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Hood Theological Seminary, located in Salisbury, North Carolina, is a graduate and professional school sponsored by the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (A.M.E. Zion) and dedicated to the education and preparation of men and women for leadership in the various ministries and vocations of the Christian church.

The Seminary bears the name of a renowned bishop of the denomination, James Walker Hood, who inspired others in the denomination to join with him in creating an institution for the training of Negro youths for the Christian ministry. In 1879 those pioneers created the Zion Wesley Institute in Concord, NC. Three years later, by invitation of the citizens of Salisbury, they relocated the Institute to this city. Under the leadership of its first president, Dr. Joseph Charles Price, the Institute was chartered by the State of North Carolina in 1887 and renamed Livingstone College in honor of Scottish physician and explorer of central and southern Africa, Dr. David Livingstone.

Hood obtained independence from Livingstone College in 2001 and became a free-standing seminary with its own Board of Trustees. Dean Albert J. D. Aymer was appointed and inaugurated as its first President. When Aymer retired in 2013, he was named President Emeritus and was succeeded by Dr. Vergel L. Lattimore.

In 2002, the A.M.E. Zion Church purchased property to house the new seminary campus designed to accommodate the growth of the Seminary, and in the fall of 2005, Hood Theological Seminary officially relocated to the present site at 1810 Lutheran Synod Drive, Salisbury, NC, 28144.

Hood Theological Seminary (HTS) is fully accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the U.S. and Canada and is approved by the [https://www.gbhem.org/education/seminary/approved-seminaries University Senate of The United Methodist Church. HTS offers the Master of Divinity, Master of Theological Studies, and Doctor of Ministry degrees.