United Theological College of the West Indies
The United Theological College of the West Indies (UTCWI) is an ecumenical seminary training male and female clergy in Kingston, Jamaica, for Protestant denominations throughout the Caribbean.
History
The college was founded in 1966.[1][2] It moved to its current, custom-built site adjacent to University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus in the early 1970s. The Roman Catholic St. Michael's Theological College was built alongside at the same time.
It is affiliated to the University of the West Indies, forming the Department of Theology in the Faculty of Arts and Education (formerly Arts and General Studies).
It offers a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree in co-operation with Columbia Theological Seminary in Georgia, United States.
Notable alumni
- Neville Callam, General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance
- Rev. Stanley Redwood, 10th President of the Senate of Jamaica
- Adlyn White, Moderator of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
- Charles Davidson, Bishop of Guyana since 2015
References
- George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, Encyclopedia of Christian Education, Volume 3, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2015, p. 1323
- Ennis B. Edmonds, Michelle A. Gonzalez, Caribbean Religious History: An Introduction, NYU Press, USA, 2010, p. 209
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