Shaping Leaders, Strengthening Communities

The mission of the Mount Carmel Seminary and College is to form disciples of Jesus Christ for church and community leadership to serve God’s transforming of the world.

To this end we:

• celebrate the presence of the risen Christ in Word and Table;
• welcome into partnership all who seek God’s truth, love, and justice;
• cultivate the virtues, passions, and practices of Christian leadership;
• reflect critically on the sources of Christian understanding in scripture, the traditions of the ecumenical church, cultures, and experience; and
• engage the spiritual and moral issues facing the human community.

1. MCSC can be 100% online, with NO RESIDENCY requirements. Complete your degree while ministering at your local church, and without relocating.
2. MCSC has simple and straightforward entrance requirements.
3. MCSC offers high quality Christian education that is Christ centered, Bible based, and theological balanced and evangelical.
4. MCSC programs are academically challenging, practically focused, and spiritually renewing.
5. MCSC is approved by MCEMG for Christian Counseling degrees

Mount Carmel Seminary and College is governed by a diversified Board of Regents comprised of members representing the academic and professional community. MCSC enrolls students who are completing their degree programs through various innovative distance education learning formats and delivery systems. 

The school offers distance education courses, online courses, regional seminars in the United States and campus courses. Mount Carmel Seminary and College is committed to maintaining a community of faculty, staff, and students, which recognizes the inherent dignity and worth of each human individual as being in the image of God. We desire that all Christians should develop and nurture a racially, socially, and denominationally diverse community, even as the early church was diverse. MCSC also accepts the responsibility of being a positive example as we prepare men and women who will make beneficial social changes to society, the church, and the world. 

We admit students of either gender, all races, and any national or ethnic origin, to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded to students. In the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, grants, and programs, Mount Carmel Seminary and College does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, national, or ethnic origin.

Our Campus

Since the Mount Carmel Seminary and College spark of conception in 2016 to this present moment, we have held fast to its founding mission to “provide an education of mind and heart” through rigorous and open intellectual inquiry guided by dedicated Christian scholars.

Our campus and administration offices are located in the beautiful city of New Bern, North Carolina. We are the Seminary with the spiritual vision, and it is our prayer that you will join our lovely college.

MCSC is psychically located at 310 Craven Street, Suite 10, New Bern, North Carolina where our students utilize materials in-house.

Our Mission Statement

To commit and maintain excellence in academic programs that foster intellectual enhancement. Additionally, stressing character development, which includes religious, cultural, social and ethical values.

What We Do

We equip men and women . . .
Our academic opportunities include theoretical and applied studies designed to prepare both men and women for the chosen career path

with a Christian worldview . . .
Our academic studies involve learning and utilizing Bible-based Christian theological beliefs and practices in the analysis of course subject matter

of leadership and service . . .
Our academic programs prepare adult learners for a variety of roles and responsibilities ranging from the level of the volunteer through that of a career professional

in life, work, and ministry . . .
Our academic studies apply learning to personal, interpersonal, family, social, career, and Christian service contexts

through distance education . . .
Our academic opportunities allow self-directed learners to study when and where it is convenient

that encourages professional excellence . . .
Our academic programs promote the development of best practices in the performance of the duties and responsibilities of the chosen career path

and academic excellence …
Our academic studies emphasize scholarly analysis and quality performance in the completion of learning activities and assessments.

Mission, Objectives and Outcomes

Our mission objectives reflect what MCSC seeks to foster and develop through distance learning. Our mission outcomes reflect what a student will be learning to do, and ultimately what a graduate will be equipped to do. They flow out of the mission statement, and affirm the articles of faith as they are accomplished.

Foster a Christian Worldview in Attitudes and Values (Heart)

Our graduates will be able to articulate a biblically-based Christian worldview of the subject area of study through the informed perspectives they express in their academic activities.

A biblically-based Christian worldview emphasizes the interpretation of personal and cultural beliefs and practices through the lens of Scripture apart from the theological positions of any one Christian denomination. An informed perspective is one that explores and utilizes precedent literature to compare and contrast the attitudes and values in one worldview with those of another.

Foster Spiritual Formation and Whole Person Development (Soul)

Our graduates will be able to identify best practices that contribute to personal growth and spiritual formation through self-assessment and peer evaluation.

Best practices are sustainable actions and conditions that a person has experienced as making a long-term and positive impact on their whole person development. Through self-assessment a person evaluates their formation and development, which guides them in identifying their best practices. Through peer evaluation a person receives external feedback, which help refines self-assessment.

Develop Subject Area Knowledge and Understanding (Mind)

Our graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles and practices of the subject area of study through critical reflection of scholarly resources.

Knowledge and understanding involve the ability to recall factual and abstract information, and to utilize that information correctly and as appropriate to the context. Critical reflection evaluates those facts, abstractions, and applications through the lens of a biblically-based Christian worldview and the objective analysis of authoritative resources.

Develop Subject Area Applications and Skills (Strength)

Our graduates will be able to demonstrate skills in the subject area of study through well-reasoned applications and evaluations deployed in life, work, and ministry.

What We Believe

Articles of Faith

The Mount Carmel Seminary and College is a Christian institution that affirms the articles of faith found in three historic creeds of the early Church: The Apostles’ Creed, The Nicene Creed, and The Athanasian Creed. In particular we affirm:

The Inspiration and Authority of the Scriptures

The Existence of One God in Three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

The Creation of the Human Race in the Image of God

The Fall and Resultant Human Depravity

The Deity of Christ, His Incarnation, Atoning Death, and Resurrection

Salvation by the Grace of God Through Faith by the Power of the Holy Spirit

One Holy Christian Church, the Body of Christ

The Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the Consummation of All Things

The Gift of Everlasting Life in Heaven, With Christ, for All Who Have Trusted in Him for Salvation.

Archbishop Dr. Ronald R. Mayo, Sr.

Founder and President, Mount Carmel Seminary and College

Archbishop Dr. Ronald R. Mayo, Sr. is a visionary leader and the founder of Mount Carmel Seminary and College, established in 2016 in New Bern, North Carolina. With unwavering dedication to faith-based education, Archbishop Mayo has built the institution from the ground up, focusing on empowering future Christian leaders through accredited theological programs.

A native of Harlem, New York, Archbishop Mayo holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies and a Master of Divinity from Norfolk Seminary & College in Virginia. He also earned a Ph.D. in Divinity from the College of Metaphysical Theology in Minnesota, alongside advanced post-doctoral fellowships in Counseling, Psychology, and Theology.

Beyond his role in academia, Archbishop Mayo has devoted decades to ministry, education, and community service. He is the Founder and Senior Pastor of Mount Carmel Worship Center and has held leadership positions in several theological organizations. His numerous accolades include receiving The President’s Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. in 2023, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine from the Governor of North Carolina, and multiple recognitions for his community impact.

As a retired combat veteran of the United States Marine Corps, honorably discharged at the rank of Master Sergeant (E-8), Archbishop Mayo continues to inspire service and resilience. He is a published author, recording artist, and global ambassador for theological education, having established extension programs in Cameroon, Africa.

Married to Connie G. Mayo for over 38 years, they are blessed with seven children and twelve grandchildren. Archbishop Mayo remains committed to leading by example, sharing Christ’s love, and fostering spiritual growth in individuals and communities worldwide.

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