SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Missouri Baptist Convention renamed Hannibal-LaGrange College on Oct. 26 to Hannibal-LaGrange University after alumni campaigned to retain the “LaGrange” part of the moniker. Messengers to the convention’s annual meeting, gathering in Springfield, voted 593–360 to amend a motion presented on behalf of the school’s trustees. The trustees had proposed changing the name of the four-year liberal-arts…
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