Emmanuel Christian Seminary (formerly Emmanuel School of Religion) is a graduate theological seminary near Johnson City, Tennessee. It was founded in 1965 by church leaders and scholars within the Christian Church and Churches of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) who recognized a need for a seminary deeply rooted in the heritage of the Stone-Campbell tradition while still engaging in rigorous theological preparation for ministers.[1] The seminary is on a hill overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northeast Tennessee.
The school offers three degrees: the Master of Arts in Religion (M.A.R.), the Master of Divinity (M.Div.), and the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.). It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada to award masters and doctoral degrees.[2] Support for the school comes comes from churches and individuals who believe in the school's mission of ministerial preparation. The Emmanuel Library has over 181,000 items and houses the Restoration Archives, a unique collection of materials chronicling the history and theology of the Stone-Campbell tradition.[3]
Emmanuel's reputation as the Stone-Campbell Seminary that sends excellent students on to complete terminal degrees in a variety of fields related to theology and biblical studies is well earned, as evidenced by the many alumni serving in colleges and seminaries across the United States and around the world. The majority of Emmanuel's graduates serve as ministers in a variety of contexts; preaching ministers, missionaries, campus ministers, children and youth ministers, church planters, hospital and military chaplains, and in many more ministry positions around the world.
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Emmanuel's main building, the B.D. Phillips Memorial building is located at the top of a hill that overlooks the Milligan College campus and the Appalachian Mountains. It is in the Phillips Memorial Building that students attend classes and chapel. The building also contains Emmanuel's library of over 181,000 volumes. Thanks to generous donations by alumni and friends of the school Emmanuel's library now has on display a copy of Codex Vaticanus, Codex Sinaiticus, and the Nuremberg Chronicle. Visitors to the seminary will find the administrative offices on the first floor of the B.D. Phillips Memorial Building.
The Thompson Community Center is located within walking distance of the main building. The Thompson Center has rooms available for guests who wish to stay on campus. Students are welcome to study and gather in the Fife Fireside Room or in the Ashworth Alumni Hall. The Itha Pratt Conference Room is available to those who wish to host seminars or conferences. The Thompson Center is also where you will find the offices of the Emmanuel Institutes. The Institutes host seminars and continuing education classes for ministers throughout the year.
The Emmanuel Village is the on campus housing available for students and their families. The Village consists of 42 English Cottage style townhomes. Students enjoy the benefits of living in a community that is within walking distance of their clases. Also available to students in the Emmanuel Village is the Delno Brown Walking Trail and the Dana Gohn Prayer Garden. Students' children are able to play in a safe environment on the Village's playground with children of various ages and from around the world. The Algrhim Carriage House located in the Village serves as a facility for the maintenance of the campus.
The student body is composed of approximately 150 students, mostly pursuing masters degrees and mostly coming from the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and the Churches of Christ, though an increasing number of students from the Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Baptist Churches, and the United Methodist Church have studied there in recent years.