| 1909 | Miltonvale Wesleyan College is founded in Miltonvale, Kansas. |
| 1910 | Colorado Springs Bible College is founded in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| 1917 | Pilgrim Bible College is founded in Pasadena, California. |
| 1932 | Holiness Evangelistic Institute is founded in El Monte, California. |
| 1959 | Colorado Springs Bible College, Pilgrim Bible College and Holiness Evangelistic Institute merge to become Central Pilgrim College in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. |
| 1968 | The Pilgrim Holiness Church and Wesleyan Methodist Church merge to become the Wesleyan Church. Central Pilgrim College becomes Bartlesville Wesleyan College. |
| 1972 | Miltonvale Wesleyan College and Bartlesville Wesleyan College merge and retain the Bartlesville Wesleyan College name. |
| 2001 | Bartlesville Wesleyan College becomes Oklahoma Wesleyan University. |