Union University will acquire the Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary property on Appling Road in Cordova, Tennessee, after university trustees in their Dec. 5 meeting authorized the purchase.
The university plans to sell its Germantown property at 2745 Hacks Cross Road and move its operations from that facility, including the Memphis College of Urban and Theological Studies, to the new location, which will be named Union University Memphis.
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“This property next to Bellevue Baptist Church gives Union a much more prominent location in Memphis that is easily accessible from Interstate 40 and much more visible than our current Germantown campus,” said Jeff Perkins, chairman of Union’s Board of Trustees. “It also gives us opportunity to expand our programs and try new initiatives in the Memphis market.”
The current Germantown campus is 14 acres and about 39,000 square feet. The Mid-America Seminary property is 36 acres and 138,000 square feet. Union currently offers in-person programs in nursing, social work and Christian studies at Union University Germantown.
Union President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver said university administrators are in the process of evaluating programming options for the new campus to use the location as fully as possible.
The Mid-America property became available when the school moved to a new location in Arlington. Plans are for Union to close on the sale in January and take possession then, with a projected opening date for the new campus in the fall semester of 2026.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Union University and originally published by the Baptist and Reflector.
