Editing Pensacola Christian College

{{Short description|Liberal arts college in Pensacola, Florida}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Pensacola Christian College
 | image                  = Pensacola Christian College official seal.jpg
 | image_size             = 150px
 | caption                = College seal
 | motto                  = Strength. Truth. Beauty.
 | established            = 1974
 | type                   = [[Private college]]
 | accreditation          = [[Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools|TRACS]]
 | religious_affiliation  = [[Independent Baptist]]<ref name="IndeBaptist">{{cite web|url=http://www.pcci.edu/spirituallife/articlesoffaith.html |title=Articles of Faith |publisher=Pensacola Christian College |year=2013 |access-date=January 13, 2013}}</ref>
 | president              = Troy Shoemaker
 | vice_president         = Jon Lands
 | city                   = [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]]
 | state                  = [[Florida]]
 | country                = U.S.
 | students               = 4,882 (2017)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/pensacola/2017/05/23/escambia-county-approves-vacating-rawson-lane-pcc/336940001/|date=May 22, 2017|author=Joseph Baucum|title=Escambia County approves vacating Rawson Lane to PCC|work=[[Pensacola News Journal]]|publisher=[[Gannett]]}}</ref>
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 | colors                 = {{color box|#005daa}}{{color box|#ffffff}}{{color box|#FFCC04}} Blue, white, yellow
 | mascot                 = Eagor
 | sports_nickname        = Eagles
 | website                = {{URL|www.pcci.edu}}
 | affiliations           = 
 | athletics_affiliations = [[National Christian College Athletic Association|NCCAA]] [[List of NCCAA institutions#Division II 3|Division II – South]]
 | founders               = Arlin and Beka Horton
 | logo                   = Pensacola_Christian_College_logo.gif
 | logo_size              = 200px
 | logo_alt               = Palm tree surrounded by a rectangle and the letters 'PCC'
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'''Pensacola Christian College''' ('''PCC''') is a [[Private college|private]] [[Independent Baptist|Christian]] college in [[Pensacola, Florida]]. Founded in 1974 by Arlin and Beka Horton,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/|title=Founders · Pensacola Christian College|website=Pensacola Christian College|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> it has been [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools]] since 2013.<ref name="TRACS">{{cite web|url=https://www.tracs.org/member_institutions/PensacolaChristian.html |title=Pensacola Christian College |publisher=[[Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools]] |date=November 26, 2019}}</ref>

==History==

Arlin and Beka Horton graduated from [[Bob Jones University]] in 1951,<ref>''CLA [Christian Law Association] Defender'', 4:9 (September 1981), 19; Bob Jones University ''Vintage'' (yearbook), 1951, 183.</ref> and moved to [[Pensacola, Florida]], in 1952 to found a Christian grade school. That school, Pensacola Christian Grade School, opened in 1954; it was later renamed [[Pensacola Christian Academy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pensacolachristianacademy.com/History.aspx|title=Pensacola Christian Academy - History|access-date=January 27, 2019|publisher=Pensacola Christian Academy}}</ref>

In 1974, the Hortons opened Pensacola Christian College to further their vision of "Education from a Christian Perspective." The college had 100 students its first year open, and was based in a single building, Ballard Hall.<ref name=":0" />

Pensacola Theological Seminary, an extension of PCC's graduate school, was founded in 1998. Its avowed purpose is "to fill each student's mind and heart with what the Bible says."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcci.edu/CollegeInfo/HistoryOfPCC.aspx|title=History of PCC · Pensacola Christian College|website=Pensacola Christian College|language=en-US|access-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref>

In February 2012, Arlin Horton announced that he would be retiring from the ministry after May 2012. The school's board voted unanimously to install Troy Shoemaker, a PCC graduate, as president of the college.<ref>{{cite web|last=Horton|first=Arlin|title=President Horton Announces Retirement|url=http://www.pcci.edu/newsevents/2012/presidenthortonretirement.html|access-date=February 8, 2012}}</ref> Shoemaker, a former administrator at Pensacola Christian Academy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcci.edu/CollegeInfo/president.aspx|title=President|access-date=January 27, 2019 |publisher=Pensacola Christian College}}</ref> completed his undergraduate education at PCC and holds a [[Doctor of Education]] degree from the institution as well as an [[education specialist]] degree from the [[University of West Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcci.edu/CollegeInfo/BoardAdministration.aspx|title=Board & Administration|access-date=January 27, 2019|publisher=Pensacola Christian College}}</ref> In July 2019, Shoemaker hired Jon Lands as the executive vice president. Lands completed his undergraduate education at PCC, graduating with a bachelor's degree in pastoral ministries. He also received his honorary doctorate from PCC in 2011.

