Higher Education: The United Church of Christ is a School-Related Church!
There are 48 educational institutions related to the United Church of Christ, including academies, colleges, universities, and seminaries. They span the United States. Each is independent, self-governing, and fully accredited.
Each institution expresses partnership with the church—closely- related schools participate as full members of the UCC Council for Higher Education; others are historically-related which means they recognize a past relationship with the church but are not full members of the Council.
These institutions provide opportunities to explore moral values, the importance of social responsibility, an ethic of service, and the ability to think critically. Many have campus ministries that are ecumenical and interfaith. Each embodies the UCC ethos where God is Still Speaking . . .
Academies
- Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, a residential and day school for grades K-12;ksinfo@ksbe.edu; Kamehameha is historically-related to the UCC.
- Massanutten Academy, Woodstock, VA, a residential, co-ed military academy; www.militaryschool.com
- Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA, a residential academy for grades 9-12; www.mercersburg.edu
College and Universities
Full Members of the UCC Council for Higher Education
- Catawba College, Salisbury, NC; www.catawba.edu
- Chapman University, Orange, CA; www.chapman.edu
- Defiance College, Defiance, OH; www.defiance.edu
- Dillard University, New Orleans, LA; www.dillard.edu
- Doane College, Crete, NE; www.doane.edu
- Drury University, Springfield, MO; www.drury.edu
- Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL; www.elmhurst.edu
- Heidelberg University, Tiffin, OH; www.heidelberg.edu
- Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, TX; www.htu.edu
- Illinois College, Jacksonville, IL; www.ic.edu
- Lakeland College, Sheboygan, WI; www.lakeland.edu
- LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis, TN; www.loc.edu
- Northland College, Ashland, WI; www.northland.edu
- Olivet College, Olivet, MI; www.olivetcollege.edu
- Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR; www.pacificu.edu
- Piedmont College, Demorest, GA; www.piedmont.edu
- Rocky Mountain College, Billings, MT; www.rocky.edu
- Talladega College, Talladega, AL; www.talladega.edu
- Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, MS; www.tougaloo.edu
Historically-Related Colleges and Universities
- Beloit College, Beloit, WI; www.beloit.edu
- Carleton College, Northfield, MN; www.carleton.edu
- Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA; www.cedarcrest.edu
- Elon University, Elon, NC; www.elon.edu
- Fisk University, Nashville, TN; www.fisk.edu
- Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA; www.fandm.edu
- Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA; www.grinnell.edu
- Hood College, Frederick, MD; www.hood.edu
- Ripon College, Ripon, WI; www.ripon.edu
- Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA; www.ursinus.edu
- Westminster College of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT; www.wcslc.edu
Seminaries of the United Church of Christ
- Andover-Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, MA; www.ants.edu
- Bangor Theological Seminary, Bangor and Portland, ME; www.bts.edu
- Chicago Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL; www.ctschicago.edu
- Eden Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO; www.eden.edu
- Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster, PA; www.lancasterseminary.edu
- Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA; www.psr.edu
- United Seminary of the Twin Cities, New Brighton, MN; www.unitedseminary.edu
Historically-Related Seminaries
- Hartford Seminary, Hartford, CT; www.hartsem.edu
- Harvard University Divinity School, Cambridge, MA; www.hds.harvard.edu
- Howard University School of Divinity, Washington, DC; www.divinity.howard.edu
- Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, GA; www.itc.edu
- Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR; www.seminarioevangelico.org
- Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY; www.uts.columbia.edu
- Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Nashville, TN; www.vanderbilt.edu/divinity
- Yale Divinity School, New Haven, CT; www.yale.edu/divinity
Schools of the AMA:
The American Missionary Association, a predecessor body of the United Church of Christ, was a visionary organization dedicated to education and racial equality. The AMA founded six college that continue to relate to the UCC Council for Higher Education. These schools are historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and are racially diverse, welcoming students from a wide range of races and ethnicities.
- Dillard University, New Orleans, LA; www.dillard.edu
- Fisk University, Nashville, TN; www.fisk.edu
- Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, TX; www.htu.edu
- LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis, TN; www.loc.edu
- Talladega College, Talladega, AL; www.talladega.edu
- Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, MS; www.tougaloo.edu
UCC Council for Higher Education:
UCC Council for Theological Education:
The UCC Council for Theological Education is the official network of the seven seminaries of the UCC along with Conference and staff partners. The Council meets annually to explore theological education as it relates to the UCC as well as the world.
Scholarships
Campus Ministry
Organizations
Campus Ministries and Academic Chaplaincies
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". . .After three days [Mary and Joseph] found [Jesus] in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions…And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor."Luke 4:46, 52(NRSV)
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Ms. Veronica Jefferson Minister for Grants & Scholarship Office of the Executive Minister Office Of General Ministries 700 Prospect Ave. Cleveland,Ohio 44115 216-736-3839 jeffersv@ucc.org
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