DTS Michigan, Financial Support & Degree Programs
DTS SITE HOSTING IN MICHIGAN
In 2024, Dallas Theological Seminary began site hosting in the State of Michigan
GMNF and its partners support and recommend attending the seminary for theological education
DTS awards $6 Million in scholarships annually and over 90% graduate without DTS debt
Reformed/Presbyterian tradition in Grand Rapids MI Metro
Surveys conducted over several decades show that the Grand Rapids MI metro area leads the nation in the highest percentage concentration of Reformed Christians due to three reformed denominations HQ in the area
The largest share of Christian colleges are from the reformed tradition (Calvin, Hope and Kuyper)
The book/media publishers - Zondervan, Baker, Eerdmans and Kregel were reformed at inception
DTS and its Reformed History
While DTS has students which come from over 70 different denominations that add to the vibrancy of the school; there is a reformed roots at DTS:
The founders of the school including Lewis Chafer were Presbyterian
Early faculty including renowned leaders such as John Walvoord and J. Dwight Pentecost were ordained Presbyterian faculty
Some of the DTS Professors are 5 point or 4 point Calvinist
Presbyterian/Reformed is still in the top 4 of all the 70+ denominations at DTS according to the totals in the student survey in the 2025 catalog
Some DTS faculty and students hold views of Progressive Dispensationalism which is akin to Reformed/Covenant Theology
One people of God - Israel and the church
The present spiritual reign of Christ
Compatibility with the Covenant of Works, Grace
GMNF, Partners/Donees and DTS
GMNF will have selected financial support for the following
Alumni/Attenders of the following colleges:
Calvin, Hope, Cornerstone, Kuyper, Grace Bible, GVSU, WMU, Davenport, Aquinas
Alumni/Attenders of the following seminaries
Calvin, Western Theological, Puritan Reformed, Cornerstone
Non- Profits:
Crossroads Prison,Bethany Christian, Wedgewood Christian, MEL trotter, Degage, Samaritas, Pine Rest