A concert at the school on February 11, 2023, by the British [[a capella]] ensemble [[the King's Singers]] was cancelled with two hours' notice due to "concerns" about the "lifestyle" and [[sexual orientation]] of a member of the group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-14 |title=The King's Singers' Florida Concert Canceled due to Homophobia |url=https://operawire.com/the-kings-singers-florida-concert-canceled-due-to-homophobia/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=OperaWire |language=en-US}}</ref> Pensacola Christian College's Articles of Faith classify homosexuality as a form of sexual immorality along with [[adultery]], fornication, bestiality, incest, and use of pornography, citing passages in the [[Book of Matthew]], the  [[First Epistle to the Corinthians]], and the [[Book of Hebrews]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/about/biblical-foundations.aspx|title=Biblical Principles|accessdate=2023-02-18|publisher=self published by Pensacola Christian College}}</ref>

==Academics==
[[File:PCC Administration Building.jpg|right|thumb|The main entrance to the main academic and administration building]]
PCC has nine academic divisions including Bible, business, education, engineering and computer science, humanities, natural sciences, nursing, performing arts, and visual arts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/|title=Academics · Home · Pensacola Christian College|website=Pensacola Christian College|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> Graduate degrees are offered through the graduate school at PCC and through Pensacola Theological Seminary in the fields of Bible, business administration, communicative arts, divinity, education, ministry, music, and nursing.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/condensedcatalog/pcc-condensedcatalog13.pdf | title=Catalog 2013 | publisher=Pensacola Christian College | year=2013 | access-date=October 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200243/http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/condensedcatalog/pcc-condensedcatalog13.pdf | archive-date=October 29, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The college markets its education programs as being specifically intended to prepare educators for employment at Christian schools rather than public schools, though graduates of the programs have been eligible to apply for public school teacher certification in Florida since 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.pcci.edu/GeneralInfo/AcademicsFAQ.aspx |title= Academics FAQ |access-date= June 13, 2018 |publisher= Pensacola Christian College}}</ref>

Because the college accepts a literal interpretation of the [[Genesis creation narrative]] from the Bible and rejects [[theory of evolution|evolution]] and other mainstream theories about the origins and age of Earth, students are taught [[young Earth creationism]],<ref name="creation">"We believe God created the heavens and earth in six literal days, and that God created all life (Gen. 1). We reject the man-made theory of evolution occurring over millions of years and believe the earth is 6,000 years old."{{cite news | url=http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/condensedcatalog/pcc-condensedcatalog13.pdf | title=Catalog 2013 | publisher=Pensacola Christian College | year=2013 | access-date=October 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200243/http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/condensedcatalog/pcc-condensedcatalog13.pdf | archive-date=October 29, 2013 | url-status=dead }} page 7</ref> and that God created the Earth in six literal 24-hour days.<ref name="creation"/> PCC's biology classes are based on creationism.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/CondensedCatalog/2012/offline/download.pdf | title=Catalog 2012 | publisher=Pensacola Christian College | year=2013 | access-date=March 24, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020110643/http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/CondensedCatalog/2012/offline/download.pdf | archive-date=October 20, 2012 | url-status=dead }} page 208</ref>

