{"id":20390,"date":"2014-12-21T20:06:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T01:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/africa_partners_united_theological_college\/"},"modified":"2021-01-26T22:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T03:23:13","slug":"africa_partners_united_theological_college","status":"publish","type":"partner","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/africa_partners_united_theological_college\/","title":{"rendered":"United Theological College &#8211; Harare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>United Theological College is an interdenominational institution whose purpose is to train quality pastors and teachers of the Christian gospel for churches in Zimbabwe and the region.<\/p>\n<p>The College seeks to prepare students to understand and articulate the Bible&#8217;s transforming holistic and prophetic message to individuals, families, groups and society at large. The college recruits qualified and experienced Christian lecturers who are committed to excellence in teaching and research.<\/p>\n<p>United Theological College is the largest ecumenical theological training school in Zimbabwe run by seven participating churches namely: Methodist Church in Zimbabwe, United Methodist Church, United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe, United Congregational Church in Southern Africa, Uniting Presbyterian Church and African Methodist Episcopal church. United Theological College (UTC) was founded in 1954 as an institution of the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe, situated on part of the Epworth Mission Farm and named Epworth College. It became an Ecumenical Protestant Seminary in 1955 when the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe, The United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe, the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa and the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (therein called the participating churches) resolved to co-operate in sponsoring the college for the training of pastors and other church workers. 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