Gateway Seminary ("GS") is a Baptist theological institute based in Ontario, California with campuses in Fremont, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Vancouver, Washington, and Centennial, Colorado. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.
The seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Adam Groza has been the seminary president since April 15, 2024.
History
The seminary was founded in 1944 as Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary by the Golden Gate Baptist Church and the First Southern Baptist Church of San Francisco in the Golden Gate Baptist Church of Oakland, California.3 In 2016, the Mill Valley, California campus moved to Ontario, California and the school was renamed Gateway Seminary.4 5
Notable alumni
- Henry Blackaby – Minister and author of the popular Bible study "Experiencing God".
- John Christy - Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science and Director of the Earth System Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville.6
- J. Warner Wallace: homicide detective and Christian apologist
External links
References
"Statement of Accreditation Status". Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010070013/http://www.wascsenior.org/apps/institutions/golden-gate-baptist-theological-seminary ↩
Tyler Sanders (April 16, 2024). "GATEWAY TRUSTEES ELECT ADAM GROZA AS PRESIDENT AND APPROVE FERGUSON AS VP". Retrieved October 4, 2024. https://www.gs.edu/news-events/articles/gateway-trustees-elect-adam-groza-as-president-and-approve-ferguson-as-vp/ ↩
Slayden A. Yarbrough, Michael Kuykendall, Southern Baptists: A History of a Confessional People, McFarland, US, 2021, p. 123 ↩
Christianity Daily, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary Changes Name to Gateway Seminary After Relocating to Southern California, christianitydaily.com, US, August 19, 2016 https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/8413/20160819/golden-gate-baptist-theological-seminary-changes-name-gateway-relocates-southern.htm ↩
Jim Wood, The First Baptist Theological School in the Western US, marinmagazine.com, US, July 26, 2019 https://marinmagazine.com/arts-events/things-to-do/the-first-baptist-theological-school-in-the-western-us/ ↩
"UAH - College of Science - Faculty and Staff". https://www.uah.edu/science/departments/atmospheric-science/faculty-staff/dr-john-christy ↩