Emmanuel Christian Seminary

Emmanuel Christian Seminary (formerly Emmanuel School of Religion) is the graduate theological seminary of Milligan University. The school is located near Johnson City, Tennessee, United States in Elizabethton, Tennessee city limits and in the community of Milligan. The seminary was founded in 1965 as an freestanding institution, though closely related to Milligan University, but became one of the graduate schools of the university in July 2015. It was founded by church leaders and scholars within the Christian churches and churches of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) who recognized the need for a seminary rooted in the heritage of the Stone-Campbell wing of the Reformed tradition while still engaging in theological preparation for ministers.^[1] The seminary's campus is located on a hill overlooking the Appalachian Mountains of northeast Tennessee.

The school offers four degrees: the Master of Arts in Religion (M.A.R.), the Master arts in Christian Ministries (M.A.C.M.), the Master of Divinity (M.Div.), and the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.). It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada to award masters and doctoral degrees.^[2] Support for the school comes primarily from churches and individuals related to the Stone-Campbell tradition who believe in the school's mission of ministerial preparation. It has long enjoyed a strong relationship with all three streams of the movement to which it is related and has produced pastors, scholars, and leaders for all three streams as well as for the wider church.^{[citation needed]}

Emmanuel has graduated alumni that serve in colleges and seminaries across the United States and around the world.^{[citation needed]} The majority of Emmanuel's graduates serve as ministers in contexts such as parish pastors, professors, missionaries, campus ministers, children and youth ministers, church planters, and chaplains in hospitals and the military.^{[citation needed]}