Welcome New Members: University of Sioux Falls, University of Northwestern St. Paul, and Grace Bible Theological Seminary
February 07, 2022
This month, we’d like to introduce a few of our new Institutional and Affiliate Members! Please join us in welcoming the institutions that have joined Atla in recent months.
Institutional Member University of Sioux Falls
Founded in 1883, the University of Sioux Falls in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, originally met in the basement of First Baptist Church as Dakota Collegiate Institute. Throughout the years, the university underwent a number of name changes and mergers until it became the University of Sioux Falls in January of 1995. The original campus library was located on the top floor of the administration building until 1964 when the Norman B. Mears Library was completed. Named after a member of the Board of Trustees and university supporter who was instrumental in its building process, the library is now home to over 50,000 volumes as well as the University of Sioux Falls Archives.
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Institutional Member University of Northwestern St. Paul
The University of Northwestern St. Paul, located in St. Paul, Minnesota, was founded in 1902 as Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School. With classes originally held at First Baptist Church in Minneapolis, the school began with only seven students. The Berntsen Library opened in January 1993 and was named in honor of the college’s first chancellor, William B. Berntsen. The library provides University of Northwestern St. Paul students access to more than 750,000 titles and 118 online collections.
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Affiliate Member Grace Bible Theological Seminary
Grace Bible Theological Seminary (GBTS) in Conway, Arkansas, was founded by Grace Bible Church in 2016. Originally developed as a Sunday night class at the church for training young men in pastoral ministry, GBTS has now expanded its training locally and globally. They offer a Master of Divinity (MDiv) and Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies (MAPS). GBTS also partners with churches in Ecuador and Cuba to provide pastoral education for those in these communities. The need for theologically sound literature in Spanish led to a partnership with Legacy Baptist Press to translate and produce texts for pastoral education.
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