Though Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary is not a denominational seminary in the classical sense of the designation (we do not belong to any one denomination), we have established ties of accountability with a number of church courts (local Sessions, Presbyteries, and even Denominations). We are a recognized institution of theological instruction to all denominations affiliated with the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council, including the ARPC, the OPC, the PCA, the PRC, the RCUS, the RPCNA, and the URCNA. We have relationships with smaller North American (e.g. BPC, RPC-Hanover, ARBCA, etc.) and international denominations (e.g. EPCEW, FCC, IPB, etc.) as well. Our commitment to ecclesiastical accountability is most clearly seen in our sponsoring session/presbytery program. For more information about this program, please contact info@gpts.edu.
We have not sought academic accreditation with the United States government, though we seek to comply with all rules, regulations, and laws for non-profit charitable organizations in the State of South Carolina and in the United States of America. We have entered into an academic accountability arrangement with the Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries (ARTS), through whom we maintain formal accreditation. Click here to read about how ARTS and GPTS measure student success.
Greenville Seminary graduates currently minister in each of the denominations listed in the first paragraph above, and graduates serve in other denominations not notated here. Several of our graduates have completed doctoral degrees at Westminster Theological Seminary, Reformed Theological Seminary, and several other schools in the United States and abroad. Graduates of the Seminary have also been accepted into terminal degree programs at Cambridge University, the University of Warwick, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and elsewhere. Our graduates currently teach at the graduate level at Reformed Theological Seminary and Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
For more information about our accreditation and accountability arrangements, please contact info@gpts.edu.
