Gateway Seminary (GS), formerly known as Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, is a Baptist theological institute based in Ontario, California with campuses in Fremont, California; Phoenix, Arizona; Vancouver, Washington; and Centennial, Colorado. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.
The seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Adam Groza has been the seminary president since April 15, 2024.
History The seminary was founded in 1944 as Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary by the Golden Gate Baptist Church and the First Southern Baptist Church of San Francisco in the Golden Gate Baptist Church of Oakland, California.Slayden A. Yarbrough, Michael Kuykendall, Southern Baptists: A History of a Confessional People, McFarland, US, 2021, p. 123 In 2016, the Mill Valley, California campus moved to Ontario, California and the school was renamed Gateway Seminary.Christianity Daily, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary Changes Name to Gateway Seminary After Relocating to Southern California, christianitydaily.com, US, August 19, 2016 Jim Wood, The First Baptist Theological School in the Western US, marinmagazine.com, US, July 26, 2019
Presidents +No.NameTerm1Isam B. Hodges194419462Benjamin O. Herring194619523Harold K. Graves195219774William M. Pinson Jr.197719825Franklin D. Pollard198319866William O. Crews Jr.198620047Jeff Iorg200420248Adam Groza2024present
Notable alumni Henry Blackaby – Minister and author of the popular Bible study "Experiencing God". John Christy – Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science and Director of the Earth System Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. J. Warner Wallace – homicide detective and Christian apologist Julie Pennington-Russell – Pastor
References
External links Official Seminary Website