Union Biblical Seminary

18°28′37.8″N 73°51′51.6″E

TypeSeminary

Established1953; 73 years ago (1953)

AffiliationSenate of Serampore College

PrincipalDr.W.S.Annie

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Union Biblical Seminary, Pune

Type	Seminary
Established	1953; 73 years ago (1953)
Affiliation	Senate of Serampore College
Principal	Dr.W.S.Annie
President	Dr. Lal Pakhuongte
Academic staff	30+
Location	Ramya Nagari Society, Bibvewadi, Pune , Maharashtra , India
Website	http://www.ubs.ac.in/

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Union Biblical Seminary (UBS) is a theological seminary founded by Wesleyan and Methodist denominations in Pune, India. UBS started as a Marathi-medium Bible School opened by the Free Methodist Church and was finally established in 1953 and initially located in Yavatmal, before relocating to Pune in 1983.^[1][2] It is affiliated with the Senate of Serampore College (University).^[3] It is the largest seminary under Wesleyan-Holiness movement in India. The seminary is famous for contextualising theology to Indian post-colonial context and in promoting New Perspective on Paul, Christian feminism or egalitarianism, Dalit theology and progressive Wesleyan viewpoint.

Union Biblical Seminary is founded by Union Biblical Seminary Association, a trust formed by various evangelical denominations in India. Union Biblical Seminary Association changed its name to Union Biblical Seminary Society in 2016. In accordance with laws in Maharashtra, it is also registered as a Trust in 2018. Dr. G. David Samuel serves as the President.