Capital Baptist Theological Seminary was a Christian school with campuses in
Seoul
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and
Anseong
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City,
Gyeonggi
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province,
South Korea
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. In 2006 it was closed and its campus was used as
Korea Baptist Theological University and Seminary
Korea Baptist Theological University and Seminary (KBTUS) is a private higher-education institution in Daejeon, Korea founded in 1953 on the Baptist tradition. It is the only theological institution in the Korea Baptist Convention after the closu ...
's secondary campus as part of
Korea Baptist Convention
The Korea Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in South Korea. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Seoul.
History
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's decision to run only one educational institution.
Academic departments
The undergraduate offerings of the seminary consist of the Department of Theology and the Pastoral Theology institute, both of which offer four-year Bachelor of Theology degrees. The graduate school offers Master's of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees.
In addition, the school offers separate courses of study for women. Two-year certificate programs are offered by the Women's College and Women's Institute, and a three-year Master's of Partnership Ministry is offered by the Pastor's Wives Institute.
History
The school began as Seoul Baptist Theological Seminary, directly operated by the Korea Baptist Convention, in 1976. In 1980, the Convention chose to separate it from other institutions such as
Korea Baptist Theological University
Korea Baptist Theological University and Seminary (KBTUS) is a private higher-education institution in Daejeon, Korea founded in 1953 on the Baptist tradition. It is the only theological institution in the Korea Baptist Convention after the closu ...
and make it an independent institution, which was completed in early 1981. At this time the school was merged with two pre-existing institutions, Grace Seminary and Kyunggi Seminary, and the name was changed to the current one. The school was recognized as a theological seminary by the Ministry of Education in 1982.
Sister schools
The school maintains international sisterhood ties with Israel's
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.
See also
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List of colleges and universities in South Korea
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*Agricultural Cooperative College – Goyang, Gyeonggi
*Ajou Motor College – Boryeong, South Chungcheong
* Ajou University – Suwon, Gyeonggi
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Education in South Korea
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References
External links
Official school website, in English
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Defunct universities and colleges in South Korea