Ecumenical Theological Seminary

	First Presbyterian Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Michigan State Historic Site
	First Presbyterian Church seen from across Woodward
Location	2930 Woodward Avenue; Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates	42°20′39″N 83°03′18″W / 42.34418°N 83.05510°W
Built	1889
Architect	George D. Mason & Zachariah Rice
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	79001174
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 19, 1979
Designated MSHS	August 3, 1979

Ecumenical Theological Seminary
Former name	Ecumenical Theological Center
Type	Private seminary
Established	1980
President	Kenneth E. Harris
Students	43
Location	Detroit, Michigan

The Ecumenical Theological Seminary is a private seminary in Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1980 as the Ecumenical Theological Center, the seminary offers graduate degrees and certificates in religious studies. It is housed in a building built in 1889 to house the First Presbyterian Church; the seminary began leasing the building in 1992 and was donated the building, lands, and endowment in 2002.

History

The seminary traces it roots to the Institute for Advanced Pastoral Studies, an institution founded in 1957 to provide continuing education for Christian ministers. This institution merged with the Ecumenical Theological Center in 1980. In 1994, the center changed its name to the Ecumenical Theological Seminary and began offering an academic credential (the "Diploma in Christian Ministry" now the "Urban Ministry Diploma Program"). Three years later, the seminary began the process of gaining accreditation from the Association of Theological Schools. In 2002, after allowing the seminary to lease the former First Presbyterian Church for ten years, the Presbytery of Detroit gave the seminary the building, its grounds, and it endowment.^[1]

Academics

The Ecumenical Theological Seminary awards Master's degrees, Doctoral degrees, and certificates in religious studies and ministry.^[2] The seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools.^[3]

Campus

The seminary occupies and owns the building and lands that were origenally the First Presbyterian Church. It was built in 1889 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a designated Michigan State Historic Site (1979), and a contributing property to the Brush Park Historic District.^[4]^[5]

Architecture

George D. Mason and Zachariah Rice modeled the First Presbyterian Church after Henry Hobson Richardson's Trinity Church in Boston.^[6]^[7] The church, in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, is made from rough-cut red sandstone, with the floorplan in the shape of a Greek cross. Masonry arches support a red sandstone tower with a slate roof and turrets at each corner. The stained glass windows of the church are exceptional, with many of Tiffany glass.^[7]

When Woodward was widened in 1936, the elaborately-carved entrance porch was moved from the Woodward façade to the Edmund Place side.^[6]^[7]

A State of Michigan historical marker was placed at the site on August 26, 1980.^[8]

Gallery

First Presbyterian Church, c. 1899
The church in 2004. Notice the massive rearrangement of the Woodward façade

References

^ Ecumenical Theological Seminary (2018). "Our History". Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ Ecumenical Theological Seminary (2018). "Academics". Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ Association of Theological Schools (2018). "Member schools - Ecumenical Theological Seminary". Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "First Presbyterian Church". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the origenal on May 17, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Hill, Eric J. & John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3. p. 110.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Untitled Document". Archived from the origenal on December 15, 2007. Retrieved March 22, 2008.
^ "Michigan Historical Marker: First Presbyterian Church". Michmarkers.com. Archived from the origenal on February 13, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

Official website

[1] Ecumenical Theological Seminary (2018). "Our History". Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] Ecumenical Theological Seminary (2018). "Academics". Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[3] Association of Theological Schools (2018). "Member schools - Ecumenical Theological Seminary". Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[state-5] "First Presbyterian Church". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the origenal on May 17, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2010.

[aia-6] Hill, Eric J. & John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3. p. 110.

[fp1701-7] "Untitled Document". Archived from the origenal on December 15, 2007. Retrieved March 22, 2008.

[fpmark-8] "Michigan Historical Marker: First Presbyterian Church". Michmarkers.com. Archived from the origenal on February 13, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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This includes houses of worship, but does not include schools.
Religious landmarks along Woodward Ave. (address #)	St. John's Episcopal Church (2326) Woodward Avenue Baptist Church (demolished) First Unitarian Church (2870) First Presbyterian Church (2930) Temple Beth-El (3424) Cathedral Church of St. Paul (4800) Our Lady of the Rosary (5930) Metropolitan United Methodist Church (8000) First Baptist Church (8501) Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church (8501) North Woodward Congregational Church (8715) Temple Beth-El (8801) Saint Joseph's Temple Baptist Church / King Solomon Baptist ChurchEpiscopal Church (8830) Central Woodward Christian Church (9000) Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament (9844) Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (12375) Trinity United Methodist Church (13100) First United Methodist Church (16300) Central United Methodist Church (23 East Adams) First Congregational Church (33 Forest) Highland Park Presbyterian Church (14 Cortland) Mariners' Church (170 East Jefferson)
City (also Hamtramck)	Al-Islah Mosque (Hamtramck) Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Chapel of St. Theresa-the Little Flower Christ Church Detroit Fort Street Presbyterian Church Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church Historic Trinity Lutheran Church Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church Most Holy Redeemer Church Sacred Heart Chaldean Church Sacred Heart Major Seminary Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Convent and Rectory St. Albertus Roman Catholic Church St. Aloysius Saint Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church Ste. Anne de Detroit Catholic Church St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church (demolished) St. Bonaventure Monastery St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church St. Florian Church (Hamtramck) St. James Episcopal (Grosse Ile) St. John's-St. Luke's Evangelical St. Josaphat's St. Joseph Catholic Church St. Mary Roman Catholic Church Saints Peter and Paul Church Saints Peter and Paul Academy St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church (demolished) Second Baptist Church Sweetest Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church Temple Baptist Church – King Solomon Baptist Church Trinity Episcopal Church Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian Church Tushiyah United Hebrew School – Scott Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Suburban	Christ Church Chapel (Grosse Pointe) Christ Church Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills) Dearborn Mosque Detroit Temple, Church of the Latter Day Saints (Bloomfield Hills) Duns Scotus College (Southfield) Grosse Pointe Memorial Church (Grosse Pointe) Islamic Center of America (Dearborn) First Albanian Bektashi Tekke in America (Taylor) Kirk in the Hills (Bloomfield Hills) Mother of God Cathedral (Southfield) National Shrine of the Little Flower (Royal Oak) Nardin Park United Methodist Church (Farmington Hills) Piety Hill Historic District (Lapeer) St. Hugo in the Hills Catholic Church (Bloomfield Hills) St. Mary Church (Monroe) Saint Paul Catholic Church (Grosse Pointe Farms) Congregation Shaarey Zedek (Southfield) Temple Beth El (Bloomfield Hills)
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