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Faith
Theological Seminary was founded in 1970 with
the name Faith Chapel and Bible Institute by
Pastor T. George Koshy, as an answer to the call
of God and his deep desire for training
dedicated young men for Christian
Ministry. After several years of
witnessing for the Lord in India, he
took on the responsibility of training
young men to go to the frontiers of
India which had not yet been
evangelized.
The school started with a one year
intensive course of Bible training and
practical work. In 1973, the Diploma in
Theology course was introduced for which
the medium of instruction was Malayalam
and English. |
Faith Theological Seminary
Manakala, Kerala |
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In 1976 the institute
started a four year B.Th. programme in English
and three year C.Th. programme in Malayalam.
Since 1983, the seminary began to present
students for Serampore B.Th. Degree Examination
(external).
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In 1985 the seminary began to offer B.D.
(external) programme. When the College was
upgraded to the Postgraduate level the Board of
Directors and the Faculty felt the need for
changing the name of the College and therefore
in 1988, as per the decision of the joint
council of the Board and the Faculty, the name
was changed to “Faith Theological Seminary.” In
1989 the Seminary was affiliated with the
Serampore University at the B.Th. level. Since
1991 the Seminary has been offering the B.D.programme, as a joint effort with Kerala United
Theological Seminary, Kannammoola,
Thiruvananthapuram. In the year 1997, the
Seminary was upgraded to the B.D. level by the
Serampore University. Affiliated to M.Th. in the
year 2001.
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By realizing the present need and challenge, the
Seminary started a two year Certificate in
Theology programme for women in Malayalam medium
in 1992, and a 3 year programme in English (B.A.
in Theology), in 1993.
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During these years, Faith Theological Seminary
has grown to the strength of over two hundred
students from different states of India and
neighboring countries. The Seminary continues to
grow in programmes, facilities, faculty and
students. The graduates of this Seminary serve
in various mission fields of India and abroad.
The seminary also has auxiliary ministries
through various media such as Radio, Literature,
Correspondence course, Extension Education etc.
In view of reaching various language groups,
vernacular training centers were started at
Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), Ahmedabad (Gujarat),
Faridabad (Hariyana) and in Cuttak (Orissa). |
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Rev. Dr. T.G. Koshy (President) |
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