[1][2][3] In 1880 a school was opened under the name "Homer Seminary" as an African American elementary and high school founded by members of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church or CME (Christian Methodist Episcopal Church since 1954); by 1910 the school was renamed Homer College and became part of the CME, it served as an African American college-preparatory school for Texas College in Tyler, Texas.

[1] The town of Homer was chosen by the conference members, and some 80 acres (32 ha) of land was purchased.

[1] There were disagreements over the location of the land and the CME church stepped away from the project.

[1] The leading CME minister for the conferences, Isaac Bullock, decided to work with local town members in Homer to open the Homer Seminary in 1880 specifically for Black students.

[1] These changes in Jamison's leadership at Homer College caused conflict and eventually the school closed in 1918.