Andover Newton offers a nondegree diploma to students who wish to prepare for ministry in locally governed faith communities. The seminary’s key partners are the United Church of Christ and the American Baptist Churches USA, two denominations with particularly strong traditions of congregationally based polities.

Prospective students indicate interest in Andover Newton Seminary through their admissions applications to YDS. Any student admitted to YDS’s M.Div. program is considered eligible for Andover Newton’s diploma in congregational ministry.

Andover Newton remains rooted in its faithful devotion to the study and practice of worship as it has been passed down through local congregational communities.