History: Nanjing Union Theological Seminary is a nationwide protestant theological seminary in China. In November 1952, the Nanjing Theological Seminary merged with 11 theological seminaries and Bible schools in the East China, and the new seminary was renamed Nanjing Union Theological Seminary. Bishop K. H. Ting served as the first president of the seminary.
In 1961, the Yanjing Union Theological Seminary in Beijing also joined, since when the members of this joint educational institution increased to 12.
In 2001, commissioned by CCC&TSPM, Nanjing Union Theological Seminary opened a two-year Postgraduate Course for Christian Pastoral Ministry in China, with 30 young and middle-aged church leaders from different provinces and cities attending. By now, the course has been held for four sessions and the participants reached over 170 people.
Leadership: Rev. Wu Wei serves as the current president, and Mr. Li Jiangyue as the vice president.
Curriculum: The undergraduate courses cover Bible studies, systematic theology, Christian history, and the history of Christian thoughts, practical theology and so forth. In addition, the seminary also organizes various forms of seminars and invites renowned scholars at home and abroad to give lectures, which motivates students and teachers to take an active part in academic seminars.
Open to students from all parts of the country, the seminary offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate programs. It also opens Bible correspondence classes to satisfy the needs of churches across the country.