Northwest Baptist Seminary is a Langley, British Columbia theological college and seminary with roots in a 1934 Baptist Bible college in Calgary.
Northwest College and Seminary equips effective Christ-like leaders in and beyond the Fellowship through theological education. Its guiding vision is "Learning to Lead Like Jesus." The college remains an independent, self-governing seminary and college that works collaboratively with the other ACTS seminaries as the Graduate School of Theology of Trinity Western University. It is also the official theological education agency of Fellowship Pacific.
The college's story began in 1934, when the Regular Baptist Missionary Fellowship of the Prairie Provinces established Western Baptist Bible College in the basement of Westbourne Baptist Church in Calgary, Alberta. The school founder was Rev. Morley Hall, and its first Principal was Rev. George Dawe. It temporarily closed in 1939 during the Second World War. After the war, it re-opened in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, as Northwest Baptist Bible College. In 1959 it received a legislated charter from the government of British Columbia, allowing it to grant all theological degrees. In 1976 the graduate division became a seminary, with Dr. D. A. Carson as its first Seminary Dean. In 1987 Northwest constructed a new building on the Langley campus of Trinity Western University and initiated a partnership to conjointly offer degrees. In 2012 it announced Immerse, a direct assessment, competency-based MDiv.
The college offers undergraduate and graduate-level ministry education programs through course-based and competency-based theological education (CBTE). Programs are offered in English, French, Spanish, and Korean, reaching ministry leaders in Canada, the US, Central and South America, and Korea. Its Immerse MDiv received accreditation through the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) in 2015. Its graduates' placement rate in ministry is 88%.
Northwest is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of Theological Schools (ATS) for its Korean Doctor of Ministry, Master of Biblical Leadership, Master of Arts in Translation of Scripture, and Immerse Master of Divinity degrees. It holds Candidate Status with the Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation to grant certificates and degrees at the Associate, Baccalaureate, Master's and Doctoral levels. It also holds the Education Quality Assurance (EQA) designation from the Province of British Columbia.
The college is located at 22500 University Drive, Langley, BC V2Y 1Y1 Canada, on the Langley campus of Trinity Western University. Its listed facilities include a Library & Resources. International students must meet an English language proficiency requirement.