Giving compassionate support to individuals in crisis, leading small groups, holding rituals to mark the seasons of both nature and our lives, contributing to scholarship in religious studies, and even working in formal congregations – Cherry Hill Seminary students turn up in communities around the country and beyond.

There’s a reason for that. Our students and graduates love to learn and they are moved to serve others. They are the new face of Pagan and Nature-Based spiritualities, integrating with the communities where they live, weaving new tapestries of service and growth.

Cherry Hill Seminary is the leading higher education program for Pagan and Nature-Based spiritualities. In fact, Cherry Hill is the first Pagan seminary, with programs designed to meet the needs of working adults who live in a complex and demanding world.

At the core of Cherry Hill Seminary are our programs, courses, degrees, and certificates that are more than just the products of a business.  As a religious educational organization, our students find our programs to be transformative, gifts that encourage a deeper understanding of both our inner reality and the external world. Ensuring the integrity of these programs is critical for our students — those Cherry Hill Seminary exists to serve.

Cherry Hill distinguishes itself from other seminaries by offering education focused on Pagan and Nature-based spiritualities. A mentoring approach in our classrooms prepares our students to provide compassionate and competent leadership in their spiritual communities.

Rather than indoctrinating students with rigid practice requirements of particular traditions, we lead them through a personal journey which includes the exploration of world theologies, best practices for ethical leadership and counseling, scholarship in Pagan studies, and pastoral skills.

Because Cherry Hill Seminary provides primarily a distance learning experience, students have more flexibility to work through and complete their course of study. Cherry Hill Seminary professors include some of the best Pagan scholars in the world. Our tuition is competitive with any other seminary program.

There really are no other seminaries that offer this blend of excellence, affordability, professionalism, and grounding in the context of Pagan and Nature-Based spiritualities. We are unique in that unlike other liberal seminaries, we do not require studies of particular sacred texts like the Christian Bible but offer courses which introduce a range of sacred texts from many world religions.

We continue to evolve to meet the needs of our students. As we grow from year to year, we develop new programs such as the Rewilding the Soul: Ecospirituality Certificate, the Certificate of Writing as a Spiritual Practice, and the Spiritual Direction Certificate. Our Community Ministry Certificate, Insights short courses, and master’s degrees in divinity continue to grow in popularity.

As an IRS 501-c-3  nonprofit organization we safeguard fiscal responsibility by striving to make our operation ever more robust and nimble. Continuous evaluation and improvement measures allow us to respond to the changing needs of our community.

Our vision of the future is to continue our work towards accreditation while providing the best possible education to those serving the spiritual needs of Pagans and other Nature-Based Spiritualities. We invite you to be part of that vision.— Holli S. Emore, MDiv, Executive Director