Ecclesiastical Approval
Saint Thomas Aquinas School
of Theology is under the supervision of the
Orthodox
Anglican Church and established as a non-profit
educational organization on January, 2009. It is sanction to grant
religious education degrees by the
Orthodox
Anglican Communion.
United States Government Approval
We are recognized by the Government of the United States of America,
as a 501 ( c )(3) Religious Organization with all rights and
privileges as provided by law.
State of Florida
State
of Florida Department of Education
Saint Thomas Aquinas School of Theology operates under
authorization, as a degree granting institution through exemption,
by the Florida State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities
under Section 1005.06 (1) (f), FLA Statutes. The state, like other
states, does not require accreditation or theological accreditation
for our religious education.
Affiliate
Saint Thomas Aquinas School of Theology a ministry
of the Orthodox Anglican
Church and an affiliate of Vision Online and offers dynamic
online learning courses as a cooperative outreach of the Vision
International Education Network. You can take Vision Online courses
to earn official college credit toward a selection of degree
programs and awards.
Saint Thomas Aquinas School of Theology Master of Divinity graduates have been approved for acceptance in to The Graduate Theological Foundation Doctor of Ministry program approved by the Veterans Administration Chaplain program.
The Graduate Theological Foundation is a learned society of ministry professionals committed to continuing professional education. The Foundation is committed to the wide range of traditional and emerging forms of ministry in faith communities in their quest for deeper senses of unity both among themselves and in their developing relations with other religious traditions and secular society.
Being a society of learning, the Foundation stresses its character as a gathering of dedicated people in a community of colleagues seeking to learn together through the sharing of professional and vocational experience, insight and reflective knowledge. The Foundation is international in scope and fully ecumenical in purpose, open to members of all religious communities and secular society as well.
The essential work of the Foundation is carried out through its several educational degree programs and publication series. All educational degree programs are designed for advanced learning that is self improving and motivational in nature for fully credentialed professionals in ministry whose common concern is the development of leadership for religious congregations and faith communities. A ministry professional, whether clergy, religious, or laity, is one who is engaged in an educational, pastoral, counseling, or health-related vocation and is licensed, certified, or credentialed appropriate to the respective field of professional activity.
Foundation publications similarly reflect the commitment to ministry, principally through the Oxford Theology Monograph, a collection of course-related essays written by the faculty of the Oxford University Summer Programme in Theology, and Foundation Theology, an annual collection of essays by the faculty and students of the Foundation.
“. . . The much more conservative cousin of the Episcopal
Church . . .”
—Tom Brokaw, The Greatest Generation
The Orthodox Anglican Church® is the American branch of the Orthodox Anglican Communion®: a global movement of Christians committed to the historic faith in the Anglican tradition.
Our Traditions: Anglican
As Anglicans, we worship God using the traditional Book of Common Prayer and the Authorized Version of the Bible. We are led by Bishops who trace their Apostolic Succession through the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ and enjoy the same Episcopal Succession as the See of Canterbury, among others.
Our Beliefs: Orthodox
We believe and confess the three ancient Creeds of the Church: the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed. We believe Holy Scripture is God’s written word. We believe in the genuine spiritual power of the sacraments. We believe in the power of God to heal the sick and broken-hearted. We believe that loyalty to our Lord is expressed by service to our fellowmen. We believe in the necessity of inward spiritual development and the outward amendment of life of every Christian. We stand for biblical faith and morality. Thus, we ordain only Godly men to Holy Orders and affirm that marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a woman.
Our Mission: Biblical Faith and Anglican Practice
Our purpose is to present our Lord Jesus Christ in Word and Sacrament, and to perpetuate and promote, with the help of Almighty God, the biblical Faith and Anglican doctrine, discipline, and worship as directed by the Book of Common Prayer.