Maryland. Centenary Biblical Institute (Baltimore, Md.).

In November 1867, the Centenary Biblical Institute was chartered by the Methodist Episcopal Church of Baltimore City in accordance with Article 26 of the Annotated Code of Maryland adopted January 1860. The institute's professed purpose was the education of "pious young men, especially colored" for ministry in the Methodist Episcopal Church.

The minutes of the Board of Trustees report that by December 1867, some lectures had been delivered to students in the basement of the Sharp Street Methodist Episcopal Church, but it was not until 1872 that the institute found a permanent home at 44 East Saratoga Street in Baltimore City. Also in 1872, the institute's charter was amended to allow "colored persons," who met certain requirements, to serve as trustees.

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