Sioux Falls Seminary

Sioux Falls Seminary is a private Baptist seminary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is part of Kairos University. It is also affiliated to the North American Baptist Conference.

History

The seminary was founded in 1858 (166 years ago) (1858) in Rochester, New York, and was known as the German Department of the Rochester Theological Seminary.^[1] Its purpose was to train pastors for German-speaking people in North America. In 1931, the seminary became known as the German Baptist Seminary, and in 1945, it changed its name to North American Baptist Seminary. In 1949, the seminary relocated to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in order to be more centrally located to its constituents. The name was changed from North American Baptist Seminary to Sioux Falls Seminary on May 18, 2007. In July 2009, the seminary moved into a new, environmentally friendly campus in central Sioux Falls, nestled on the eastern edge of the Augustana University campus. The institution is now known as Kairos University. In 2021, it became a founding member of the university network Kairos University. ^[2]

Academics

Sioux Falls Seminary offers the Master of Divinity and Master of Arts degrees as well as the Doctor of Ministry degree, graduate level certificates, and non-graduates certificates.

References

^ Randall Herbert Balmer, Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition, Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 497
^ Sonya Swink, Kairos University launches global theological system from Sioux Falls for $300 per month, argusleader.com, USA, October 8, 2021

External links

Official website

43°31′32″N 96°44′09″W / 43.52556°N 96.73583°W / 43.52556; -96.73583

Colleges and universities in South Dakota
(also includes state-run K–12 schools)

Public

Research institutions	South Dakota State University of South Dakota
Master's institutions	Black Hills State Dakota State
Baccalaureate institutions	Northern State
Tribal institutions	Oglala Lakota College Sisseton Wahpeton College Sinte Gleska University
Special-focus institutions	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Associate's institutions	Lake Area Tech Mitchell Tech Southeast Tech Western Dakota Tech
Others governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents	School for the Blind and Visually Impaired School for the Deaf Public Universities and Research Center Capitol University Center Higher Education Center-West River

Private

Baccalaureate institutions	Augustana Dakota Wesleyan Mount Marty University of Sioux Falls
Special-focus institutions	Sioux Falls Seminary Institute of Lutheran Theology