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St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary

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== Overview ==
Founded in 1938 as a pastoral school by resolution of the 6th [[All-American Sobor ]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America|Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in North America (North American Metropolia)]], St. Tikhon's has historically grown on the fertile soil of the Orthodox faith, supported by the deep faith and love of several generations of Orthodox people, nourished by its Russian Orthodox roots, and reaching into the deep-flowing waters of a 2000-year spiritual and cultural tradition. Officially transformed from a pastoral school into a seminary by the [[Holy Synod]] of the Metropolia in 1942, St. Tikhon's has visibly progressed along the educational path determined by its founders.
In 1967, the seminary was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A formal transfer agreement with Marywood College (now Marywood University) in nearby Scranton was articulated and signed in 1975. In 1988, the seminary was authorized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to award the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree to its graduates. The first M.Div. degrees were conferred on the graduating class of 1989.
In June 2004, the seminary was granted accreditation by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.
 
In March 2010 the Ministry of Education of the Hellenic Republic formally recognized St. Tikhon’s Seminary (STS) as an accredited institution of Higher Education, equal in standing to the schools of theology in the universities of Greece. The Greek Ministry of Education (GME) also affirmed that the Master of Divinity degree conferred by STS is equivalent to the first degree in Theology conferred by the Faculties of Theology in the Universities of Athens and [[Thessalonica]], and therefore renders the holder eligible to pursue the graduate studies programs or the doctoral programs (Th.D.) in those universities. Moreover, by virtue of Greece’s membership in the European Union (EU), the recognition of STS as an institution of higher theological learning, equal in status with the schools of theology in Greece, also extends to all schools and religious faculties of the universities within the EU’s member states.<ref>St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary. ''[http://www.stots.edu/news_100304_1.html Greek Ministry of Education Grants St. Tikhon's Seminary Equal Standing with Greek and EU Schools of Theology].'' 03/04/10.</ref>
==Academic programs==
==Faculty and staff==
The president of the seminary is the current [[primate]] of the OCA, Metr. [[Jonah Tikhon (PaffhausenMollard) of Washington]], and the current [[rector]] is Bp. [[Tikhon Michael (MollardDahulich) of PhiladelphiaNew York]]. The dean, Archpriest [[Alexander Atty]] Father Steven A. Voytovich, is the dean and chief operating officer for the seminary.
Most of the faculty are ordained clergy, the majority of whom serve as adjunct instructors, being parish priests, as well. In former times, members of the monastic community also served as faculty and staff, but with the advanced age of much of the brotherhood, such activity has been more limited in recent years.
== Publishing ==
St. Tikhon's Seminary Press is a leading publisher of Orthodox service books and other spiritual material.
 
==References==
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== External Links ==
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