Richmond Theological Institute

Richmond Theological Seminary (RTS) was a higher education institution in Richmond, Virginia, serving former slaves after the American Civil War. It had its beginnings in November 1865 when the American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS) sponsored (formerly of Columbian College in Washington, DC, and later of Karen Theological Seminary in Rangoon, Burma) a short-lived class in Richmond, VA for theological training of African-Americans.

Richmond Theological Institute

Richmond Theological Seminary (RTS) was a higher education institution in Richmond, Virginia, serving former slaves after the American Civil War. It had its beginnings in November 1865 when the American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS) sponsored (formerly of Columbian College in Washington, DC, and later of Karen Theological Seminary in Rangoon, Burma) a short-lived class in Richmond, VA for theological training of African-Americans.