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Reinerio Arce
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Dr. Reneirio Arce Valentín
is President of the Evangelical Seminary of Theology (Seminario
Evangélico de Teología), which was founded in Matanzas,
Cuba, in 1946 as an ecumenical training center governed by a
Board of Directors elected from the three establishing denominations
- the Cuban Methodist, Episcopal, and Presbyterian Churches.
Representatives from the faculty and administration also serve
as members of the board. The seminary provides high-level theological
education to prepare students for full-time ministry in churches
and other Christian service endeavors throughout Cuba and elsewhere.
Students representing more than a dozen Protestant denominations
have completed studies at Matanzas Seminary.
Dr. Arce has held many positions
in the Cuban ecumenical movement, most recently serving as Director
of the CIC, a Training Center for Cuban church leaders, and as
President of the Council of Churches of Cuba. He serves as a
"good will ambassador" for both the Seminary and for
Cuba. Dr. Arce holds a Bachelor's degree in Science and Letters,
Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Theology from the Evangelical Seminary
of Theology in Mantanzas, and a Ph.D. from the Evangelical Faculty
of Theology at Tubingen in Germany. |
