MEMPHIS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
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MTS Course Featured in the Daily Memphian
Local Course Fosters ‘Dementia-Friendly’ Congregations Originally published in the Daily MemphianBy David Waters Published: January 16, 2023 As she moved forward to receive communion, the retired bishop’s wife became more and more confused. The bishop,...
Interview with Rev. Sonia Louden Walker (MDiv. ’08)
In December of 2022, MTS alum Rev. Sonia Louden Walker retired from First Congo (First Congregational Church) in Memphis after 14 years as Associate Pastor. Having moved to Memphis so that her late husband, Dr. Walter L. Walker, could take on the presidency of...
You’re Invited! Join us for a Gathering of MTS Alumni & Friends
Dear Friends of Jody Hill and MTS,My name is Nicholas Phillips, and I have the great privilege of being the alumni liaison of Memphis Theological Seminary for North Mississippi. I am also a practicing attorney and the bi-vocational pastor of New Hope Presbyterian...
Discussions with the Dean: Dr. Robert Gottfried
A thought-provoking conversation between MTS Dean Dr. Peter Gathje and Dr. Robert Gottfried about the responsibilities of Christians for preserving God's creation based on Dr. Gottfried's book, Living in an Icon: A Program for Growing Closer to Creation and to God.
Our Mission
To educate and sustain men and women for ordained and lay Christian ministry in the church and the world through shaping and inspiring lives devoted to scholarship, piety, and justice.

The identity of MTS has been shaped by the traditions of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, its location in Memphis, a partnership with the broader Christian community, a commitment to dialogue with people of other faiths, and participation in the community of higher education.
Memphis Theological Seminary pursues its mission so that Christian leaders and the churches they serve can effectively proclaim and embody God’s mission of redemption, justice, and peace in service to the new creation in Jesus Christ.
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