After years of prayer and dialogue, the Indiana Wesleyan University Board of Trustees voted in April 2009 to create a seminary to house the new Master of Divinity and existing Master of Arts in Ministry degrees. The first class of Master of Divinity students began in August 2009. This eclectic mix of ministers includes students from Florida to Washington state and internationally as far away as New Zealand. While the new Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University proudly serves The Wesleyan Church, ministers from other denominations and theological traditions are welcome and included in all seminary degree programs. Founded in 1920, Indiana Wesleyan University is an evangelical Christian comprehensive university committed to liberal arts and professional education. Through innovative degree programs for adult and residential students, IWU has become one of the fastest-growing private universities in America. Approximately 15,400 students are enrolled in programs throughout Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and online, leading to certificate, undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate degrees. U.S. News and World Report ranks Indiana Wesleyan University as “one of the best Master’s universities in the Midwest.”