Midtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Centennial Celebration of Scarritt in Nashville
1924 - 2024
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 6, 2026
1. Centennial Celebration of Scarritt in Nashvile ( 1924 - 2024) Marker
In 1892 guided by the vision of Belle Harris Bennett, president of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, the Scarritt Bible and Training School opened in Kansas City, Mo. to train women in ministry. The school moved to Nashville as Scarritt College for Christian Workers in the fall of 1924 and expanded to offer coeducational Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees. The College closed in 1988 and became Scarritt Bennett Center.
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In honor of its centennial in 2024, Scarritt Bennett hosted the Transformative Global Leadership Conference with Africa University, American Baptist College and the Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School. The Center also launched the Belle Harris Bennett Speaks series featuring the Rev. Dr. Bernice King. daughter of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She joined the series 67 years after her father spoke at Scarritt's Wightman Chapel.
Erected 2025 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 292.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Scarritt College for Christian Workers (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Disciples of Christ Historical Society (about 600 feet away); Belmont Church and Koinonia Coffeehouse / Contemporary Christian Music (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mississippi to Nashville (approx. 0.2 miles away); University School of Nashville (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Edgehill Community (approx. Ό mile away); Vanderbilt University Gateposts (approx. 0.3 miles away); Remnants of the University of Nashville (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 6, 2026
2. Centennial Celebration of Scarritt in Nashvile ( 1924 - 2024) Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 6, 2026
3. Centennial Celebration of Scarritt in Nashvile ( 1924 - 2024) Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 11, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
