Jordanville, New York, April 4, 2025
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Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, New York (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) has released its annual report highlighting significant growth in enrollment, ordinations, and financial contributions over the past two academic years.
According to the report, total enrollment increased from 78 students in 2023-24 to 88 students in 2024-25, with both on-campus and remote programs seeing expansion. The seminary currently hosts 29 students on campus, with 16 pursuing Bachelor of Theology degrees and 13 in the Master of Divinity program. Additionally, 59 students are enrolled in remote studies through the Certificate in Theological Studies program.
The seminary celebrated the ordination of 13 seminarians and alumni during this period, with six ordained to the priesthood and seven to the diaconate. Some continue their studies while others have begun serving parishes across the country and abroad.
In September 2023, the institution marked its 75th anniversary with a three-day celebration featuring a gala dinner, concert, and hierarchical Divine Liturgy. The seminary choir has been active in outreach, performing at Orthodox cathedrals across the United States, including a notable appearance at the 30th anniversary celebration of the Glorification of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco.
Jordanville seminary celebrates 75th anniversaryHoly Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, New York, has trained hundreds of clerics for the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia since its founding in 1948.
Enormous attendance at the 30th anniversary of glorification of St. John of Shanghai and San FranciscoIn honor of the thirtieth anniversary of his glorification by the Church Abroad, the Feast of St John the Wonderworker this year was marked with special solemnity at Holy Virgin Cathedral in San Francisco, where the saint’s incorruptible relics lie enshrined.The report details significant financial growth, with annual giving increasing steadily over three years. In 2024, the seminary received 1,577 gifts totaling $477,598, up from $414,149 in 2023 and $260,097 in 2022. The institution has also expanded its monthly donor program from 36 to 106 supporters, with a goal of reaching 200 monthly benefactors by the end of 2025.
Scholarship support has similarly increased, with $230,640 awarded in the 2023-24 academic year compared to $190,095 the previous year. The seminary now offers multiple scholarship funds, including the Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov Scholarship and the Metropolitan Philaret Memorial Scholarship.
Looking ahead, the seminary aims to raise $1 million annually through its fund and increase scholarship support to $500,000 per year. Future plans include a new recording of the seminary choir, expanded facilities for archives and classrooms, and a capital campaign for the construction of a new dormitory.
The seminary is currently pursuing accreditation through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) after its previous accreditor allowed its accrediting status to expire in May 2023.
Protodeacon Michael Pavuk, Director of Development, expressed gratitude to supporters in the report, emphasizing their role in sustaining and growing the seminary's mission of preparing clergy and lay leaders for service to the Orthodox Church.
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