Union Biblical Seminary

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Union Biblical Seminary, Pune

Type	Seminary
Established	1953; 72 years ago (1953)
Affiliation	Senate of Serampore College
Principal	Dr. Sunita Noronha
President	Dr. G. David Samuel
Academic staff	30+
Location	Ramya Nagari Society, Bibvewadi, Pune , Maharashtra , India
Website	http://www.ubs.ac.in/

Union Biblical Seminary (UBS) is a theological seminary founded by Wesleyan and Methodist denominations in Pune, India. UBS started as a Marathi-medium Bible School opened by the Free Methodist Church and was finally established in 1953 and initially located in Yavatmal, before relocating to Pune in 1983.^[1][2] It is affiliated with the Senate of Serampore College (University).^[3] It is the largest seminary under Wesleyan-Holiness movement in India. The seminary is famous for contextualising theology to Indian post-colonial context and in promoting New Perspective on Paul, Evangelical feminism or egalitarianism, Dalit theology and progressive Wesleyan viewpoint.

Union Biblical Seminary is founded by Union Biblical Seminary Association, a trust formed by various evangelical denominations in India. Union Biblical Seminary Association changed its name to Union Biblical Seminary Society in 2016. In accordance with laws in Maharashtra, it is also registered as a Trust in 2018. Dr. G. David Samuel serves as the President.

Courses offered

The following are the courses offered by the Union Biblical Seminary

• Bachelor of Divinity (B.Div.)
• Master of Theology (Th.M.) in Old Testament, New Testament Theology, Ministry and Mission
• Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) in Old Testament, New Testament and Theology
• Bachelor of Theology (Th.B.) in Marathi, Hindi and English
• Master of Divinity (M.Div.) in Hindi and English
• Diploma in Counselling

Publications

• UBS Journal, with three releases in a year.

Library

The Seminary has a large library

Notable alumni

• John Perumbalath, Bishop of Liverpool
• S. Anungla