and McCune School of Music (closed 1957) Bannock Stake Academy (founded 1888), now Brigham Young University–Idaho Sanpete Stake Academy (founded 1888), now Snow College Weber Stake Academy (founded 1889), now Weber State University St. Joseph Stake Academy (founded 1888), now Eastern Arizona College St. George Stake Academy (founded 1911), now Utah Tech University. The LDS Church also established formal colleges and universities: University of Nauvoo was a community resource for academic learning established by the Nauvoo charter. University of Deseret (1850), now the University of Utah Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah (1877–1926) The Church University, also called Young University, (1891–94), absorbed into the University of Utah and LDS University Church College of Hawaii (1955), now Brigham Young University–Hawaii In the mid-20th century, the church established secondary schools outside of the United States to provide education where it was not fully available. These include: Church College of New Zealand (1958–2009) Benemerito De Las Americas (1964–2013) (Mexico City) — On January 29, 2013, the LDS Church announced the school would be closed and converted into a Missionary Training Center (MTC) at the end of the 2012–13 school year. The new MTC opened in June 2013. Higher education Institutions of higher education run by the church include Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University–Idaho, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, and Ensign College, along with a higher education organization, BYU–Pathway Worldwide. Satellite campuses BYU Salt Lake Center, Salt Lake City, Utah BYU Jerusalem Center, Jerusalem, Israel General administration Church Board of Education and Boards of Trustees NOTE: Individuals with an asterisk (*) by their names serve as members of the Executive Committee of the Board. The senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve, currently Holland, serves as the committee's chairman. Office of the Commissioner of Church Education Presidents / Administrator of individual CES units Chronology of the Commissioner of Church Education The office of Church Commissioner of Education was suspended in 1989, when trustees decided to deal directly with individual administrators. The position was reinstated in 1992. See also Church Educational System Honor Code Education in Zion Gallery LDS Student Association References Sources Arrington, Leonard J. (Summer 1967). "The Founding of the L.D.S. Institutes of Religion." Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 2, 137-47. Berrett, William E. (1988). A Miracle in Weekday Religious Education: A History of the Church Educational System. Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Lake Printing Center. Church Educational System (2005). Church Educational