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TAHAN THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE (TTC)

A Brief History of Tahan Theological College (TTC)

Tahan Theological College was founded by the Presbyterian Church of Myanmar (PCM) and inaugurated the College on 16 May, 1978. As the PCM is growing in size and ministry, the need for having its own Theological School have been felt for a long time. The Synod of The Presbyterian Church of Myanmar resolved to start a Theological School in 1975 and that was reaffirmed in 1977. For this purpose, the Church bought a private house with the help support of United Presbyterian Church in USA (PCUSA) and Reformed Churches in Europe at the heart of Tahan in 1977. The Church started a Theological School (Tahan Theological School) on June 6, 1978. At first Diploma of Graduate in Theology was offered to two students in 1980.

 

In 1982 the School received full membership from the Association for Theological Education in South East Asia (ATESEA). To receive and evaluate of the activities of the School, the first visit of Accreditation commission Team from the ATESEA was happened in 1984. The team recommended that the School offers the Licentiate in Theology by raising admission requirement the 8th Standard to 9th or otherwise lengthen the study period to five years.

 

In 1986 the name Tahan Theological School was changed to Tahan Theological Seminary. After one year when the Seminary began to open Bachelor of Theology programme in 1987 by admitting students who matriculated from State High School, and the name was changed again to Tahan Theological College.

 

In 1991, the Accreditation Commision recommended the G.Th programme be changed L.Th and the entrance requirement be raised to 9th Standard. On these conditions, the Accreditation Commission agree to accredit the L.Th program. The Accreditation Commission team visited Myanmar in 1995 and the Team agree to continue to accredit the L.Th. program and to accredit the B.Th. program. The College began to offer Master of Divinity Program in 2006 and received accreditation of the M.Div. program from the ATESEA in 2011.

 

 

Vision and Mission

Tahan Theological College (TTC) is the first and well-known Christian Institution in Kalaymyo, which is run by the Presbyterian Church of Myanmar since 1978. It is a Christ-centered institution dedicated to the preparation of men and women for ministry in the church and society. It acknowledges that all truth is of God and recognizes the supremacy of Truth. It strives for excellence in the service of Jesus Christ, under the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit, to the glory of God.

Our Motto is “Building up a Colourful Koinonia in God’s light in the church and Society” (Matt 5:14, I Cor 10:16 ).

 

 

The College envisions:

Mutual relationship between different traditions and social cultural, ideological identities. 

Building up a peaceful community in Myanmar and all over the world. Developing external institutional partnerships and internal partnerships.

 

Mission Statements

  • To nurture both full-time workers and lay people for faithful Christian Ministry and Leadership through academic study, practical experience and spiritual formation.
  • To provide men and women for ministry of the Christian Church and its sacraments.
  • To enable lay people to be more effective  in their Christian witness and ministry.
  • To equip the students and people in the community with sound theology in witnessing the Gospel in the church and society at large.
  • To train people and students who can be trusted in dealing with ethnic and religious conflicts.
  • To build up a peaceful community all over Myanmar and abroad.
  • To develop technological resources and access to information resources that support the College’s teaching and learning.
  • To develop external institutional partnerships and internal partnerships.

Policy

Though the College is run by Theological Education Board under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church of Myanmar, it does not intend to train students for serving one single denomination only but rather aims to breed out trained leaders for all denominations in Myanmar. The faculty are also drawn from major Christian tradition. There is no discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, colour, gender, sex, physical disability and denominational affiliation in its admission to the College.

 

Statement of Faith

Tahan Theological College subscribes to the historic creeds of the Church including the Apostle’s Creed, Nicene Creed and stands firmly in the confessional tradition of mainline Protestant Churches as follows.

  • We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God and the standard for faith, life, and academic discipline.
  • We believe in the Holy Triune God, existing eternally in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
  • We believe in the creation of the universe as presented in Scripture and in the reality of heaven and hell and the existence of the devil.
  • We believe God created humankind in the image and likeness of God, but by the disobedience of Adam, all humankinds were alienated from God and lost their true nature.
  • We believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah, the Son of God, born of the Virgin Mary, who died on the cross, was buried and resurrected from the dead, ascended into heaven, and will one day return in His glory to reign upon the earth.