Board Dispatch: Spring 2018 The Trustees of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary stand for a picture after the Seminary’s 29th Commencement Exercises, recognizing the Class of 2018. Back row (left to right): TE Travis Grassmid (Zion RCUS – Menno, SD), TE Jeff Kingswood (Grace ARP – Woodstock, ON), RE Gary Flye (Redeemer OPC – Charlotte, NC), […]
May 2018 Financial Update
With our 29th Commencement exercises behind us, we are preparing for the Fall. Part of our preparation this year involves raising $350,000 in the months of May and June. Last year, we received over 20% of our annual income in these two months, and those revenues sustained us through the Summer and early Fall. Looking […]
The Class of 2018
On Friday, May 18, the Board of Trustees and Faculty of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary will confer 15 degrees upon 14 graduates from 6 countries and 8 denominations. The Commencement ceremony recognizing Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary’s Class of 2018 will take place at Mitchell Road Presbyterian Church on Friday, May 18, 2018, beginning at 6 PM. […]
April 2018 Financial Update
We saw a much stronger March this year than last year, which is largely due to generous gifts toward reducing our mortgage. Though such gifts do not help us to keep up with current operating and personnel expenses, they are a great encouragement to us as we seek to pay off the remaining balance (now […]
In Memoriam | Dr. Paul Settle (1935 – 2018)
When two young men approached a handful of elders at the Second Presbyterian Church of Greenville in 1986 with the idea for a Presbyterian Seminary in the South Carolina Upstate, Pastor Paul Settle was there to offer his wisdom and support to the project. He was no stranger to ambitious endeavors in service to the […]
Thanking Christ for One of His Faithful Servants | 20 Years of President Pipa
“Wow. That’s going to shake things up.” Those were the words of Sinclair Ferguson upon receiving the news from Ian Hamilton that Dr. Joseph Pipa had accepted the invitation to come to Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary as its first President in 1997. By his own admission, Dr. Hamilton reports, “I had no idea what he […]
