Winebrenner Theological Seminary

Findlay, OH
950 North Main Street - 2nd Floor, Findlay, OH 45840
419-434-4200

Winebrenner Theological Seminary is a private, non-profit institution of higher learning founded in 1844. The seminary is located in Findlay, Ohio, United States. It is affiliated with the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana). The seminary offers master's degrees in divinity, counseling, and ministry, as well as a Doctor of Ministry degree. The seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.

Winebrenner Theological Seminary was founded in 1844 by George Winebrenner, a German Reformed minister. Winebrenner was born in Switzerland in 1797 and emigrated to the United States in 1817. He was ordained in the German Reformed Church in 1820. He served congregations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. In 1839, he helped to found the General Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States. Winebrenner was also instrumental in the founding of the Reformed Church in America and the Presbyterian Church in the United States.

In 1844, Winebrenner founded the seminary in Findlay, Ohio. The seminary was originally named the Findlay Female Academy. The school was chartered by the state of Ohio in 1845 and began offering classes in 1846. The seminary was the first institution of higher learning in northwest Ohio.

The seminary was originally a coeducational institution, but became a women's college in 1851. The seminary remained a women's college until 1931, when it once again became a coeducational institution.

In 1854, the seminary was renamed Winebrenner Seminary in honor of its founder. In 1858, the seminary was relocated to its current location on College Street in Findlay.

The seminary has been affiliated with the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) since 1884. The seminary offers master's degrees in divinity, counseling, and ministry, as well as a Doctor of Ministry degree. The seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.



Quick Facts

Enrollment: 67

Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above

Main Website: https://winebrenner.edu/

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