United Theological Seminary
of the Twin Cities
 

 
 


 

Heritage

United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities is a school with deep roots in the Upper Midwest and an enduring dedication to ecumenical education. United was established in 1960 by the United Church of Christ through the merger of Mission House Seminary of Plymouth, Wisconsin, and Yankton School of Theology in Yankton, South Dakota.

Mission HouseMission House, the German Reformed Prophetenschule (“school of the prophets”), was founded in 1862 to meet the religious needs of German immigrant settlements in Wisconsin and other Midwestern states. In time, it became one of the three seminaries of the Evangelical and Reformed Church.

Yankton School of TheologyYankton School of Theology served the needs of German Congregational Churches in middle America. Following its establishment in 1869, the school was located in Nebraska and Chicago before settling in South Dakota.

The merger of these two schools expressed the uniting spirit which led to the formation of the United Church of Christ in 1957 and responded to the need for an ecumenical center of theological studies in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. By its charter, United is ecumenical, independent, and multi-denominational.

  

 

 

 
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
3000 Fifth Street Northwest, New Brighton, MN 55112-2598 USA
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