St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary is a graduate school of theology that faithfully adheres to the tradition of the Orthodox Christian Faith.  Its primary purpose is the preparation of leaders, both clergy and lay, for service to the Orthodox Church and the world at large.  From its inception in 1938, the seminary has served the Church and society through theological education, conferences, lectures, retreats, publications, the services of its library and Press, and the ministries of its graduates and alumni.

With a firm commitment to the structural unity of the Orthodox Church in North America and to inter-Orthodox cooperation on all levels of Church life, the seminary accomplishes this mission through the following programs and activities:

• Graduate programs for candidates for holy orders
• Graduate programs and special training for scholars and lay workers in the Church
• In-depth theological research and reflection
• Stewardship of the theological resources of St Vladimir's Library
• Lectures, seminars, workshops and retreats at the seminary campus and at other locations
• Publication of books, icons and audio-visual educational materials on the Orthodox Tradition through SVS Press
• Publication of St Vladimir's Theological Quarterly
• Providing information on Orthodoxy through faculty, bookstore, library, internet services, and appropriate other media
• Support of the Church in mission, evangelism, monasticism, family life, social work, and ecumenism
• Service and participation of SVS graduates and students in parish life, pastoral work, scholarship, monastic life, missionary activity, and ecumenism
• Spiritual and practical support of SVS alumni /nae
• Interaction with other Orthodox theological schools and centers of theological education and training within and outside the Church
• Participation in professional and service organizations both within and outside the Church
  
  

"Since its inception, St Vladimir's Seminary has been a spiritual oasis in a world thirsty for the living water and hungry for the heavenly bread.  Undoubtedly, the establishment of this institution was one of the brightest moments in the history of the Orthodox Church on this continent."

+Philip
Primate
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
of North America