Amridge University is a private university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Montgomery, Alabama. It was previously known as Alabama Christian School of Religion, Southern Christian University, and Regions University, and is a successor institution to Alabama Christian College. Founded in 1967 as the Alabama Christian School of Religion, its primary function historically has been as a theological seminary to train ministers in Bible and Christian Counseling. However, Amridge has expanded its curricula to other degrees. Seminary training offered by the Turner School of Theology, named in honor of founder Rex Allwin Turner Sr. and his wife Opal Shipp Turner, continues to be a core undertaking, with all levels of ministry and theological degrees available. History Key institutional events 1942 Montgomery Bible School, founded by Rex Allwin Turner Sr., Calvin Leonard Johnson, and Joseph B. "Joe" Greer, offered both high school and first year college courses, and became a junior college with an elementary and secondary department 1949 Expanded curricula to include a third year of Bible and related courses 1953 Granted first baccalaureate degrees 1954 Institution's name changed to Alabama Christian College 1966 Discontinued upper‑level program in religious studies to satisfy accreditation requirements as a junior college High school department became Alabama Christian Academy, a regionally accredited elementary and secondary school Junior college department became what today is Faulkner University 1967 Alabama Christian School of Religion founded to assume the upper-level program, offering classes in the new facilities of the College Church of Christ at 5315 Atlanta Highway 1972 Expanded curricula to include graduate degree programs 1974 Moved to new property jointly purchased with the Landmark Church of Christ at 6020 Atlanta Highway 1977 Expanded curricula to include a three‑year graduate program offering the Master of Theology degree 1985 Applied for accredited membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 1988 Replaced the Master of Theology degree to conform to standard nomenclature and practice with the Master of Divinity degree, generally recognized as the first professional degree in ministry 1987 Sold its interest in the jointly owned property to the Landmark Church of Christ and built its own new campus on of land on Interstate 85 alongside Auburn University at Montgomery. The School of Religion moved to this new campus at 1200 Taylor Road that summer. 1989 Received accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to grant degrees at the bachelor's