===Accreditation===
[[File:PCC Bell.jpg|upright|right|thumb|The Campanile at PCC]]
Since 2013, Pensacola Christian College has been [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools]] (TRACS), a religious institutional accreditation agency, to offer associates to doctorate degrees.<ref name="TRACS"/> However, Pensacola Christian College does not participate in any federal or state funded financial aid programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/|title=Finances · Frequently Asked Questions · Pensacola Christian College|website=Pensacola Christian College|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref> In consequence, the college is exempt from federal guidelines concerning many forms of discrimination (e.g., [[Title IX]] of the [[Education Amendments of 1972]]), investigations into accusations of sexual abuse, and sharing of information about crimes on campus ([[Clery Act]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caputo |first=Ibby |last2=Marcus |first2=Jon |date=2016-07-07 |title=How Some Religious Colleges Avoid Rules Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/07/the-controversial-reason-some-religious-colleges-forgo-federal-funding/490253/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref>

From 1974 until 2011, Pensacola Christian College did not seek accreditation. In numerous publications the school explained that it eschewed accreditation, indicating that an outside agency that did not share its religious and moral views might try to pressure the college to change or eliminate its beliefs{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}. The college changed course on November 9, 2011, when the administration informed its students that PCC had been awarded candidacy for accreditation, a pre-accreditation status, by Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pcci.edu/newsevents/2011/tracsannouncement2.html | title=Announcement from PCC's President | publisher=Pensacola Christian College | date=November 12, 2011 | access-date=October 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200756/http://www.pcci.edu/newsevents/2011/tracsannouncement2.html | archive-date=October 29, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2013, PCC was officially accredited by TRACS.<ref name="TRACS"/>

The baccalaureate and master's degrees in nursing at Pensacola Christian College are also accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing, and the baccalaureate degree in engineering is accredited by ABET.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/|title=Accreditation and Authorization · Pensacola Christian College|website=Pensacola Christian College|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref>

==Student life==

===Athletics===
{{Main|Pensacola Christian Eagles}}[[File:PCC Arlin R. Horton Sports Center Exterior.jpg|right|thumb|Arlin R. Horton Sports Center]]
PCC participates in the [[National Christian College Athletic Association]] (NCCAA) for intercollegiate sports. Sports include men's basketball and soccer and women's basketball and volleyball. The men's wrestling team won the NCCAA national championship in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1998, the last year before the NCCAA discontinued the sport.<ref name="NCCAA sport list">{{cite web |title=PCC|url=http://www.thenccaa.org/sports/2016/6/7/Pensacola_Christian_College.aspx?id=505|access-date=January 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thenccaa.org/custompages/History%20PDF%20Files/Men's_Wrestling_Archives.pdf |title=Men's Wrestling Archives|publisher=NCCAA |access-date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> The Men's Eagles Basketball games as well as the Lady Eagles basketball games are played in the arena level of the Sports Center. PCC also hosts a number of invitational high school sporting tournaments and camps.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youthoutreachcamps.com/|title=Youth Outreach Ministry - Home Page|accessdate=2022-08-09|publisher=Pensacola Christian College}}</ref>

In addition to intercollegiate athletics, PCC students are also afforded the opportunity to play intramural sports through their Collegians. Sports offered through collegians include soccer, [[basketball]], [[softball]], [[volleyball]], and broom-hockey among others,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/campus-life/collegians.aspx|title=Collegians · Pensacola Christian College|website=Pensacola Christian College|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> and the Eagles have a [[cheerleading]] squad called the Blue Crew.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pcceagles.com/sports/cheerleading|title=PCC Eagles - Cheerleading|accessdate=2022-08-09|publisher=Pensacola Christian College}}</ref> Every fall Collegian Soccer culminates with the winners of the playoffs facing each other in the annual Turkey Bowl held over the Thanksgiving weekend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/|title=Athletic Opportunities · Pensacola Christian College|website=Pensacola Christian College|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> In the spring, students can play softball and basketball.

