“To furnish our congregations with enlightened, humble, zealous, laborious pastors, who shall truly watch for the good of souls, and consider it their highest honour and happiness to win them to the Saviour.”
Ways to Support
In addition to prayer, which is our greatest need of all, the Greenville Seminary receives financial support in a number of ways.
- Giving online – Click the link above for a quick and simple way to give.
- Mail – Use the address: GPTS, PO Box 690, Taylors, SC, 29687
- Stock Gifts – Email advancement@gpts.edu for instructions.
- Gifts of Property – Email advancement@gpts.edu for instructions.
- Planned Giving – See more below.
Planned Giving
Please consider including Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in your estate planning. While most planned gifts come to Seminary in the form of bequests, we are able to accept other types of planned gifts as well: life insurance gifts, IRA gifts, charitable remainder trusts, endowments, etc. Please contact advancement@gpts.edu for more information.
- Gifts from your Will or Estate – Click here for sample bequest language.
- IRA Gifts – Click here to find out how to support GPTS through an IRA charitable gift via your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD).
Each type of planned gift offers specific tax and other benefits to donors. To learn more, please contact Pat Daly, Vice President, at 864.322.2717 or by email at pat@gpts.edu.
When you make a planned gift, please include the following information in your documentation:
- The Seminary’s legal name is “Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary”
- The Seminary’s tax ID # is 57-0833937
- The Seminary’s mailing address is PO Box 690, Taylors, SC 29687
Thank you for supporting Greenville Seminary.
Campaigns
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James E. McGoldrick Student Scholarship Fund
Upon the retirement of Dr. James E. McGoldrick from the faculty, the Board of Trustees renamed the Student Scholarship Fund the James E. McGoldrick Student Scholarship Fund. Thank you for supporting this fund in honor and memory of Dr. McGoldrick. -
Greenville General Fund
The annual fund for Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Our fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.
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John & Mildred Van Voorhis Endowed Scholarship Fund
In honor of Trustee Emeritus Mr. John Van Voorhis and his many years of service to the Seminary, the Board of Trustees voted in May 2018 to establish the John & Mildred Van Voorhis Endowed Scholarship to fund full-tuition need-based scholarships for full-time resident Divinity students.
