Saint Andrew's Theological College and Seminary (SATCS) is a church-affiliated educational institution of the
Orthodox Anglican Church, the United States branch of the
Orthodox Anglican Communion
The Orthodox Anglican Communion (OAC) is a communion of churches established in 1964 or 1967, by James Parker Dees. The AOC was formed outside of the See of Canterbury; the OAC is not part of the Anglican Communion. The Anglican Orthodox Communio ...
. Instruction began in Statesville, North Carolina in 1967 and the school was formally dedicated as Cranmer Seminary on September 19, 1971.
[''Statesville Record and Landmark'', September 20, 1971, p. 1B] Cranmer Seminary was officially incorporated in the state of
North Carolina on September 3, 1975. A vocational school for the ministry, the seminary provided denominationally-specific theological training and education for traditional Anglican clergy. In 1996, a distance education program was initiated. From 1999 to 2003, the seminary actively assisted training clergy of the Anglican Rite Synod in the Americas, established an Internet presence and instituted open admission to the general public. The school was renamed Saint Andrew's Theological College and Seminary in 2002. Many of the bishops and leaders of the
Continuing Anglican movement are past students and graduates of St. Andrew’s.
The school is headquartered in
Charlotte, North Carolina, but has distributed campuses and offices of administration in South Carolina. Instruction is conducted via distance learning utilizing moodle and from these distributed campuses. Liturgical seminars are conducted in Charlotte, North Carolina and in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach is a resort city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is located in the center of a long and continuous stretch of beach known as "The Grand Strand" in the northeastern part of the state. Its y ...
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References
External links
Saint Andrews's Theological College and Seminary websiteOrthodox Anglican Church
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Anglican seminaries and theological colleges
Seminaries and theological colleges in North Carolina
Education in Davidson County, North Carolina