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August 1961 |
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Concept of a graduate school approved by the General
Council of the Assemblies of God. |
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August 1971 |
General Presbytery decided to implement the graduate
school. |
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May 1972 |
General Presbytery adopted a preliminary constitution
and bylaws and authorization establishing the school at the AG
Headquarters in Springfield, Missouri. |
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August 1972 |
Cordas C. Burnett (left) elected executive vice president. He asked the Lord to give him three years to establish the school on a firm foundation. He died in August 1975. |
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December 1972 |
School was incorporated. The Executive Presbytery was
authorized to serve as Board of Directors of the Assemblies of God Graduate School.
Thomas F. Zimmerman (right), general superintendent, was elected to serve as president. |
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June 1973 |
77 foreign missionaries and candidates were the first students to take summer classes. |
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September 1973 |
Seminary opened its doors to all students as the Assemblies of God Graduate School. |
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1974 |
First master’s degrees awarded. |
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1978 |
School first accredited
by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and a member of the North Central Association, the regional accrediting agency of the North Central states. |
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August 1984 |
School renamed the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. |
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December 1985 |
Dr. G. Raymond Carlson, General Superintendent, was appointed
president. |
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1987 |
Dr. H. Glynn Hall appointed president. |
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June 1990 |
Dr. Del Tarr appointed president. |
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1992 |
First accredited by The Association of Theological Schools (ATS) in the United States and Canada. |
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1996 |
Capital Campaign completed. $6.1 million raised in pledges. |
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March 1996 |
Ground breaking on property adjacent to Evangel
University. Made possible in large part to a $1,000,000 donation from Michael and Frances Cardone, Sr. |
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July 1997 |
AGTS moves to new facility
on Glenstone Avenue. |
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Fall 1997 |
First doctoral degree in Assemblies of God U.S. offered (Doctor of Ministry). |
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July 1999 |
Dr. Byron D. Klaus appointed president. |
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Fall 2000 |
AGTS is given adjacent property (the old O'Reilly Gym)
on the corner of Glenstone and Division. |
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2001 |
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Ten-year accreditation received from HLC and ATS. |
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June 2001 |
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First D.Min. degrees granted. |
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2004 |
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First issue of online Encounter Journal and first book in the Encounter Journal Series published, He Gave Apostles: Apostolic Ministry in the 21st Century. |
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2005 |
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First online class. |
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2006 |
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J. Philip Hogan Chair of World Missions established |
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June
2007 |
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First Doctor
of Missiology cohort meets. |
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July 2009 |
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First Ph.D. in the AG launched (Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies). |
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May 2011 |
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First D.Miss. and Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies degrees granted. |
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Summer 2011 |
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Ph.D. in Bible and Theology launched |
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