United Theological Seminary

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For the seminary in Minnesota, see United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities.
United Theological Seminary
TypePrivate school
Established1871
Religious affiliation
United Methodist Church
PresidentKent Millard
DeanDavid Watson
Students595
Location
Trotwood
,
Ohio
,
U.S.
CampusSuburban, 80 acres
Websiteunited.edu Edit this at Wikidata

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.[1] 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).[2][3]

The school was known as the Bonebrake Theological Seminary from 1909 to 1954.

Although the seminary is affiliated with the United Methodist denomination, students come from many denominations and are ordained by a wide range of denominations upon graduation. The seminary has several houses of study for specialized ministry training,[4] including a Hispanic House of Study[5] and Korean House of Study.[6] The seminary is also home to the Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center.[7]

The seminary has strong ties to the African-American church tradition, with a number of major figures in the American Civil Rights Movement later going on to become students or faculty at United.[8] In recent years, the seminary has become a leading center for discussion of church renewal.[9][10][11] It has also been named one of the fastest-growing seminaries in the United States.[12]

  1. ^ "United Theological Seminary Celebrates Approval Status". Prweb.com. March 1, 2012. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "United Celebrates 140th Year: 1/1/11". Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "United Methodist Theological Schools | General Board of Higher Education and Ministry". Gbhem.org. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Houses of Study - United Theological Seminary". United.edu. December 7, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Casa de Estudios Hispana". United Theological Seminary. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Korean House of Study". United Theological Seminary (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center". United Theological Seminary. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Martin Luther King Celebrated at United Theological Seminary". Black Politics on the Web. March 29, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  9. ^ "Church Renewal". Churchrenewal.united.edu. June 20, 2014. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  10. ^ "Howard Snyder". June 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "Leading Church Renewal". webmail.ihainc.org. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  12. ^ Tanner, Tom; Smith Brown, Eliza. "Why 100 ATS member schools have grown" (PDF). www.ats.edu. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2024.