The NSTC school building

Novi Sad Theological College (NSTC) (Serbian: Teološki fakultet - Novi Sad) is a Serbian language theological educational institution in Novi Sad, Serbia. Novi Sad ( Cyrillic: Нови Сад 'nɔviː 'saːd; Hungarian: Újvidék Slovak Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country NSTC seeks to equip emerging and current Christian leaders for ministry service in South East Europe, and is the only Protestant/Evangelical theological post-secondary educational institution in Serbia. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Evangelicalism is a theological movement tradition and system of beliefs most closely associated with Protestant Christianity, which identifies with the Gospel NSTC has an interdenominational board of directors, faculty, and student body. The school building and library are owned by the College's host, the Baptist Union of Serbia. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination.

History

The Novi Sad Theological College formally opened in 2000, but its roots go back much further. A Baptist bible school was opened in 1954 in Zagreb, Croatia. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between In 1957, the school was moved to Novi Sad, where it occupied the current NSTC facility in 1965. The school operated until 1994, when the Baptist Union split according to the new national boundaries in the Former Yugoslavia. The new borders left Protestants and Evangelicals in Serbia without a theological educational institution in their country. Only a few Evangelical leaders were able to receive training, because it involved leaving their churches to study abroad for years at a time.

Realising the need for theological education in Serbia, the Baptist Union of Serbia offered the use of their vacant facilities to begin a new interdenominational theological school. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The College spent its first year renovating the building which had been severely neglected. Under the leadership of Dr. Dimitrije Popadić, NSTC was founded in 2000, offering both undergraduate and graduate programmes. As of November 2005, over 80 degrees and certificates have been awarded.

External links

• The official NSTC website