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MTS Alum Spotlight: Rev. Dr. Keith Norman (DMin, ’16)

Rev. Dr. Keith Norman Rev. Dr. Keith Norman is the Pastor of First Baptist Church, located in the Binghampton community of Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Norman is leading the revitalization of Binghampton through GREATER WORKS Inc., an organization he founded. Pastor Norman...

MTS Alum Spotlight: Rev. Lisa Anderson (MDiv, ’94)

Rev. Lisa Anderson Reverend Lisa Hall Anderson is a former chaplain at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and is the founding executive director of Room in the Inn-Memphis and pastor of Colonial Cumberland Presbyterian Church. After receiving her MDiv from Memphis...

MTS Announces $50,000 Matching Pledge

Dear MTS Family, Rev. Dr. Jody Hill, MTS President I am writing to express my gratitude to each of you who responded to our 1852 Society campaign that culminated on Giving Tuesday. We have doubled our number of 1852 Society members as a result of your...

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.

Our Values

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.

Our Vision

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.