St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), located in Yonkers, New York, is an Orthodox Christian seminary chartered under the State University of New York and accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. It is a pan-Orthodox institution associated with the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). The mission of St Vladimir’s Seminary is to serve Christ, his Church, and the world through Orthodox Christian theological education, research, and scholarship and the promotion of inter-Orthodox cooperation. In this way, the Seminary prepares students for ministry as bishops, priests, deacons, lay leaders, and scholars so that they may build up Orthodox communities, foster Church growth through mission and evangelism, teach the Orthodox faith, and care for those in need.