===Recreation===

The campus offers opportunities for individual or group recreation, such as the [[Arlin R. Horton Sports Center]] which originally opened in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/arlin-r-horton-sports-center-pensacola-christian-college-eagles/|title = Arlin R. Horton Sports Center – Pensacola Christian College Eagles|date = December 28, 2019}}</ref> The sports center has facilities for ice skating, bowling, racquetball, miniature golf, table tennis, and weight lifting.<ref name="SportsCenter">{{cite news | url=http://www.pcci.edu/campus/facilities/recreation.html | title=Sports Center | publisher=Pensacola Christian College | year=2013 | access-date=October 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201843/http://www.pcci.edu/campus/facilities/recreation.html | archive-date=October 29, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition with an expansion completed in 2008 by Hewes & Company, LLC, it includes a surfing wave, water cannons, an inline skating track, a rooftop sun deck, a snack bar, and [[climbing wall]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hewesandcompany.com/portfolio_pcc_sports_center_addition.html|title=Hewes & Company, LLC}}</ref><ref name="SportsCenter"/> The campus also has the John Ray Hall Field House in which students can play basketball, swim, work out in the weight room, and play tennis. For students willing to make the 30-minute drive, the West Campus has 24 [[Hobie catamaran]]s with classes "offered in sailing, kayaking, swimming, and lifeguarding."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pcci.edu/campus/facilities/westcampus.html | title=West Campus |publisher=Pensacola Christian College | year= 2013 | access-date = October 29, 2013}}</ref>

===Rules and regulations===
[[File:PCC Four Winds Dining Facility Interior.jpg|right|thumb|The main dining facility]]
PCC policies govern many aspects of the students' lives, including dress, hairstyles, cleanliness of residence hall rooms, styles of music, borrowing, off-campus employment, and Internet access.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |title=PCC Pathway to College Success Student Resource Guide 2013–2014 |publisher=Pensacola Christian College |year=2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200441/http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }} pages 14–17</ref> For example, "All students are expected to dress modestly, in conservative fashions and . . . men are not to wear effeminate hairstyles or apparel."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |title=PCC Pathway to College Success Student Resource Guide 2013–2014 |publisher=Pensacola Christian College |year=2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200441/http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }} page 15</ref>

PCC also prohibits physical contact and interaction between unwed members of the opposite sex. Mixed groups must obtain a "3+ Pass" to hang out off campus, however, men and women are not allowed to ride in the same vehicle to the destination without an approved chaperone. Students over the age of 23 are not required to have a chaperone on a date, but cannot go to a beach or a park after dark.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |title=PCC Pathway to College Success Student Resource Guide 2013–2014 |publisher=Pensacola Christian College |year=2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200441/http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }} pages 40</ref>

Most stairwells, elevators, and parking lots on campus are [[Sex segregation|segregated]] by gender. This includes all residence halls where the students live. 

Other prohibited activities at PCC include "fornication, adultery, homosexual behavior, or any other sexual perversion. Also, any involvement in pornography or sexual communications, including verbal, written, or electronic."<ref name="codeOfConduct">{{cite web |title=Code of Conduct · Student Responsibilities · Pathway · Pensacola Christian College |url=https://www.pcci.edu/pathway/StudentResponsibilities/CodeOfConduct.aspx |website=Pensacola Christian College}}</ref> In addition, "most forms of dancing," profanity, hazing, discrimination, gambling, stealing and "witchcraft, séances, astrology, or any other satanic practices" are also banned. Students are also not allowed to use, possess, or "associate" with alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs.<ref name="ResourceGuide"/> Policy violations also include visiting movie theaters, patronizing unauthorized area businesses, being off campus after hours, and being in a residence hall belonging to a member of the opposite sex.<ref name="ResourceGuide"/>

====Demerits and discipline====
[[File:PCC Area Outside of Commons.jpg|right|thumb|Area outside of the student union, known as the Commons building]]
PCC has three levels of [[punishment]]; students can be given "infractions,"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/pathway/studentresponsibilities/accountability.aspx?search=infraction|title=Accountability · Student Responsibilities · Pathway · Pensacola Christian College|website=www.pcci.edu|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> "demerits," or be [[Expulsion (academia)|expelled]].<ref name="bartlett" /> The school operates a "demerit" system where "demerits" are "recorded on a student's record for the purpose of limiting continued misconduct, given for continued neglect of responsibilities or for more serious offenses."<ref name="ResourceGuide">{{cite news |url=http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |title=PCC Pathway to College Success Student Resource Guide 2013–2014 |publisher=Pensacola Christian College |year=2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200441/http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Students may be given notices, charges, demerits, or be expelled.<ref name="ResourceGuide"/> Students who have these demerits are subject to administrative review by the Student Court, during which demerits are assigned or canceled corresponding to the degree of the infraction or circumstantial conditions surrounding the incident in question."<ref name="ResourceGuide"/>

