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==History==

==History==

The institution was launched in 1951-1952 by Arkansas native [[L. L. Clover|Leander Louis Clover]], then pastor of the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church of Minden, the sponsoring church of the seminary. Clover began with two students studying from his home.[3]The seminary was incorporated by the state in 1956.[4]The original seminary location was 903 Shreveport Road across the highway from Calvary Church.[5]

The institution was launched in 1951 by Arkansas native [[L. L. Clover|Leander Louis Clover]], then pastor of the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church of Minden, the sponsoring church of the seminary. Clover began with two students studying from his home.[3]The seminary was incorporated by the state in 1956.[4]The original seminary location was 903 Shreveport Road across the highway from Calvary Church.[5]

The seminary is now located at 102 Seminary Lane off the Homer Road adjacent to the Calvary church sanctuary.[6] It is affiliated with the theologically conservative American Baptist Association, with headquarters at 4605 North State Line Avenue in Texarkana, Texas.[7][8][9]

The seminary is now located at 102 Seminary Lane off the Homer Road adjacent to the Calvary church sanctuary.[6] It is affiliated with the theologically conservative American Baptist Association, with headquarters at 4605 North State Line Avenue in Texarkana, Texas.[7][8][9]

In 1996, more than two decades after pastor Clover's death, Calvary Church voted to relocate from 1000 Shreveport Road to 1400 Homer Road in east Minden. Construction began late in 2002, and the new facilities, including the adjacent LMBIS building, were dedicated on November 2, 2003.[16]The previous Calvary Church structure at 903 Shreveport Road was sold to an African American congregation, the Good Samaritan Missionary Baptist Church. Its pastor, Terrence A. McCray, Sr., is a graduate of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, and a member of the Black Preaching Network.[17]

In 1996, more than two decades after pastor Clover's death, Calvary Church voted to relocate from 1000 Shreveport Road to 1400 Homer Road in east Minden. Construction began late in 2002, and the new facilities, including the adjacent LMBIS building, were dedicated on November 2, 2003.[16]The previous Calvary Church structure at 903 Shreveport Road was sold to an African American congregation, the Good Samaritan Missionary Baptist Church. Its pastor, Terrence A. McCray, Sr., is a graduate of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, and a member of the Black Preaching Network.[17]

==Notable alumni==

==Notable alumni==