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Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis is an Independent Baptist seminary in Plymouth, Minnesota. The seminary moved from Minneapolis to its present location in 1996.
| Type | Fundamentalist Christian Seminary |
|---|---|
| Established | September 11, 1956 |
| President | Dr. Matt Morrell |
| Address | 900 Forestview Ln N Plymouth MN 55441 , , , United States 44°59′18″N 93°25′36″W / 44.98833°N 93.42667°W |
| Affiliations | Independent Baptist[1] |
| Website | http://www.centralseminary.edu |
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Accreditation
editCentral Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis is accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.[2] It is also accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.[1]
History
editCentral Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis officially held its first class on September 11, 1956, with a group of thirty-one students from ten states and a faculty of seven.[3] Richard V. Clearwaters, pastor of the Fourth Baptist Church of Minneapolis where the seminary was housed, was the first president.[3]
Presidents
editDouglas R. McLachlan succeeded Clearwaters as pastor of Fourth Baptist Church in 1982 and became the second president of the seminary during the 1986-87 academic year.[3] In 1988, McLachlan was succeeded by Ernest Pickering as president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary and pastor of Fourth Baptist Church.[4] In 1983, after Pickering left for another position, McLachlan returned to become Fourth Baptist Church's pastor and the seminary's president.[3]
In May 2003, Kevin T. Bauder became full-time president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary.[5] Samuel E. Horn succeeded Bauder on July 1, 2011.[6] Horn left in October 2014 for a position elsewhere.[7] In 2014, Matt Morrell, pastor of Fourth Baptist Church, was named the seminary's president taking office in January 2015.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "ATS Member Schools: Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis". Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- ^ "TRACS Members". Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. Archived from the original on 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- ^ a b c d "Central Baptist Theological Seminary: History". Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ "Memorial: Ernest Dinwoodie Pickering". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 2001. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Central Seminary Celebrates First Presidential Inauguration" (PDF). Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Central Seminary Appoints New President". Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Dr. Sam Horn Hired by Bob Jones University". Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ^ "Central Seminary Announces President". Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis. Archived from the original on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-01-07.