Miltonvale Wesleyan College

Miltonvale Wesleyan College (sometimes called "Miltonvale College") was a two-year college located in Miltonvale, Kansas and was operated by the Wesleyan Church.[1] The school began operation in 1909 under Rev. Silas W. Bond[2] and ceased operation in 1972, when the school merged with Bartlesville Wesleyan College—later to become a part of Oklahoma Wesleyan University.[3]

Miltonvale College, 1915

Alumni

• Orval Butcher (1917–2010), founding pastor of Skyline Church in La Mesa, California[4][5]
• Jim Garlow, third pastor of the same Skyline Church.[6]

References

1. Missouri-Kansas school listings Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
2. Resort Naturelle Miltonvale Wesleyan College 100 years
3. Oklahoma Wesleyan University Miltonvale Weslyan College
4. "Pastor Orval Butcher". Dead Link. Archived from the original on 2007-12-26.
5. Gonzalez, Blanca (October 22, 2010). "Orval Butcher, founding pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church, dies at 92". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
6. "Dr. Jim Garlow" (James Garlow profile). Londen Institute for Evangelism. Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved March 5, 2013.

Further reading

• Randall J Stephens, "'A Fortress of Righteousness' on the Kansas Prairie: Miltonvale Wesleyan College, 1909-1972 (MA Thesis, Emporia State University, 1998)