Location and Facilities
Blue Mountain Christian University is located in Northeast Mississippi on Highway 15 approximately 35 miles from Tupelo and 65 miles from Memphis, Tennessee in a small village, which bears the same name–Blue Mountain.
The University is located on a large hill, which gets its name “Blue Mountain” because of the bluish tint of the pine-covered knoll in the early morning. It is natural beauty at its best.
Blue Mountain Christian University operates and maintains physical facilities that adequately serve the needs of the institution’s educational programs, support services, and mission-related activities. The campus consists of 189.61 acres and includes 23 major buildings, a baseball and softball complex, an intramural softball/soccer field, tennis courts, a lighted walking trail, and a lake. There is a campus map on the BMCU website.
Student Life and Residential Housing. The University can comfortably house approximately 416 students on campus in its six major residence halls--Whitfield, Stevens, Cockcroft, the Southplex, Southplex Annex, and Mountain Village; along with a host of other University-owned housing options.
Support Services Facilities. Broach Hall is a two-story building that houses many of the Baptist Student Union activities. Paschal Student Center houses the Office of Enrollment Services as well as vending machines, study areas, and recreational areas. Outdoor areas where students typically gather include the Hearn Plaza, swings, picnic tables placed throughout the central area of campus, a waterfall and a pier on the lake which features a lighted fountain. The Palmer-Donnell House serves as a welcome center and as a venue for alumni gatherings. The Jim Futral Conference room, located on the upper floor of the Student Center, offers dining and meeting space for more formal gatherings.
Food Services Facilities. The food services program at BMCU offers students a variety of healthy and nutritional options. The primary dining room, housed in Ray Dining Hall, was renovated in the summer of 2019 and seats approximately 250. Most student meals are served using the multiple serving stations. The Paschal Student Center, Coward-Martin Hall, and Fisher-Washburn Hall offer students options through vending services. Students may also purchase snacks from the Campus Store, located in Lowrey Administration Building.
Athletic and Recreational Facilities. The University offers several recreational facilities. The University operates a Disc Golf course for use by students and faculty. The nine-hole course starts and finishes at the intramural field. Course layout as well as discs for use and purchase are available at the Campus Store. Wilfred C. Tyler Gymnasium houses the basketball courts and weight rooms for athletes. As the result of a grant from Blue Cross/Blue Shield Foundation of Mississippi, a Wellness Center was constructed in the summer of 2014. This 7,800 square foot addition contains fifty different pieces of exercise equipment giving students access to a variety of physical exercises. The University’s Blue Motion Health and Wellness facility features space for exercise classes as well as space for nutrition and healthy lifestyle classes. Athletic offices are located in the Johnnie Armstrong Gal-ry and Simmons Field House.
Blue Mountain Christian University’s field of dreams became a reality in 2017, with the opening of our Sportsplex. The facility currently hosts baseball and softball as well as a golf driving range and golf practice facility. Future plans for the facility include the addition of a soccer stadium as we continue to add sports through GROW BMC.
The Blue Mountain Christian University Fitness Trail leads runners and walkers through the beautiful wooded area and intramural facility of campus, allowing an eastward view of the BMCU Sportsplex. The 5.2-mile trail was funded by Blue Cross/Blue Shield Foundation of Mississippi.
A former gym located behind the Southplex residence hall was converted into an indoor practice facility in 2014 for the baseball and softball teams.
Academic Facilities.
The Art Annex, located adjacent to Southplex housing, provides space for ceramics, painting, drawing, and sculpture classes.
Coward-Martin Hall, completed in 2012, houses five spacious classrooms, seven offices, and the Curriculum Library. The building is equipped with electronic access for an added layer of protection since the building is located at the edge of the campus. Coward-Martin Hall has twelve computers for student use. The building houses the School of Education.
Fisher-Washburn Hall, constructed in 2002, includes a tiered auditorium, computer laboratory, a conference room, spacious classrooms, and faculty offices. Approximately 44 different classes meet weekly in this facility. The building houses the departments of Language and Literature, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Biblical Studies, and the School of Business.
Garrett Hall of Fine Arts, located next door to Guyton Library, houses the performing arts auditorium and the Department of Fine Arts. The facility provides classrooms, music practice rooms, and faculty offices.
Garrett Annex provides spacious room for instrumental and vocal ensembles.
Guyton Library provides access to the primary book and periodical collection, electronic information, and learning resources for the entire campus; thirteen laptops which may be checked out by students, faculty, and staff; a small public museum of Chinese artifacts; and Alumni archives, including a doll collection.
The Health Annex, which is in the rear of the Wellness Center, houses the Kinesiology department, including three faculty offices, a classroom, and a classroom/laboratory.
Lowrey Administration Building was constructed in the late 1920's, and renovation projects are ongoing. This facility provides classrooms and offices for the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Many of the day-to-day operations of the University are conducted on the first floor of the building where administrative offices are located. The Administration Building also houses the main 773-seat auditorium. The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), located in the Lowrey Administration Building, provides 28 desktop computers and areas for individual tutoring and group study.
Lowrey Church, Newcomb Room is located on the ground level of the historic Lowrey Memorial Baptist Church building which was built in 1908 on the campus of Blue Mountain Christian University in the memory of Mark Perrin Lowrey, founder of the University. The Newcomb Room has been renovated as part of an ongoing renovation and restoration of the historic church building. The Newcomb Room serves as the classroom for the BMCU Chorale.
The Nursing Annex is the 2022 renovated educational space connected to the Lowrey Memorial Baptist Church building which was purchased by the University in 2021. Following Mississippi Institutions Higher Learning approval of Stage I Nursing, Blue Mountain Christian University began renovating this two-story structure to house the future School of Nursing. The annex was completely redesigned and features 4 state-of-the-art simulation rooms, skills lab, two large classrooms, and seven offices for nursing administration and faculty.
The Wilfred C. Tyler Gymnasium houses one classroom, three faculty offices, and meeting areas for physical education classes and activities.