Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis is accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.

[1] Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis officially held its first class on September 11, 1956, with a group of thirty-one students from ten states and a faculty of seven.

[3] Douglas R. McLachlan succeeded Clearwaters as pastor of Fourth Baptist Church in 1982 and became the second president of the seminary during the 1986-87 academic year.

[4] In 1983, after Pickering left for another position, McLachlan returned to become Fourth Baptist Church's pastor and the seminary's president.

[7] In 2014, Matt Morrell, pastor of Fourth Baptist Church, was named the seminary's president taking office in January 2015.