Founded in 1876 in Taiwan Prefecture by Thomas Barclay, a missionary from Scotland, who served as its first principal until he retired in 1925.

[1] The institution was closed in 1940 under the Japanese Imperial government, but reopened in 1949 with Shoki Coe as its principal.

Song, and Loh I-to), Tainan Seminary has become famous for its contextual theology.

Tainan Theological College and Seminary as of early 2020 has twelve full-time faculty members.

), theology, church music, and social work, as well as continuing education programs for clergy and lay members.