. Div. (B.D.), Lancaster Theological Seminary, 1962
  2. Min., Luther Rice Seminary, 1989

From 1993

John W. Griffith, Academic Committee Chairman

 

B.A., Southern Methodist College

M.A. Luther Rice Seminary

D.Min, Andersonville Theological Seminary

From 1996-2004, From 2017

 

Shekhinah G. Courson, Registrar, Director of IT Services

B.A., Southern Methodist College, 2012

Studies, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College

From 2015

Daniel T. Shapley, Director of Continuing Education

B.A., Southern Methodist College, 1977

  1. B. S., Southern Methodist College, 1987

Graduate Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary

Computer Consulting Services, 1985 – present

From 1983-2002, From 2018

Faculty / Adjunct Faculty

Richard G. Blank

Christian Ministries, Counseling, Biblical Studies

B.A., Bob Jones University, 1957

  1. Div. (B.D.), Lancaster Theological Seminary, 1962
  2. Min., Luther Rice Seminary, 1989

From 1983

Walter Gaskin

Mathematics

B.A. Clemson University, 1975

B.A. Southern Methodist College, 2005

Graduate Studies, University of Tennessee, 1975-79

Doctoral Studies, University of South Carolina, 1979-82

                                From 2004

 

John W. Griffith

                Biblical Studies, Christian Minstries

B.A., Southern Methodist College

M.A. Luther Rice Seminary

D.Min, Andersonville Theological Seminary

From 1996-2004, From 2017

 

John T. Hucks

                Organizational Leadership, Biblical Studies, Christian Ministries, Counseling

B.A., Southern Methodist College, 1976

M.A., Bob Jones University, 1978

Graduate Studies, Liberty University, Columbia International University

C.A.G.S., Regent University, 2001

Ph.D., Regent University, 2003

From 1979

 

Victor P. Reasoner

                Biblical Studies, History

                                B.Th., Kansas City College and Bible School, 1977

  1. Div., Biola University, 1987
  2. Min.., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1993

From 2007

 

Ramona C. White

                English

B.A., Bob Jones University, 1960

M.S., Bob Jones University, 1983

M.A., Furman University, 1988

From 2018

Guest Faculty

Gary K. Briden

                Biblical Studies, Christian Ministries

B.A. Southern Methodist College, 1970

M.A. Bob Jones University, 1972

From 1974-1977, From 2000

John C. Courson

                Biblical Studies

B.A., Southern Methodist College, 1978

M.A., Bob Jones University, 1979

Graduate work, Columbia International University

From 2012

Library Faculty

Christine Gaskin

B.A., Southern Methodist College, 2006

M.L.S., Valdosta State University, 2008

From 2008

Staff

Sarah L. Hucks – Faculty Assistant

Bookkeeping Services – McGregor & Company, LLP 

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