  central christian college of kansas is an evangelical christian college located in mcpherson, kansas. central christian is affiliated with the free methodist church.about ccc of ks ==history== ===orleans seminary=== orleans seminary, was founded on the nebraska plains in 1884 by free methodist preacher rev. c.m. damon and his wife. at that time, "seminary" designated a christian school regardless of grade levels. orleans seminary endured years of small enrollments, repeated faculty turnover, and deteriorating facilities.ccc of kansas history ===central academy and college=== because of deteriorating facilities and a more central location in the support area, orleans seminary was moved to mcpherson, kansas, in 1914. the relocated school was named central academy and college. along with its elementary and secondary grades, central added the first two years of college to its curriculum at this time. occupying a four-story brick building left by the relocated covenant church affiliated walden college, science hall was a welcome change to the faculty and students of central. the first president of central academy and college was l. glenn lewis, and the first principal, charles h. watson. in 1918, central received accreditation from the kansas state department of education, becoming the oldest accredited junior college in kansas. charles a. stoll became president in 1923, presiding until his untimely death in an automobile accident in 1939. a residence hall, built in 1927and remodeled in recent years, bears his name. ===central college=== orville s. walters assumed the presidency from 1939-44. during the w
Buildings_and_structures_in_McPherson_County,_Kansas Education_in_McPherson_County,_Kansas Educational_institutions_established_in_1884 Midlands_Collegiate_Athletic_Conference North_Central_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools Universities_and_colleges_in_Kansas Universities_and_colleges_in_the_United_States_affiliated_with_the_Free_Methodist_Church