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'''Bexley Hall''' is a seminary of the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America]]. Founded in 1824 by Bishop [[Philander Chase]] in conjunction with the establishment of [[Kenyon College]] in [[Gambier, Ohio]], Bexley Hall disassociated with Kenyon in 1968 and moved to Rochester, New York where it affiliated with [[Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School]]. In 1998, the seminary reestablished a campus in Ohio through a partnership with [[Trinity Lutheran Seminary]] of Columbus, Ohio.
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'''Bexley Hall''' is a [[seminary]] of the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America]], with campuses in [[Rochester, New York]] and [[Columbus, Ohio]].
[[Category:United States seminaries]]
<ref>Bexley Hall [http://www.bexley.edu/contact.html contact] retrieved on September 7, 2006</ref>
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The seminary was established in 1824 by Bishop [[Philander Chase]] in conjunction with the establishment of [[Kenyon College]] in [[Gambier, Ohio]]. Bexley Hall disassociated with Kenyon in 1968 and moved to [[Rochester, New York]] where it affiliated with [[Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School]]. In 1998, the seminary re-established a campus in Ohio through a partnership with [[Trinity Lutheran Seminary]] of Columbus, Ohio.


It gained its name from [[Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley]], an early benefactor of Kenyon College.
<ref name="bch">[http://www1.kenyon.edu/tour/bexley.phtml Bexley and Coburn Halls] at Kenyon College wesbite. Retrieved on September 8, 2006.</ref>

Although the seminary is no longer affiliated with [[Kenyon College]], the 1839 seminary building in Gambier now houses fine art facilities for Kenyon, and is still known as ''Bexley Hall''.
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==Notable alumni==
*[[S. Arthur Huston]], 2nd [[Episcopal Diocese of Olympia|bishop of Olympia]]
*[[Peter Kwong]], first Archbishop and Primate of the Hong Kong [[Sheng Kung Hui]] (香港聖公會)<ref>Bexley Hall [http://bexley.edu.anglican.org/profiles/index.html Alumni]. Retrieved on September 8, 2006.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.bexley.edu/ Bexley Hall]
*[http://www.trinitylutheranseminary.edu/BexleyHall.asp Bexley Hall at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus]

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Revision as of 22:13, 27 September 2006

Philander Chase was the founder and first president of Bexley Hall and Kenyon College, and later became Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church

Bexley Hall is a seminary of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, with campuses in Rochester, New York and Columbus, Ohio. [1]

The seminary was established in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase in conjunction with the establishment of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Bexley Hall disassociated with Kenyon in 1968 and moved to Rochester, New York where it affiliated with Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. In 1998, the seminary re-established a campus in Ohio through a partnership with Trinity Lutheran Seminary of Columbus, Ohio.

It gained its name from Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley, an early benefactor of Kenyon College. [2]

Although the seminary is no longer affiliated with Kenyon College, the 1839 seminary building in Gambier now houses fine art facilities for Kenyon, and is still known as Bexley Hall. [2]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Bexley Hall contact retrieved on September 7, 2006
  2. ^ a b Bexley and Coburn Halls at Kenyon College wesbite. Retrieved on September 8, 2006.
  3. ^ Bexley Hall Alumni. Retrieved on September 8, 2006.

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