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By 1976 there were 28 Cokesbury stores in 26 cities. [19] This number would eventually double over Cokesbury's retail history. In 1986, Cokesbury launched a toll-free telephone number for customers to call in their orders: 1-800-672-1789. [19] The last four digits reflect the official origins of UMPH.
From 1876 to 1918, the building was the site of the Cokesbury Conference School, a school for boys from 1876 to 1882, and co-educational thereafter. In 1918, it became a public school, and operated as such until 1954. In 1954 the property reverted to the South Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
David C Cook acquired Kingsway in 1993, Scripture Press/Victor Books in 1995, [9] and Integrity Music in 2011. [10] [11]In 2015, David C Cook acquired assets from Gospel Light and Standard Publishing, including the Gospel Light Curriculum line, the Standard Lesson Commentary, HeartShaper, and Route 52 Curriculum from Standard, among other products.
Cokesbury College was founded as the first Methodist college in the United States. Its name was a combination of the names of Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury , who were ordained the first two Methodist bishops in America at the meeting held on Christmas Day, 1784 at which it was also decided to found the college.
The name "Cokesbury" is a combination of the names of two prominent bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury. [7]The historic village of Cokesbury and the building that housed the Masonic Female College and Cokesbury Conference School are listed together on the National Register of Historic Places as an historic district.
Abingdon Press was begun in the early 1900s by the Methodist Church, with headquarters in New York City.The name of the imprint is a reference to the town of Abingdon, Maryland, location of the Methodist university Cokesbury College.