The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) is an Evangelical Protestant denomination within Christianity. It was founded by Dr. Albert Benjamin Simpson in 1887, not as a denomination, but merely an alliance to unite Christians in foreign missionary efforts. An actual denomination from this alliance emerged in the mid 1900's. The US has nearly 2,000 C&MA churches and over 300,000 members. 400 of those churches are described as intercultural. In Canada, there are 378 churches, 59 of which are multicultural, and m ...

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Initially, the Christian and Missionary Alliance was not founded as a denomination. Dr. Albert B. Simpson was a Presbyterian clergyman motivated by the spiritual needs of the metropolitan multitudes in North America, as well as by those of the unevangelized peoples in other lands. He was compelled by a sense of urgency to take this message to all nations because of Jesus's statement in Matthew 24:14: This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world ...

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A seminary is a specialized university-like institution for the purpose of instructing students (seminarians) in theology, often in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. This usually, though not always, applies to Christian and Jewish education. These institutions may also be known as theological colleges, particularly in the United Kingdom. Where they are part of another tertiary education institution they are typically called a school of theology, or divinity school. They usually offer professional gradu ...

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Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education is an institution of the Presbyterian Church (USA). It is located in the northside of the city of Richmond, Virginia. For many years, the seminary operated WRFK, a FM radio station at 106.5 MHz. It was sold to commercial interests in 1988. The Seminary was founded as the theological department of Hampden-Sydney College, located outside of Farmville, Virginia. Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Educati ...

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Ayyavazhi, a Tamil Hindu sect originating from South India, is mentioned in a number of reports by Christian missionaries in the 19th century. In some of these reports, it is claimed that Ayyavazhi is an anti-Christian religious phenomenon. The following quotations are taken from G. Patrick's book "Religion and Subaltern Agency". Ayyavazhi in reports by Christian missionaries - Reports of the London Mission Society. Ayyavazhi in reports by Christian missionaries - 1838. One part ...

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Westminster Seminary California is a Reformed Christian graduate educational institution located 25 miles north of San Diego, California in Escondido. The seminary traces its commitment to Reformed theological education back to the Reformation and especially to John Calvin and his educational approach at Geneva Academy. In America, that education heritage was maintained at Princeton Theological Seminary in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The old Princeton Seminary was devoted to the inerrancy of the Bible, outstan ...

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Calvin Theological Seminary is a seminary affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and very closely tied to Calvin College. The institution primarily prepares candidates for ordained ministry within the denomination, but also grants master's degrees in other subjects including worship, education, missions, and theological studies. A building e ...

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Covenant Theological Seminary is the denominational seminary of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). It is located in St. Louis, Missouri, and its purpose is to train leaders for work in the church and the world — especially as pastors, missionaries, and counselors. It does not require all students to be members of the PCA, but it is loyal to the teachings of its denomination. Faculty must subscribe to the s ...

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Christian College, is a school established by the Anglican Church in 1822 in Kotte, Sri Lanka. It is the second oldest school in Sri Lanka. One of its masters, Rev. Marsh, became the founder Principal of Royal College, Colombo. Other related archives1822, Anglican Church, Kotte, Royal College, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Columbia Theological Seminary is one of the ten official seminaries of the Presbyterian Church (USA). It is located in Decatur, Georgia. Columbia Theological Seminary was founded in 1828 in Lexington, Georgia, by several Presbyterian ministers. In 1830, it moved to Columbia, South Carolina. During the years before the American Civil War, Columbia was noted for its role in offering a Christian defense of slavery. The seminary moved to its current location in Decatur, Georgia, in 1928. As of 2005, the seminary enrolled 500 students i ...

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Counter-Missionaries are Jews who defend Judaism against the Christian claims that Jesus is the Messiah, and comprise members from all Jewish sects. Modern Counter-Missionary activity is in direct response to organizations such as Jews for Jesus, which are involved with the Hebrew Christianity movement, and spend over 1 billion dollars each year in attempts to convert Jews. Some modern Counter-Missionary material can be traced to a medieval polemic written by a Karaite, Isaac Troki (d. 1593), entitled חיזוק אמונה (Fai ...

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Westminster Theological Seminary is a Reformed Christian graduate educational institution with campuses located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Dallas, Texas and programs of study in New York City, London, and Seoul. In 1982, the California branch of Westminster became an independent institution, Westminster Seminary California. The seminary was formed in 1929, largely under the leadership and funding of J. Gresham Machen, with the vision of continuing the theological tradition of Princeton Theological Seminary, from which th ...

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Western Theological Seminary is a professional and graduate school in Holland, Michigan, to educate ministers for the congregations of the Reformed Church in America. It is located adjacent to the campus of Hope College. Other related archivesHolland, Michigan, Hope College, Reformed Church in America, educate, graduate school, ministers, professional

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Redirected from Christian Medical College Christian Medical College & Hospital, known simply as "CMC", was founded by Ida S. Scudder, and located in the city of Vellore in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, South India. Christian Medical College & Hospital - History. The idea to start a hospital came in the late 1800's, when Ida visited her medical missionary father, John Scudder, at his post in Tamil Nadu. One night, Ida was asked to help three women from different families struggling ...

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The Baptist Missionary Association of America (BMAA) is a fellowship of autonomous Baptist churches for the purpose of benevolence, Christian education, and missions. Formed at Little Rock, Arkansas in 1950 as the North American Baptist Association, the Baptist Missionary Association of America adopted its current name in 1969. This association owes its origin to a split in the American Baptist Association, and many of its policies and programs are similar to the parent body. Its deepest roots may be found in the ...

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Asbury Theological Seminary was founded in Wilmore, Kentucky in 1923 by its first president, Henry Clay Morrison. Shortly thereafter, the school broke away from Asbury College and became a separate institution. Because of the close proximity of the two schools (across the street), similar name, and common theological heritage, many people confuse the relationship between the College and the Seminary. Today, there is no connection between the two schools. Succeeding Morrison as president was J.C. McPheeters, who was succeeded by Frank ...

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Church of God Theological Seminary, located in Cleveland, Tennessee, is the main theological training center for the Church of God (Cleveland). The school was founded in 1975 as the Church of God Graduate School of Christian Ministries. In 1978 the name was changed to Church of God School of Theology, and later the name was changed once again to Church of God Theological Seminary. The seminary distinguishes itself as one of the few ministry training institu

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Christian Brothers College, Cork (CBC Cork) is a fee-paying Catholic school under the trusteeship of the Christian Brothers in Cork, Ireland. The College was founded in 1888 at the invitation of the then Bishop of Cork, Most Rev. Dr. O'Callaghan. The College is recognised as one of Ireland's leading educational establishments at secondary level. In the 2005 Sunday Times Schools League Table, CBC was listed among the country's top ...

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Union Theological Seminary is an independent graduate school of theology, located in Manhattan, in New York City. The seminary was founded in 1836 under the Presbyterian Church, and is currently affiliated with Columbia University. The school confers Master of Arts, Master of Divinity, and Ph.D. degrees. The school has long been associated with ecumenism. Union Theological Seminary is not to be confused with Unification Theological Seminary (the seminary of the Unification Church), despite their sharing the same acronym. Additionally, Union should not be confused with Union Theological Seminary ...

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