About Nazarene Theological Seminary

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Nazarene Theological Seminary (NTS) is a Nazarene seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. The seminary was traditional by the Eleventh General Assembly in June 1944 and started its first educational year in 1945 considering 61 students. It moved to its current location in 1950. The seminary offers master’s degrees in Divinity, Christian Education, Intercultural Studies, and Theological Studies as capably as a Doctor of Ministry degree (D.Min.) and non-degree programs.

Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had an estimated population of 495,327 in 2019, making it the 38th most-populous city in the United States. It is the most populated municipality and historic core city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Kansas–Missouri give leave to enter line and has a gather together statistical area (CSA) population of 2,487,053. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, but portions spill into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a Missouri River port at its confluence taking into account the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the introduction of the Kansas Territory. Confusion amid the two ensued, and the pronounce Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after.

Sitting upon Missouri’s western boundary following Kansas, with Downtown close the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the city encompasses practically 319.03 square miles (826.3 km2), making it the 23rd largest city by total area in the United States. It serves as one of the two county seats of Jackson County, along as soon as major suburb Independence. Other major suburbs affix the Missouri cities of Blue Springs and Lee’s Summit and the Kansas cities of Overland Park, Olathe, and Kansas City.

The city is composed of several neighborhoods, including the River Market District in the north, the 18th and Vine District in the east, and the Country Club Plaza in the south. Celebrated cultural traditions improve Kansas City jazz, theater which was the center of the Vaudevillian Orpheum circuit in the 1920s, the Chiefs and Royals sports franchises, and famous cuisine based on Kansas City-style barbecue, Kansas City strip steak, and craft breweries. The city was ranked as a gamma- global city in 2020 by GaWC.