The story
Clarence Sexton founded Crown College in 1991. The faculty and students of Crown College agree to uphold the Crown Code, Crown's philosophy of education, and their statement of faith, all of which are based on the college's interpretation of the Bible.
Crown College is nationally accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. Crown College is also authorized for operation as a postsecondary educational institution by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
Crown College is home to the Crown Christian Heritage Center. This center encompasses 30,000 sq. ft. within the main campus and includes hundreds of displays highlighting the lives of Christian men and women who contributed greatly to the cause of Christ.
In 2021, college president Clarence Sexton announced his intention to display controversial statues on the college campus, including those of Nathan Bedford Forrest, the former leader of the Ku Klux Klan who enslaved Black Americans and killed Union soldiers during the Civil War. However, after a Change.org petition received over 40,000 supporters to "Stop Memorial to KKK Leaders at Crown College of the Bible," Sexton did not proceed with installing the controversial statues, and issued a statement regarding the petition.
From Wikipedia’s article on Crown College (Tennessee), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5