Another preacher president for FHU — this one from Texas
HENDERSON, TENN. — Freed-Hardeman University, which has a record enrollment of 2,349 this fall, has chosen Keith Harris to serve as its 17th president. Harris, preaching…
David Shannon
Freed-Hardeman president David Shannon to step down, return to church work in 2026
‘Preacher president” David R. Shannon, who left the pulpit of the Mt. Juliet Church of Christ in Tennessee to take the reins of his alma…
Former Harding President Bruce McLarty to serve as Freed-Hardeman minister-in-residence
Former Harding University President Bruce McLarty will serve as minister-in-residence at Freed-Hardeman University during the upcoming school year, the Henderson, Tenn., university has announced. Both…
Freed-Hardeman quietly raises $83 million for extensive improvement project
Freed-Hardeman University, which is associated with Churches of Christ, publicly announced last week a $100.5 million fundraising campaign — of which $83 million has already…
Freed-Hardeman, Harding report enrollment growth
While many U.S. colleges experienced declining numbers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, two universities associated with Churches of Christ — Freed-Hardeman and Harding — report enrollment growth…
Why attend a Christian university? Here’s an answer you weren’t expecting.
HENDERSON, Tenn. — Far too many of us think that “Christian education” means you have to sacrifice some of your education to get the Christian element.…
Keeping Christian education on mission
David R. Shannon remembers the day when E. Claude Gardner walked into the sawmill near Centerville, Tenn., where Shannon was working and asked him to…
