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Following the union of the two denominations in 1958, the seminaries consolidated. The history of the Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary began with the founding of Service Seminary in 1794 by the Associate Presbytery of Pennsylvania. Prior to that time, the Presbytery was dependent on a supply of ministers sent from Scotland. The Rev. John Anderson, D.D., was elected as the first teacher of divinity and the school began with an enrollment of six students. Service Seminary moved twice, first to Ohio where it became Xenia Theological Seminary. This occurred in the 1850s and was prompted by a desire to locate nearer to the growing population in the midwest. The Rev. Joseph Kyle joined the faculty in 1900 (leaving 4th U.P. Church in Alleghney, PA). In approximately 1914 Kyle was appointed president. In 1920 the trustees determined to move the seminary to St. Louis, MO, also to be nearer to potential students in the plains states. In 1921 the Rev. Dr. Kyle died unexpectedly. This loss of leadership at a crucial transition period created problems for the fledgling instituion and it never really took root. In 1930 it merged with a seminary that was founded in Pittsburgh in 1825 and together they formed the Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary. This institution was later augmented by the resources of Newburgh Seminary, founded in New York City in 1805 by John Mitchell Mason. The other branch of our pre-1959 history began with the establishment, in 1785 by Joseph Smith and in 1787 by John McMillan, of classical academies in Washington, Pa. From these the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America created Western Seminary. It was indeed a western seminary in 1825, furnishing a ministry for the rapidly opening frontier territories along the Ohio River. Since the 1959 consolidation, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary has been located on the old Pittsburgh-Xenia Seminary campus in the Highland Park/East Liberty section of Pittsburgh. The seminary is accredited by the Association Of Theological Schools In The United States And Canada , and the Middle States Association Of Colleges And Schools . The seminary has scholars in all major fields of theological inquiry, and offers language training in Greek and Hebrew. The following degrees are offered by the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary: -Master of Divinity (M.Div) -Master of Arts -Master of Arts in Religion (International) -Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M) -Doctor of Ministry (D.Min) The seminary also cooperates with other institutions within the Pittsburgh Council On Higher Education to offer combined degree programs, including; -Master of Divinity/Juris Doctor ( Duquesne University ) -Master of Divinity/Master of Social Work ( University Of Pittsburgh ) -Master of Divinity/Master of Science in Public Policy ( Carnegie Mellon University ) In addition, the seminary works in cooperation with the University of Pittsburgh to offer a Doctor of Philosophy degree through the university. INSTITUTES & PROGRAMS Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is also home to the Kelso Bible Lands Museum. The museum is home to a collection of ancient Near Eastern and Palestinian pottery and artifacts brought together by travelers and archeologists over the past 60 years. Many exhibits resulted from the eight excavations of which the seminary has been a part. The seminary is very involved in Biblical Archaeology , and sponsors the Zeitah Excavations {Link without Title} in Israel at Tel Zayit. The excavation was founded under the direction of Professor Ron E. Tappy, Professor of Bible and Archaeology and director of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s James L. Kelso Bible Lands Museum. The excavation began in 1999 with a 55 memeber international team of experts and volunteers. Most finds during the first year of excavation were dated to the middle ages, the time of the Ottoman Empire and crusades. During June and July of 2000, the project concentrated on the Iron Age II (Old Testament period) levels lying directly beneath on the acropolis. The project is aimed at clarifying our knowledge of life in local town settings in ancient Israel. Students may earn up to 6 transferable quarter credits through Pittsburgh Theological Seminary for their participation in the excavations and field school. Alternatively, students may arrange to receive academic credit through their home institutions. The Metro-Urban Institute (MUI) is also another extension of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. MUI was founded in 1991 and is aimed at combining the theory and practice of collaborative community ministry into a program of urban theological education that prepares students for excellence in any context of ministry, but with particular attention to public realities affecting the urban environment. The Metro-Urban Institute encourages ''interdisciplinary'' and ''interfaith'' approaches to solving social problems and reconciling human beings to God and to one another. The World Mission Initiative (WMI) is an additional element of the seminary. The World Mission Initiative is a fellowship of Presbyterians dedicated to: developing mission vision, nurturing missionary vocation, and cultivating missional congregations. It specializes in promoting missionary involvement, and preparing students for future missionary work. The seminary also sponsors the Summer Youth Institute (SYI). The Summer Youth Institute provides young people a Christian community where they can be challenged to move beyond their comfort zone in order to grow in faith, engage in academic theological study, explore ministry as a vocation, and learn about Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. FACULTY & ALUMNUS Prominent faculty have included: Dale Allison , Archibald Alexander Hodge , Andrew Purves , Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki , Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield , Robert Dick Wilson . Prominent graduates include: Fred Rogers , R. C. Sproul . 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