ECWA Theological Seminary is an institution founded by ECWA for the training of its pastors and ministers. It is located in three different parts of Nigeria ( two in the north, one in the south). The three ECWA Theological Seminaries are located in

Kagoro Gworok, (also ; ), is a large town in Southern Kaduna, southern Kaduna State, Middle Belt Nigeria. It is located in the Kaura, Nigeria, Kaura Local Government Area of Nigeria, Local Government Area. Gworok is a Christian-dominated town. It is h ...

, Igbaja and

Jos Jos is a city in the North-Central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. The city is situ ...

. ECWA also have eight Bible colleges and fifteen theological training institutes.

ECWA Theological Seminary, Kagoro

The ECWA Theological Seminary

, is a graduate school and seminary, located in

Kaduna State Kaduna (, جىِهَر كَدُنا; مدينة كدونا; , ; ) is a States of Nigeria, state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna (city), Kaduna, which was the List of Nigerian ...

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. The Seminary was founded in 1931 by the

Evangelical Church Winning All The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), previously known as the Evangelical Church of West Africa(ECWA), is one of the Christian denominations in Nigeria, with about 8 million members and more than six thousand local churches in nineteen count ...

(ECWA), previously known as the

Evangelical Church of West Africa The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), previously known as the Evangelical Church of West Africa(ECWA), is one of the Christian denominations in Nigeria, with about 8 million members and more than six thousand local churches in nineteen count ...

. It was not a Seminary when it was established in 1931. It was a Bible College. This college metamorphized in to Seminary later. The first Seminary of ECWA, and the First ECWA degree awarding Institution, is ECWA Theological Seminary, Igbaja, Kwara State, Nigeria It is the oldest ECWA theological training institution.

Academics

ECWA Theological Seminary, Kagoro, offers a number of certificates, undergraduate degrees, and graduate degrees. The Seminary's degree programmes are accredited by, the

University of Jos The University of Jos, abbreviated as Unijos, is a federal university in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria. History What became the University of Jos was established in November 1971 from the satellite campus of the University of Ibadan. T ...

Facilities

The Seminary has a number of onsite facilities. Its Research Centre was founded to serve the Seminary and the wider academic community, with a particular focus on theological responses to conflict, reconciliation, and peace. The Seminary is also equipped with a library and a day care centre for the children of staff and students who study, teach, or work at the institution. Although the Seminary is the proprietor of the Seminary Staff School, the school has its own board of governors, and is developing its own site for classrooms.

Affiliations

ECWA Theological Seminary, Kagoro, offers an annual award for excellence in preaching named after the American theologian and author,

Frederick Buechner Carl Frederick Buechner ( ; July 11, 1926 – August 15, 2022) was an American author, Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies ...

. The Seminary is also a recognised partner of the United World Mission Overseas Council.

Kagoro Journal of Theology

The Kagoro Journal of Theology (KAJOT) is a bi-annual, multi-disciplinary journal, that is published by the ECWA Theological Seminary, Kagoro. First published in 2016, the journal has also hosted annual conferences at the Seminary.

ECWA Theological Seminary, Igbaja, Kwara State, Nigeria

ECWA Theological Seminary, Igbaja started as a School of Prophets in 1918. It was finally established a theological seminary on 12 February 1941, with eighteen students. The seminary trains men and women in biblical interpretation, with the goal of equipping them to become preachers. It is located in

Kwara State Kwara () is a state in Western Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kogi State, to the north by Niger State, and to the south by Ekiti, Osun, and Oyo states, while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin. Its ca ...

of Nigeria a Yoruba dominated area. ECWA Theological Seminary Igbaja, located in Igbaja, Kwara State, Nigeria, the first ECWA Seminary in Nigeria and the first degree awarding Institutions of ECWA. ETSI is the only Seminary of ECWA that secure National University Commission (NUC) Accreditation for her Bachelor of Arts in Christian Religious Studies and the School is affiliated with the Premier University, the University of Ibadan. ECWA Theological Seminary is also accredited by Association of Christian Theological Education in Africa.

Jos ECWA Theological Seminary

Jos ECWA Theological Seminary the most recent was established in 1980. It is located in

Plateau State Plateau is a northern states of Nigeria, Nigerian state. It is located in the north-central geopolitical zone of Nigeria and includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau. Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism". Th ...

in Nigeria, where ECWA headquarters is located.

References

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