Morris Brown College Fights To Stop Sale of Property
MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE
In a few weeks, some of the property and buildings on the campus of Morris Brown College are scheduled to be sold.
That’s after the college couldn’t pay back a $13 million loan.
Located in Atlanta’s Vine City neighborhood, Morris Brown College was founded in 1881 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Ben Harrison is communications director for the AME church in Georgia.
He says Morris Brown College is under what may seem as an insurmountable debt but he says the college’s church ties are still strong.
“Their perspective is that there is always a way. Their forefathers found a way and so that is the mindset of current leadership.”
Not all of the campus, but a significant portion of the 127-year old college could be sold on September 4th.
This Saturday, Harrison says the sixth Episcopal District AME Church is calling for a day of prayer to address the impending sale.
“They do not have plans to sell the property. They have a plan to respond to that notice of foreclosure and lead Morris Brown prayerful beyond this critical situation.”
Since 2001, Morris Brown College has been swirling in financial suffering since losing its accreditation due to mismanagement of federal funds.
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