Saint Paul School of Theology

Last updated
Saint Paul School of Theology
Saint Paul School of Theology logo.jpg
Type Private seminary
Established1956
Religious affiliation
 United Methodist Church
Academic affiliation
 Oklahoma City University
President Rev. Neil Blair
Students100
Location
Leawood
,
Kansas
,
United States

38°55′55″N94°38′09″W / 38.93200°N 94.63590°W / 38.93200; -94.63590
CampusSuburban community
Website www.spst.edu

Saint Paul School of Theology (SPST) is a United Methodist seminary in Leawood, Kansas, United States. In addition to the Kansas City area campus at Church of the Resurrection, Saint Paul School of Theology at Oklahoma City University has been offering courses since September 2008. The Oklahoma campus works in a collaboration with Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Additionally, the Kansas Campus works in partnership with the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection to serve the Greater Kansas City Metro Area in Leawood, KS. The student body has almost equal numbers of men and women, representing many states and other countries. [1] While most students are United Methodist, several other denominations are represented in the student body each year. [2]

Contents

History

Saint Paul School of Theology was one of two schools authorized by the 1956 General Conference of the Methodist Church. Due to the shortage of Methodist pastors in the Midwest, Kansas City was selected as the location. The seminary was chartered in 1958, and the first group of fifty students began classes in 1959.

Academics

Saint Paul School of Theology is focused on both intellectual pursuits and practical applications. Learning at Saint Paul takes place in the classroom, in the church and pulpit, and in the real world. The curriculum combines academic study and experience and serves as a model for other seminaries across the country and around the world. [3]

In 2021, tuition cost is $29,866 per year and enrollment averages to be about 100 students total.

The school offers the Master of Divinity, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Ministry degrees. If also offers continuing education and a Deacon Studies program. [4]

Saint Paul School of Theology (SPST) is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools and the Higher Learning Commission. It is approved for listing by the University Senate of The United Methodist Church as one of thirteen United Methodist seminaries in the country. The school is also a member of the Kansas City Association of Theological Schools, a cooperative venture in theological education that includes Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Nazarene Theological Seminary. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moravian University</span> Private liberal-arts college in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, US

Moravian University is a private university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The institution traces its founding to 1742 by Moravians, descendants of followers of the Bohemian Reformation under John Amos Comenius.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oklahoma City University</span> Private university in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US

Oklahoma City University (OCU) is a private university historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church and located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) is a theological seminary in the Reformed theological tradition with campuses in multiple locations in the United States. Founded by conservatives in the Southern Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Church in the United States, in 1966, it serves primarily students from more conservative branches of the Presbyterian and Reformed traditions.

Evangel University is a private Christian university and seminary in Springfield, Missouri. It is affiliated with the Assemblies of God Christian denomination, which is also headquartered in Springfield. The campus sits on 80 acres that were originally part of O'Reilly General Hospital.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Church Divinity School of the Pacific</span> Episcopal Church seminary in California, U.S.

Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP) is an Episcopal seminary in Berkeley, California. It is one of the nine seminaries in the Episcopal Church and a member of the Graduate Theological Union. The only Episcopal seminary located in the Far West, CDSP has, since 1911, been designated the official seminary of the Episcopal Church's Eighth Province, the Province west of the Rocky Mountains.

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) is a Baptist theological institute in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Missions and evangelism are core focuses of the seminary.

Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS) is a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and located in Columbia, South Carolina. It offers theological degrees. In 2012, it merged with Lenoir-Rhyne University, also affiliated with the ELCA. Although Lenoir-Rhyne is based in Hickory, North Carolina, LTSS operates as a satellite campus in Columbia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Interdenominational Theological Center</span> Theological school in Atlanta, Georgia, US

The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) is a consortium of five predominantly African-American denominational Christian seminaries in Atlanta, Georgia, operating together as a professional graduate school of theology. It is the largest free-standing African-American theological school in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School</span> American Baptist seminary in New York

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School is a Baptist seminary in Rochester, New York. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prairie College</span> Christian post-secondary school in Canada

Prairie College is an interdenominational Christian College located in the town of Three Hills, Alberta, Canada. Founded as Prairie Bible Institute, classes began on October 9, 1922, on the property of the McElheran family farm.

Robert Eric Hayes Jr. is a member and serves as Bishop Emeritus of the Global Methodist Church. At its May 22, 2023, weekly meeting, The Global Methodist Church's Transitional Leadership Council (TLC) received the Rev. Dr. Robert Hayes Jr. as a clergy member in the new denomination and then immediately voted to confer upon him the title bishop emeritus. Hayes joins Bishop Emeritus Mike Lowry as the only other bishop granted that status.

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS) is a private Baptist seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary also houses an undergraduate college, Spurgeon College.

The Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO) is a graduate theological school and seminary in Delaware, Ohio. MTSO is one of the 13 official seminaries of The United Methodist Church.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United Theological Seminary</span> Methodist seminary in Ohio, United States

United Theological Seminary is a United Methodist seminary in Trotwood, Ohio. Founded in 1871 by Milton Wright, the father of the Wright brothers, it was originally sponsored by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. In 1946, members of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ merged with the Evangelical Church to form the Evangelical United Brethren Church, with which the seminary then became affiliated. When that denomination merged with The Methodist Church in 1968, United Theological Seminary became one of the thirteen seminaries affiliated with the new United Methodist Church (UMC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denver Seminary</span> American Evangelical Christian seminary

Denver Seminary is a private, evangelical Christian seminary with its main campus in Littleton, Colorado.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia</span>

The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP) was one of eight theological seminaries associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran denomination in North America. It is located on Germantown Avenue in the Mount Airy neighborhood of northwestern Philadelphia. Founded in 1864, it has its roots in the Pennsylvania Ministerium established in 1748 in Philadelphia by Henry Melchior Muhlenberg.

Western Seminary is an interdenominational Evangelical Christian seminary with campuses in Portland, Oregon and San Jose, California. Western Seminary also has online-only degrees and programs and offers cohorts at partner churches around the U.S.

Resurrection, A United Methodist Church also known as The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, or simply Church of the Resurrection, is a multi-site, United Methodist megachurch in Kansas City metropolitan area. The original campus is located in Leawood, Kansas, with additional locations in Olathe, Kansas, downtown Kansas City, Missouri, Blue Springs, Missouri, Overland Park, Kansas, Brookside, Kansas City, Missouri. It is one of the largest United Methodist congregations in the world and reported a membership of 15,359 in 2020. The United Methodist Saint Paul School of Theology moved its facilities from Kansas City, Missouri, to the Church of the Resurrection in fall of 2013.

References

  1. ↑ "Saint Paul School of Theology | Methodist Seminary School" . Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  2. ↑ Sherman, Najahe (January 2, 2013). "St. Paul School of Theology plans move to Leawood, to concern of neighbors". KSHB-TV, Kansas City . Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ "About Saint Paul | Theological Seminary in Kansas & Oklahoma" . Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  4. ↑ "Study to Become A United Methodist Deacon | Deacon Training". 7 November 2014. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  5. ↑ "SPST | Accredited Seminary | Methodist Seminary Accreditation". 8 December 2014. Retrieved 2021-04-22.


OOjs UI icon university-progressive.svg

This article about a university or college in Kansas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.