List of Approved Seminaries
The University Senate has approved these seminaries for students pursuing ordination in The United Methodist Church effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024.
*Boston University School of Theology
745 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 353-3050
*Candler School of Theology of Emory University
Rita Anne Rollins Building
1531 Dickey Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404) 727-6326
*Claremont School of Theology
10497 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 900
(909) 447-250
*Drew University Theological School
36 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
(973) 408-3000
*Duke University Divinity School
Duke University
407 Chapel Drive
Box 90968
Durham, NC 27708
(919) 660-3400
*Gammon Theological Seminary
653 Beckwith Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30314
(404) 581-0300
*Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
2121 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60201
(800) SEMINARY or (847) 866-3900
*Iliff School of Theology
2323 East Iliff Ave.
Denver, CO 80210
(800) 678-3360 or (303) 744-1287
Kairos University (main campus only)
2100 South Summit Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 571054
(605) 336-6588
*Methodist Theological School in Ohio
3081 Columbus Pike
Delaware, OH 43015
(800) 333-6876) or (740) 363-1146
*Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University (Dallas)
Kirby Hall 5915 Bishop Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75275
(888) THEOLOGY or (214) 768-8436
*Perkins School of Theology (Houston-Galveston Extension Program)
SMU │ Perkins School of Theology
Contact: Dr. Hugo Magallanes
(214) 768-4808 or hugo@smu.edu
*Saint Paul School of Theology (Kansas)
13720 Roe Boulevard, Building C
Leawood, KS 66224
(913) 253-5000
*Saint Paul School of Theology (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma City University Campus
2501 N. Blackwelder Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
(405) 208-5757
*United Theological Seminary
4501 Denlinger Road
Dayton, OH 45426
(937) 529-2201
*Wesley Theological Seminary
4500 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 885-8600
Asbury Theological Seminary (Kentucky)
204 North Lexington Avenue
Wilmore, KY 40390
(859) 858-3581
Asbury Theological Seminary (Florida)
8401 Valencia College Lane
Orlando, FL 32828
(844) GO-TO-AT
Asbury Theological Seminary Extended Learning Program (ExL)
(800) 227-2879
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
100 East 27th Street
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 404-4800
Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University
2925 Princeton Street
Fort Worth, TX 76109
(817) 257-7575
Christian Theological Seminary
1000 W. 42nd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 924-1331
*Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
1100 South Goodman Street
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 271-1320
Eastern Mennonite Seminary of Eastern Mennonite University
1200 Park Road
Harrisonburg, VA 22802-2472
(540) 432-4000
Eden Theological Seminary
475 East Lockwood Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63119-3192
(800) 969-3627 or (314) 961-3627
Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico
776 Ponce de León
San Juan, PR 00925
(787) 763-6700
Fuller Theological Seminary
135 North Oakland Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91182
(800) 235-2222 or (626) 584-5200
Harvard University Divinity School
45 Francis Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-5761
Hood Theological Seminary
1810 Lutheran Synod Dr.
Salisbury, NC 28144
(704) 636-7611
Interdenominational Theological Center (Gammon Theological Seminary, only)
700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30314-3143
(404) 527-7700
Lancaster Theological Seminary
555 West James Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
(800) 393-0654 or (717) 393-0654
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
1044 Alta Vista Road
Louisville, KY 40205
(800) 264-1839
Luther Seminary
2481 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
(651) 641-3456
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary of Lenoir-Rhyne University
4201 North Main Street
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 786-5150
Memphis Theological Seminary
168 East Parkway South
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 458-8232
Moravian Theological Seminary
60 W. Locust Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018
(800) 843-6541 or (610) 861-1516
Northeastern Seminary of Roberts Wesleyan College (main campus only)
2265 Westside Drive
Rochester, NY 14625
(585) 594-6800
Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 849-8200
Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University
1300 Eagle Road
St. Davids, PA 19087-3696
(800) 220-3287 or (610) 896-5000
Phillips Theological Seminary
901 N. Mingo Road
Tulsa, OK 74116
(918) 610-8303
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
616 N. Highland Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
(412) 362-5610
Princeton Theological Seminary
P.O. Box 821, 64 Mercer Street
Princeton, NJ 08542-0803
(609) 921-8300
Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology of Virginia Union University
1500 N. Lombardy Street
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 257-5600 or (800) 368-3227
Seattle Pacific Seminary
3307 3rd Avenue, West
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 281-2136
Union Presbyterian Seminary (North Carolina)
5141 Sharon Road
Charlotte, NC 28210
(980) 636-1700
Union Presbyterian Seminary (Virginia)
3401 Brook Road
Richmond, VA 23227
(800) 229-2990 or (804) 355-0671
*Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York, NY 10027
(212) 662-7100
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
3000 Fifth Street, Northwest
New Brighton, MN 55112-2598
(800) 937-1316 or (651) 633-4311
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
2000 University Ave.
Dubuque, IA 52001-5099
(800) 369-UDTS or (563) 589-3112
Vanderbilt University Divinity School
411 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37240-1121
(615) 322-2776
Yale University Divinity School
409 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 432-5303
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