In the past (at least until 2008), students who acquired a certain number of demerits in a semester were "campused," meaning they were not allowed to leave campus for a period of time.<ref name="ResourceGuide"/> Students suspected of more serious violations could be subject to being "shadowed," where they were assigned to a Residence Assistant (a fellow student who was selected by PCC to provide leadership in the residence hall and to enforce college regulations).<ref name="ResourceGuide"/> This included being required to attend the Residence Assistant's classes and moving to the Residence Assistant's room.<ref name="bartlett">{{cite web |url=http://chronicle.com/free/v52/i29/29a04001.htm |last=Bartlett |first=Thomas |title="A College That's Strictly Different" |work=The Chronicle of Higher Education}}</ref> While being shadowed the student was prohibited from speaking with any student other than with the Floor Leader who was shadowing them.<!-- As this is more than thirteen years ago, the value of this section may be mostly for historical value. As the college has obviously moderated its approach, whether this will aid in understanding the college presently is dubious. -->

The rules and disciplinary policies at Pensacola Christian College have been the subject of criticism. In 1996 a PCC alumnus started an electronic newsletter entitled ''The Student Voice'', which criticized PCC, particularly the school's rules and demerit system.<ref name="StudentVoice">{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/thou-shalt-not-steal-christian-college-alum-end-battle-over-domain-name/  |title=Thou shalt not steal? Christian college, alum end battle over domain name |publisher=[[Fox News]] |date=April 7, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> It was originally published in a newsletter format distributed exclusively via e-mail, and it was later published at www.pensacolachristiancollege.com. Following numerous attempts by the college to have the website shut down through arbitration and lawsuits, the website's owners relinquished control of the domain to the college, who has redirected the domain to the main PCC website.<ref name="StudentVoice"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.christianpost.com/news/pensacola-christian-college-sues-former-graduate-for-100000-over-domain-name-93043/ |title=Pensacola Christian College Sues Former Graduate for $100,000 Over Domain Name |publisher=[[Christian Post]] |date=April 1, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pnj.com/article/20130401/NEWS01/304010010 |title=Pensacola Christian College sues over website |publisher=[[Pensacola News Journal]] |date=March 31, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dockets.justia.com/docket/florida/flndce/3:2013cv00133/70317|title=PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE INC v. GAGE|website=Justia Dockets & Filings|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>http://www.pensacolachristiancollege.com 
redirects to the http://www.pcci.edu website.</ref>

Students may also be written up for infractions such as but not limited to: frayed pants, going off campus with a person of the opposite sex, watching movies rated PG-13 or higher, and listening to "worldly music".

===Faith and King-James-only debate===
PCC rejects [[hyper-Calvinism]], [[Modernism]], [[Neo-orthodoxy]], and the modern day [[charismatic movement]] and specifically states that "Pensacola Christian is not a part of the 'tongues movement' and does not allow students to participate in or promote any charismatic activities, nor do we permit students to promote hyper-Calvinism."<ref name="ArticlesofFaith">{{cite news|title=Spiritual Life FAQ|publisher=Pensacola Christian College|url=https://www.pcci.edu/generalinfo/spirituallifefaq.aspx|access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref>

PCC also states the belief that the ''[[Textus Receptus]]'' is the superior Greek text of the Bible and upon this basis uses the [[King James Version]] of the Bible for all pulpit ministry and classroom Bible instruction.<ref name="ArticlesofFaith"/>

