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{{short description|Theological school affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention in the Western United States}}
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'''Gateway Seminary''' ("GS") is a [[Baptist]] [[theological institute]] based in [[Ontario, California]] with campus in [[Fremont, California]], [[Phoenix, Arizona]], [[Vancouver, Washington]], and [[Centennial, Colorado]]. It is affiliated with the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].
'''Gateway Seminary''' ("GS") [previously known as '''Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary''' ("GGBTS")] is a graduate school affiliated with the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]. The theological seminary system has campuses at [[Ontario, California]]; [[Fremont, California]]; [[Phoenix, Arizona]]; [[Vancouver, Washington]]; and [[Centennial, Colorado]]. It offers Biblical education at the Master's level, certificates, and also offers online degrees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gs.edu/about/|title=About {{!}} Gateway Seminary|website=www.gs.edu|access-date=2016-06-16}}</ref> During the 2010–11 academic year, there were more than 2,000 enrolled.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fact Sheet|url=http://www.ggbts.edu/about/factsheet.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926031555/http://www.ggbts.edu/about/factsheet.aspx|archive-date=2012-09-26}}</ref> The seminary is accredited by the [[Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada]] and the [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Statement of Accreditation Status|url=https://www.wascsenior.org/apps/institutions/golden-gate-baptist-theological-seminary|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010070013/http://www.wascsenior.org/apps/institutions/golden-gate-baptist-theological-seminary|archive-date=2012-10-10}}</ref> [[Jeff Iorg]] has been the seminary president since 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jeff Iorg elected as president of Golden Gate Seminary|author=Jeff Jones|date=April 27, 2004|newspaper=Baptist Press|url=http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=18164|access-date=October 31, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102083337/http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=18164|archive-date=November 2, 2013}}</ref>▼
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==History==
The seminary was founded in 1944 as Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary by the Golden Gate Baptist Church and the First Southern Baptist Church of San Francisco in the Golden Gate Baptist Church of [[Oakland, California]].<ref> Slayden A. Yarbrough, Michael Kuykendall, ''Southern Baptists: A History of a Confessional People'', McFarland, US, 2021, p. 123 </ref> In 2016, the [[Mill Valley, California]] campus moved to [[Ontario, California]] and the school was renamed Gateway Seminary. <ref> Christianity Daily, [https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/8413/20160819/golden-gate-baptist-theological-seminary-changes-name-gateway-relocates-southern.htm Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary Changes Name to Gateway Seminary After Relocating to Southern California], christianitydaily.com, US, August 19, 2016 </ref>
<ref> Jim Wood, [https://marinmagazine.com/arts-events/things-to-do/the-first-baptist-theological-school-in-the-western-us/ The First Baptist Theological School in the Western US], marinmagazine.com, US, July 26, 2019 </ref>
==Notable alumni==
* [[Henry Blackaby]] – Minister and author of the popular Bible study "Experiencing God".
* [[John Christy]] - Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science and Director of the Earth System Science Center at [[The University of Alabama in Huntsville]].
* [[Debby Kerner & Ernie Rettino|Debby Kerner Rettino]] – Christian musician and worship leader
* [[J. Warner Wallace]]: [[Detective|homicide detective]] and [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]]
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