Point University (formerly Atlanta Christian College) is a private, Christian, liberal arts university in East Point, Georgia, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Atlanta. The liberal arts institution was founded in 1937 as Atlanta Christian College, located in the Atlanta suburb of East Point. In 2011, the college announced a name change to Point University. It plans to relocate its main campus to West Point, Georgia in 2012. Atlanta Christian College was founded in 1937 by Judge Thomas Olin Hathcock (1879–1966), who served as a judge in Fulton County, Georgia, from 1914 until 1942. He and his wife, Nora Head Hathcock, were members of the Independent Christian Church, and the college has continued to maintain its affiliation with the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. Atlanta Christian College opened in 1937 on its 300 acres (1.2 km) campus in East Point. The property was originally a farm inherited by Mrs. Hathcock. Following its founding, Atlanta Christian College devoted attention primarily to the education of ministers, missionaries and other church-related workers. In 1965, the college became an accredited member of the American Association of Bible Colleges (AABC).