Missio Seminary began as Biblical School of Theology in 1971 through the shared vision of Dr. Allan A. MacRae, former president of Faith Theological School, and Dr. Jack W. Murray, president of Bible Evangelism, Inc. Dr. MacRae and his colleagues became the founding faculty and classes began meeting in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania granted Biblical the right to grant degrees in 1974; in 1978 the school’s name was changed to Biblical Theological Seminary.

Dr. Frank A. James III was inaugurated as Biblical’s fourth president in 2013. Biblical was accredited by the Middle States Association in 1990 and by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada in 1995. In 2018 Missio Seminary became the new name of Biblical Theological Seminary.

• Information on Missio’s Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) current accreditation status can be found here. Contact information for MSCHE and information on complaints can be found here.
• Information on Missio’s Association of Theological Schools (ATS) current accreditation status can be found here. Contact information for ATS can be found here and information on complaints can be found here.
• Information on Missio’s Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) current approval status can be found here. Information on how to file a complaint can be found here.
• Information on Missio’s National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) current approval status can be found here. Information on how to file a complaint can be found here.