Baptist Seminary of Kentucky

Baptist Seminary of Kentucky
TypeSeminary
Established1996 (1996)
AffiliationCooperative Baptist Fellowship, National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
PresidentDr. David Cassady
Location
Lexington, Kentucky
,
Kentucky
,
United States

38°12′27″N 84°33′24″W / 38.2074°N 84.5568°W / 38.2074; -84.5568
LanguageEnglish
Websitebsk.edu

Baptist Seminary of Kentucky (BSK) is a Baptist theological institute located in Lexington, Kentucky. It is affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.

The Baptist Seminary of Kentucky has its origins in a 1996 project of the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship).[1] The school began in 2002 at Calvary Baptist Church in Lexington.[2] In 2010, it moved in Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky. In 2020, it became a partner of the National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. In 2022, it moved to Central Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky.[3]

Baptist Seminary of Kentucky changed their name to BSK Theological Seminary in 2024 [4] and is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS).[5] The Master of Divinity degree program was approved by the Commission on Accrediting in 2015.[6] And in 2024 the Master of Arts in Ministry degree program was approved by the Commission on Accrediting.[7]

  1. ^ Bob Allen, Kentucky seminary celebrates commencement, accreditation, baptistnews.com, USA, August 11, 2015
  2. ^ ABPNEWS, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky holds inaugural commencement, baptistnews.com, USA, May 26, 2005
  3. ^ Pat Cole, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky returns to Lexington, baptistnews.com, USA, July 15, 2022
  4. ^ Sizemore, Abby (2024-05-13). "Baptist Seminary of Kentucky Becomes BSK Theological Seminary". BSK. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  5. ^ "Member Schools List". ats.edu. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Member Schools: Baptist Seminary of Kentucky". ats.edu. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  7. ^ admin (2023-12-05). "Master of Arts in Ministry Studies". BSK. Retrieved 2024-07-27.