==Affiliated ministries of PCC==

===Campus Church===
[[File:PCC Crowne Center Exterior.jpg|right|thumb|The Crowne Center, which serves as an auditorium and campus church, was built in 2001]]
The Campus Church, an [[Independent Baptist]] church,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=EntityName&directionType=Initial&searchNameOrder=CAMPUSCHURCH%20N160000016700&aggregateId=domnp-n16000001670-b42c6d77-4e36-4c8d-bac1-0f126551fb31&searchTerm=campus%20church&listNameOrder=CAMPUSCHURCH%20N160000016700|title=Detail by Entity Name|website=search.sunbiz.org|language=en|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> meets in the 6200 seat, 314,000 Sq. Ft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-07-11 |title=Crowne Centre Auditorium At Pensacola Christian College Upgrades With HARMAN's Studer Consoles and BSS Audio Processors |url=https://bssaudio.com/en-US/news/bss-crowne-centre-auditorium-at-pensacola-christian-college-upgrades-with-harman-s-studer-consoles-and-bss-audio-processors |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=BSS Networked Audio Systems |language=en-US}}</ref> Crowne Center on Pensacola Christian College's campus and has Sunday morning, evening and Wednesday evening services.<ref name="CampusChurch">{{cite news |url=http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/2013/pdf/PCCUGCatalog.pdf |title=Catalog |publisher=Pensacola Christian College |year=2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201648/http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/2013/pdf/PCCUGCatalog.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }} page 13</ref> The Campus Church is not a department of the college, but is a separate entity operating alongside the college.

===''Rejoice in the Lord''===
[[File:PCC Crowne Center Interior.jpg|thumb|right|Crowne Center Auditorium]]
The Campus Church holds weekly services from the Crowne Center at Pensacola Christian College. The services are recorded and edited for the weekly television broadcast of ''[[Rejoice in the Lord]]''. The programming of ''Rejoice in the Lord'' consists of musical numbers performed by the Rejoice Choir, various PCC musical ensemble groups, congregational singing recorded in the Campus Church and preaching by Pastor Jeff Redlin. The hour-long television program is broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern on Sundays on the [[Daystar (TV network)|Daystar Television Network]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rejoicetv.org/Information/StationListingLocal.aspx|title=Rejoice in the Lord|website=www.rejoicetv.org|language=en|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref>

===WPCS===
{{main|WPCS (FM)}}
Pensacola Christian College owns radio station ''[[WPCS (FM)|WPCS]]'' 89.5 FM, known on-air as Rejoice Radio. WPCS is the main station of the Rejoice Broadcasting Network (sometimes referred to as "RBN"). The content heard on Rejoice Radio consists primarily of inspirational music and syndicated Christian radio programming.

===Abeka {{anchor|A Beka}}===
[[Abeka]], formerly known as A Beka Book, is a [[publisher]] affiliated with Pensacola Christian College that produces K–12 [[curriculum]] materials that are used by [[Christian fundamentalism|Protestant fundamentalist]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Wagner|first=Melinda Bollar|title=God's schools: choice and compromise in American society|year=1991|publisher=Rutgers University Press|isbn=978-0-8135-1607-3|url=https://archive.org/details/godsschoolschoic0000wagn|url-access=registration|quote=Pensacola Christian College  beka books fundamentalist.|page=[https://archive.org/details/godsschoolschoic0000wagn/page/157 157]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Parsons|first=Paul F|title=Inside America's Christian Schools|year=1988|publisher=Mercer University Press|isbn=978-0-86554-303-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FPGAORFfzC4C&q=%22Pensacola+Christian+College%22++%22beka+books%22+fundamentalist&pg=PA42|page=89}}</ref> and other [[Conservative evangelicalism|conservative]] [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Christian]] schools, as well as non-fundamentalist Christian schools{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} and [[homeschooling]] families around the world. It is named after Rebekah Horton, wife of college president Arlin Horton, both of whom founded both PCC and Abeka, administering them simultaneously. Abeka and [[BJU Press]] (formerly [[Bob Jones University]] Press) have been considered the two major publishers of Christian-based educational materials in America.<ref>{{cite book|last=Parsons|first=Paul F|title=Inside America's Christian Schools|year=1988|publisher=Mercer University Press|isbn=978-0-86554-303-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FPGAORFfzC4C&q=%22Pensacola+Christian+College%22++%22beka+books%22+fundamentalist&pg=PA42|page=42}}</ref>

