Luther Rice College & Seminary

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Luther Rice College & Seminary is a private Baptist college and seminary in Lithonia, Georgia. Through the college and seminary the institution offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in leadership, counseling, apologetics, Christian worldview, Christian studies, and Christian ministry. The school is recognized as being theologically conservative.^[1]

History

Luther Rice College & Seminary was founded in 1962 by Robert Gee Witty in Jacksonville, Florida, and named for Luther Rice, an educator, missionary, and clergyman in the early 1800s. The State of Florida granted the school's charter on June 14, 1962.^[2] Witty was elected President of the college in 1970, a position he held until 1982, when he retired to become Chancellor. In May 1993, James Flanagan became president of Luther Rice Seminary. He holds an earned Ph.D. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.^[3]

According to the college's website, Steven Steinhilber joined the Luther Rice faculty in 2012, graduated with his M.Div. from Luther Rice in 2015, and became the Executive Vice President in 2016. Steinhilber was appointed the fifth President in July 2021. Steinhilber holds an earned Doctor of Ministry degree from Clamp Divinity School, Anderson University, S.C.

In August 1991, the college moved from Florida to its current location in Metro Atlanta, Georgia.

It has an enrollment of about 1,100 students.

Accreditation

Luther Rice College and Seminary is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE).^[4] It is also a member of the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS).^[5]

Notable alumni

John Ankerberg, television host, author, and speaker.
Nestor Chamorro Pesantes, evangelist
Jody Hice (born 1960), politician, radio show host, and political activist
Stephen Olford, Christian leader
Paul Schenck
Anis Shorrosh (1933–2018), Palestinian Evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor
Shelton Smith
Charles Stanley, pastor, writer, and broadcaster
Ric Steel
Manuel Sykes,^[6] pastor and civic leader
Jerry Vines
Spiros Zodhiates, Greek–American Bible scholar

References

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^ "Luther Rice University | GetEducated". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
^ "Dr. James Flanagan". 4 May 2013.
^ "Luther Rice College and Seminary / Accreditation and Recognition / Online Seminary / Georgia Seminaries / Baptist Seminary / Missionary / Senior Pastor / Discipleship / Ministry". Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
^ "Member Institutions". Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS). Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ "St. Pete NAACP president Manuel Sykes hints at run for Bill Young's seat". SaintPetersBlog. October 27, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)