Regent College

Regent was established in 1968 to provide graduate theological education to the laity, and only in 1979 started a program to train students who will become clergy. After the first summer school class, the graduate Diploma of Christian Studies began; within two years, enrollment grew from 4 to 44 students and the Master of Christian Studies was added. Affiliation with UBC followed in 1975,and accreditation by the Association of Theological Schools in 1985. The last comprehensive evaluation occurred in 2010. The principals and presidents of the college have been Dr. James M. Houston (1970–78), Dr. Carl Armerding (1978–88), Dr. Walter Wright, Jr. (1988-2000) and outgoing president Dr. Rod Wilson (2000-2015). Dr. Jeffrey P. Greenman began his term as the fifth president on February 1, 2015. Dr. Greenman is the first alumnus of Regent College to become president. Regent initially rented rooms in various buildings at UBC, including St. Andrews Hall and Vancouver School of Theology, and occupyied two fraternity houses on Wesbrook Mall for a time. In 1989, Regent moved into its own new building in the current location at the corner of Wesbrook & University, with the distinctive green roof. A subsequent capital campaign finished in 2006, adding the John Richard Allison Library and the Windtower to Regent College's architectural distinctiveness.