Abeka has been criticized for selling works that do not follow a scientific consensus regarding the [[origins of the universe]], [[origins of life]], and [[evolution]]. In ''[[Association of Christian Schools International et al. v. Roman Stearns et al.]]'', a judge upheld the [[University of California]]'s rejection of Abeka publications for preparatory use because the books are "inconsistent with the viewpoints and knowledge generally accepted in the [[scientific community]]."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://ncse.com/news/2006/08/creationist-lawsuit-against-uc-system-to-proceed-00791 | title=Creationist lawsuit against UC system to proceed| publisher=[[National Center for Science Education]] |date=August 10, 2006| access-date = November 18, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/08/08/news/californian/murrieta/za3f1fe48ff6b8872882574a0000ff96d.txt | title=Judge throws out religious discrimination suit | publisher=[[North County Times]] | date=August 8, 2008 | access-date=August 24, 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815065757/http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/08/08/news/californian/murrieta/za3f1fe48ff6b8872882574a0000ff96d.txt | archive-date=August 15, 2008 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In 1996, state and federal agencies requested millions of dollars of unpaid taxes between 1988 and 1995 from A Beka Book, at the time a division of PCC.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wallsten|first=Peter|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-taxpayers-foot-religious/155769384/|title=Taxpayers Foot Religious School's Tax Tab|date=July 7, 1996|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|pages=17, 22|access-date=September 22, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}<br>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-taxpayers-foot-religious/148866839/ Page 22]</ref> In a settlement without any admission of wrongdoing, Pensacola Christian College paid $44.5 million in federal taxes.  The organization also voluntarily paid $3.5 million Florida state taxes in full even though it had received legislative relief from them and no longer bore any legal liability for them, to avoid any appearance of offense or subsidization by the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/1996/october28/6tc94c.html|title=College Pays Millions in Taxes|date=October 28, 1996|via=christianitytoday.com}}</ref> Amy Yohe is the administrator of Abeka.
=== Chris-Tex ===
Chris-Tex is a public foundation based in Pensacola, Florida that was founded in 1998 made to function as the investment and endowment manager for Pensacola Christian College. For the fiscal year 2022, revenue was $61 million with assets reported of $1.36b.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ProPublica|first=Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Ken Schwencke, Brandon Roberts, Alec Glassford|title=Chris Tex Inc - Nonprofit Explorer|url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/593525513|access-date=2021-02-14|website=ProPublica|date=May 9, 2013|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=ProPublica|first=Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Ken Schwencke, Brandon Roberts, Alec Glassford|title=Chris Tex Inc, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer|url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/593525513/202020439349302057/full|access-date=2021-02-14|website=ProPublica|date=May 9, 2013|language=en}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
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* [[Maria Boren]] - Job candidate on the second season of NBC's reality TV show, ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. Season 2)|The Apprentice]]'' in 2004<ref>"'Apprentice' connection," ''Pensacola News Journal'', January 14, 2005</ref>
* [[James Van Huss]] - [[Tennessee]] politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.micahvanhuss.com/index.php|title=Micah Van Huss - Home|website=www.micahvanhuss.com|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref> Huss graduated from PCC with a degree in computer science in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/House/members/h6.html|title=Representatives - TN General Assembly|website=www.capitol.tn.gov|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref>
* [[John Libka]] - professional baseball umpire for Major League Baseball<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.closecallsports.com/2017/05/major-league-debut-of-umpire-john-libka.html|title=Major League Debut of Umpire John Libka (84)|website=www.closecallsports.com}}</ref>
* [[Garrett Mason]] - [[Maine]] politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legislature.maine.gov/senate/senator-garrett-mason/9377|title=District 22 Sen. Garrett Mason {{!}} Maine State Legislature|website=legislature.maine.gov|language=en|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> Mason graduated from PCC with a degree in management in 2006.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pcci.edu/Update/2011/Spring2011/12.html | title=PCC Graduates in Government | publisher=Pensacola Christian College | year=2011 | access-date=March 24, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200440/http://www.pcci.edu/Update/2011/Spring2011/12.html | archive-date=October 29, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Cathy McMorris Rodgers]] - [[Washington (state)|Washington]] politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.pcci.edu/ Official website]

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