DBU REPORT 16 When the doors of Tyler Street Christian Academy closed after almost five decades of ministry, God opened an unexpected window of opportunity. The school, founded by Tyler Street Methodist Church in 1972, served the Oak Cliff and southwest Dallas area by providing a Christ-centered education for children in grades K through 12. In 2021, Tyler Street Christian Academy made the difficult decision to close its doors permanently. However, what initially seemed like an ending was actually God making room for a new beginning. The board of directors sought and found a unique opportunity to continue their passion for ministering to the Oak Cliff community through the sale of the school’s property. They used the proceeds to endow the Tyler Street Foundation in 2022 and have since funded twelve grants and eleven scholarships, totaling over $698,000. DBU students from Oak Cliff have been special recipients of the Closed Doors and an Open Window TYLER STREET FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO BLESS OTHERS scholarship funds, totaling $80,000 thus far. Glen Veasley, a Digital Photography major (‘25), is one such student. “Without the scholarship gift…I would not have been able to attend DBU and gain the wonderful education, connections, and lifelong friendships I’ve found on campus,” he shared. “Without the scholarship gift…I would not have been able to attend DBU.” Vivian Skinner, president of the foundation, envisions a future with many more students like Veasley. “We are so happy to be able to provide a financial bridge for students who have demonstrated the drive to succeed and the determination to realize their dreams and callings.” The Board of Trustees of Decatur Baptist College on Thursday, February 14, 1963, voted to relocate the college to Dallas. Students accustomed to referring to the school as “the Hill” may continue to do so since the new location is on a coveted hilly tract of land overlooking Mountain Creek Lake. The one-hundred-acre tract of land faces the lake adjacent to the Dallas Power and Light Company plant on Mountain Lake Drive off Illinois Street. February 21, a week after the momentous decision of the Board, a committee consisting of Dr. Paul C. Walthall, H. D. Bruce, and Jeff Pritchard along with Dr. Strickland and Dr. Myers met in Dallas with a committee from the Dallas Baptist Association to work out details of the relocation. The school will open in Dallas not later than September 15, 1965. - Decatur Baptist College student newspaper, February 1963 From the Archives Students viewing new campus master plan, 1969 DBC students on a field trip to the new Dallas location Decatur Baptist College Becomes Dallas Baptist College
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