Charlotte Campus | Reformed Theological Seminary

Is RTS Charlotte Right for You?

RTS Charlotte exists to train men and women for a lifetime of faithful ministry, where Christ is exalted, his Word is central, and hearts are shaped by the gospel. For over 25 years, we’ve equipped students to serve the church in Charlotte and around the world.

Located on a 20-acre campus just south of uptown, RTS Charlotte offers a strong on-campus community, rich faculty investment, and unparalleled ministry opportunities in a city with over 3,000 churches. Local churches, church plants, and campus ministries provide more internships than the seminary currently has capacity to fill. Our programs combine rigorous theology with practical training—through internships, church partnerships, and specialized centers like the Center for Campus Ministry and the Center for Church Planting, which offer unique classes, lectures, seminars, and hands-on experience.

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Celebrating 30 Years

Join with us as we celebrate our 30th year in Charlotte. In 1992 in an office building on Monroe Road, a handful of students enrolled in 2 or 3 classes. Ever since then, for all of its 30 years, RTS Charlotte has provided faithful scholarship in service to the Church, maintaining its commitment to Biblical fidelity and the centrality of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Over 760 RTS Charlotte alumni have impacted tens of thousands with the Gospel.

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Campus Distinctives

Center for Campus Ministry

Ministry among college students is one of the most significant and strategic ways to develop the next generation’s church leaders and to evangelize the lost.

Center for Church Planting

A resource for church planting that specializes in training future pastors for the unique challenges and opportunities that church planters face.

Christian Counseling Program

Choose between the traditional or Summer/Winter MACC at RTS Charlotte. Both are designed for students looking for a biblical, Reformed counseling program.

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Degree Programs

Designed to prepare students for pastoral ministry in a rigorous 106 semester-hour degree typically completed in 3 or 4 years.

Designed for Christians who desire to integrate biblical studies with cultural and social concerns.

Designed for Christians who desire to integrate theological studies with cultural and social concerns.

Designed to provide a rich combination of theological and practical training which prepares students to effectively apply God’s word to their own lives and also to the lives of others.

Designed for those in full-time Christian ministry, especially those serving in the local church, to further equip you for faithful ministry.

All campuses offer a Certificate Program

RTS planted the seed of a lifelong pursuit of growing in God’s Word and has gifted me with the resources to speak it into the lives of others.
Aubrey Coleman

I use my seminary training in practical ministry every day – with my RUF students, my children, and my friends.
Rev. Bradford Green

Because of RTS, I was well prepared for both of the vocations in which I serve today — as a pastor and a professor.
Dr. Greg Lanier

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Campus News

Reformed Theological Seminary Announces Dr. Belcher’s Expanded Academic Leadership Role

Posted June 5, 2025

Dr. D. Blair Smith Appointed President of RTS Charlotte

Posted March 6, 2025

Dr. Michael Kruger Appointed Chancellor’s Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity

Posted February 11, 2025

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