Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis
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| Type | Fundamentalist Christian Seminary |
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| Established | September 11, 1956 |
| Chancellor | Dr. Douglas R. McLachlan |
| President | Dr. Matthew D. Morrell |
| Provost | Dr. Brett Williams |
| Dean | Dr. Jonathan R. Pratt |
| Students | 100 |
| Address |
900 Forestview Ln N Plymouth MN 55441, Plymouth, Minnesota, United States 44°59′18″N 93°25′36″W / 44.98833°N 93.42667°WCoordinates: 44°59′18″N 93°25′36″W / 44.98833°N 93.42667°W |
| Affiliations | Independent Baptist |
| Website | http://www.centralseminary.edu |
Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis is one of the oldest fundamentalist Christian seminaries in the United States. The school is located in Plymouth, Minnesota, and has a branch campus in Arad, Romania. Its student body numbers close to one hundred enrolled in graduate (M.A.T., M.Div.) and postgraduate (Th.M., Ph.D./Th.D., D.Min.) programs.
Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a member of the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS)] .
Membership – American Association of Christian Colleges and Seminaries (AACCS)
The founding of Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis grew out of the need to fill a vacuum created when Northwestern Theological Seminary closed. Northwestern Seminary, an auxiliary of Northwestern College (Minnesota), was founded in 1935 by Dr. William Bell Riley, noted fundamentalist leader and pastor of First Baptist Church of Minneapolis. Within a decade of Dr. Riley’s passing, financial pressures forced Northwestern’s board of trustees to close Northwestern Seminary after twenty years of service training ministers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region. Students, seminary faculty, and other supporters urged Dr. Richard V. Clearwaters, pastor of Fourth Baptist Church of Minneapolis, to fill this void through the establishment of a new fundamentalist Baptist seminary. With the knowledge and encouragement of the administration of Northwestern Schools, Dr. Clearwaters set in motion the founding of a new seminary. Fourth Baptist Church agreed to provide accommodations for the fledgling school within the church’s own facilities. A board of trustees and an administrative structure were formulated. The seminary’s doctrinal statement, central points of purpose, and school hymn were articulated. Articles of Incorporation were filed with the State of Minnesota, and an initial faculty was recruited. Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis officially began classes on September 11, 1956, with a group of thirty-one students from ten states and a faculty of seven.
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