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embraced additional independent schools like Colorado
Christian, LeTourneau, the Master's College (then Los
Angeles Baptist College), Northwestern of Minnesota, Oral
Roberts, and Trinity Christian, some of which had informal
denominational ties. Finally, the first Canadian
institutions were accepted in the mid-1980s: Redeemer of
Ontario (independent); Trinity Western of British Columbia
(Evangelical Free); and the King's University College of
Alberta (also independent).
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Since some of these
denominations had not previously been part of the
Coalition, the growth mode under Dellenback definitely
contributed to a richer, more intricate kaleidoscopic
pattern that helped to define the organization in the
1980s.
Although expansion clearly was integral to
strengthening the Coalition's presence in Washington,
certain boundaries remained in effect that left some
institutions out in the cold. For instance, applications
from Liberty and Oral Roberts universities generated
extensive debate in Coalition board meetings, not so much
over doctrine but because of their founders' notoriety and
fundraising techniques. For all practical purposes, the
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Membership data was gathered from selected issues of
the Christian College News Service and the Christian