The Board of Education of the Memphis Conference decides to transition from a female institution to a co-educational college to be named after Bishop Lambuth, who died on September 26th,1921, right before the Annual Conference - naming the college after him is a way of remembering him and his contributions.
Construction of the new building begins and the name is officially changed to Lambuth College; the ground-breaking ceremony for Lambuth College is the first ceremony performed on the new campus.
An agreement is reached between the Presiding Elders of the Memphis Conference, representatives from the Board of Education of the Memphis Conference, the Board of Trustees of Lambuth College, and the citizens of Jackson, TN – a resolution is adopted with plans for the funding and opening of Lambuth College in 1924; the Administration Building is completed, but there is debt – the Methodist Churches of Jackson and citizens offer to pay off debt if the Conference will raise $75,000 for equipment and maintenance.
Lambuth College opens as a 2-year college under the same charter of the MCFI from 1843; Dr. Richard Elwood Womack is the first president of the College.
Lambuth College becomes a 4-year college and is now eligible for membership in the Tennessee Education Association.
Lambuth College is approved for teacher training and is admitted into the Association of Tennessee Colleges, also known as the Tennessee College Association; a summer school is instituted – it lasts for one year, but will be reinstated during World War II; the first Senior Class of Lambuth College graduates.
Great Depression; the building of Epworth Hall is completed, a new dormitory for boys built by the Epworth League of the Memphis Conference.