The Paku Divinity School is a

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Taungoo Taungoo (, ''Tauñngu myoú''; ; also spelled Toungoo) is a district-level city in the Bago Region of Myanmar, 220 km from Yangon, towards the north-eastern end of the division, with mountain ranges to the east and west. The main industry ...

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. It is affiliated with the

Paku Karen Baptist Association Paku Karen Baptist Association, also known as Paku Kayin Baptist Association is a Baptist Christian denomination in Myanmar. It is affiliated with the Karen Baptist Convention. History It was founded in 1856 by the American Baptist Mission. With ...

. The campus can be accessed from Myo Gyi and Boundary roads. The theology program is approved by Association for Theological Education in Myanmar (ATEM).

History

The Paku Divinity School, originally known as Paku Bible School, was founded in 1977 by the

. The Paku Divinity School is a Christian Bible school which produces approximately 80 Christian leaders every year and is affiliated to the

Karen Baptist Theological Seminary The Karen Baptist Theological Seminary ( ksw, ပှၤကညီဘျၢထံယွၤဂ့ၢ်ပီညါဖၠၣ်စိမိၢ) is a Baptist theological institute in Seminary Hill, Insein, Yangon, Myanmar. It is affiliated with the ...

. The PDS was mainly focused on Theological Studies. In 2008, PDS launched Basic Computer program.

Principals

* Rev John Letta. * Rev Dr Augustus Spurgeon. * Daw Aye Aye Myaing . * Amady Htoo (current)

References

{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1977 Universities and colleges in Taungoo Baptist seminaries and theological colleges in Myanmar Christian colleges in Myanmar 1977 establishments in Burma