ABOUT US

The Next

Generation

of Shepherds.

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Our Historical Heritage

Biblically Grounded.
Pastorally Focused.
Confessionally Faithful.

Over 35 years ago, ruling elders from a nearby presbyterian church founded Greenville Seminary. They looked to the past, modeling our founding documents after those of Old Princeton Seminary. While some seminaries were lowering standards for language instruction, systematic theology, and preaching hours, they raised them. These men had taken vows to uphold the Westminster Standards, and they kept that standard for all professors to ensure transparency and consistency. Since the aim was to train pastors, they insisted that costs be kept as low as possible for the men who were studying. These founding convictions and aims still animate us today. 

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What we
Believe

In the midst of a changing cultural landscape, our confidence in the Bible remains unchanged. The truths of the inerrant scripture guide us and ground us as we train the next generation of pastors. 

Read more about our Theological Convictions below.

WESTMINSTER CONFESSION OF FAITH

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Our Statement
of Purpose

This Statement of Purpose of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary has been adapted from that which was adopted by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America when it formed Princeton Theological Seminary in 1812.

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From our
President

Dr. Jonathan L. Master

Dear Friends,

The founding vision of Greenville Seminary lives on today. Our curriculum is as robust as ever. Our understanding of pastoral ministry and of our standards of doctrine have not wavered. Our tuition model still aims at “a burden for the lost, not a burden of debt” for our graduates.

These commitments put us increasingly out of step with the culture, but we are grateful that the Lord is supporting us through more churches, a larger number of supporters, and greater student interest now than at any time in our history.

In addition to the oversight provided by churches, we have met the highest accreditation standards of ARTS and of the state of South Carolina.

If you are thinking about seminary study, we invite you to Experience GPTS. If you are able to help us continue carrying out the work of training pastors, here are some ways you can Give.

We rejoice in what the Lord has done in the history of Greenville Seminary, and we look forward to his faithfulness in raising up more men to serve as ambassadors of Jesus Christ.

Yours in Christ,

Jonathan L. Master

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