Palmer Theological Seminary

Palmer was founded in 1925 as Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The founders were motivated by the desire to provide another option for graduate level theological training in the Baptist context. In the early days the founders maintained that conservative institutions were too narrow especially with regard to the prohibition of women in the ministry and the absence of “social concerns”. Originally located in Philadelphia, the seminary relocated to Wynnewood, PA in 1940, which is just outside the Philadelphia city limits. Palmer’s motto is the whole gospel for the whole world through the whole person. Palmer Seminary is one of the four American Baptist Institutional Support ministries our church is supporting this year.