A year ago, the Board of Governors of City Seminary adopted a policy of extending 100% tuition scholarships to all Reformed Church (US) students who have been formally taken under care of their Classes.

The free tuition program was established to help address the problem of new pastors (often with young families) beginning their ministry deeply in debt. In the RCUS, where churches tend to be smaller and salaries lower than in many other denominations, the move to free tuition was viewed by the Board as a practical and necessary step.

The tuition scholarship is a grant, not a loan, and will not be required to be paid back, even if the student does not subsequently receive a call to an RCUS congregation. While it is the hope of the Board to encourage students to enter the RCUS ministry, the Board did not want students to make that decision on the basis of financial considerations. Chairman of the Board of Governors Kurt Snow perhaps put it best:

"Five of our faculty members are serving in RCUS churches. An RCUS student is going to have broad exposure to the RCUS and have many opportunities to preach and teach in our churches in the West. We believe they will remain in the RCUS because it is home."

This tuition program is funded entirely through the voluntary contributions of RCUS members. City Seminary is an approved seminary of the RCUS, but has not requested guideline support. If you would like to be a part of this ministry to train pastors, you may use the attached envelope to designate how you would like your gift to be used.