GREENVILLE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary's goals serve to equip local congregations and regional church bodies (i.e. presbyteries, synods, assemblies, etc.) in both the United States and abroad. Our specific goal is to welcome 25 new full-time Divinity Program students each fall, and to graduate upwards of 25 Divinity Program students in each graduating class each Spring. An important complementary goal is to ensure that the costs of our programs allow these men to graduate without a burden of student loan debt from Seminary. Most importantly, our goal is to equip men as excellent preachers, competent pastors, and engaged churchmen.

The faculty of the Seminary provide education that exemplifies our core values of Biblical Fidelity, Confessional Integrity, Individual Instruction, and Experimental Piety. Faculty members serve as mentors and advisers to students, helping each individual map out his program of study to best equip him for the ministry. Faculty also serve as coordinators and leaders of student prayer groups. The Board and Faculty subscribe annually to the doctrinal standards of the Seminary, the Westminster Confession of Faith, together with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, as adopted by the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC).

The Board of Trustees ensure that the operations and educational programs of the Seminary exemplify our core values of Affordability, Accessibility, and Ecclesiastical Accountability. All of our programs are accessible by distance. We are recognized by the member denominations of NAPARC, among other international denominations.

Our greatest asset in pursuit of our mission is our faculty. With one exception, each of our seven resident faculty members has served as a pastor for at least five years. They are well acquainted with the unique challenges of pastoral ministry and Christian service. From this standpoint, they counsel and mentor students preparing for the ministry. Each resident faculty member holds a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or D.Min.), and is actively engaged in his respective field. Each resident faculty member is ordained in either the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) or Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC), and serves in the various courts of the church (i.e. local church sessions, presbyteries, General Assemblies).

Our administrative staff is made up of dedicated men and women who diligently serve our students (past, present, and future). Our library is made up of over 10,000 volumes, with more added every month. Our facility has four classrooms that can accommodate up to 30 students each.

At this point, we have awarded 243 degrees upon 235 individuals. Of those 235, six are deceased, eight are women, and 20 are currently not serving in ministry (at least four of those 20 are teachers in Christian schools and Junior Colleges). Thus, 201 out of a possible 221 graduates are serving in ordained ministry in evangelical/Reformed churches. That is, over 90% of eligible Greenville Seminary graduates are serving in a capacity for which their education equipped them.

In academic year 2017-2018, we welcomed our largest-ever incoming class of 30 total students, all of whom are progressing in their studies, going into the Fall of 2018. We are anticipating another record-breaking class this Fall.