Evangelical divinity school to offer higher education in theology
Third Evangelical divinity school to offer higher education in theology
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has given approval for the Alliance Evangelical Divinity School under the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (Southern Vietnam) to provide higher education in theology.
Participants in the event presenting the decision approving the provision of higher education in theology by Alliance Evangelical Divinity School under the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (Southern Vietnam) (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc has given approval for the Alliance Evangelical Divinity School under theEvangelical Church of Vietnam (Southern Vietnam) to provide higher education intheology.
The Government Committee for Religious Affairs handedover a decision to this effect to the school in Ho Chi Minh City on June 1.
The decision stipulates that the school’s executiveboard has the responsibility to provide master’s courses in theology in accordancewith the approved plan and admission regulations and comply with related lawsand Charter of the church.
The decision vividly shows the support of the Partyand State for the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (Southern Vietnam) and theAlliance Evangelical Divinity School, said Vu Chien Thang, Chairman of theGovernment Committee for Religious Affairs.
It demonstrates the recognition for the executiveboard and trainees to develop a prestigious school, Thang said.
Pastor Thai Phuoc Truong, head of the EvangelicalChurch of Vietnam, said the PM’s acceptance for the school to offer master’scourses in theology marks an important milestone in its history. It will helpimprove the training quality and provide the trainees with both general andhigher education in theology, he noted.
The Alliance Evangelical Divinity School is the thirdamong a total of 50 religious training institutions across the country allowedto offer the course of this kind.-VNA
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