LIFE Theological Seminary of West Africa was opened as a two - year school for the practical development of Christian Leaders in 1955. Rev. and Mrs. Harold Curtis, missionaries of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel with Headquarters in Los Angeles, California, founded the school in a small garage on Herbert Marculay Street in Yaba, Lagos State. They had experienced the revival associated with the ministry of Aimee Semple McPherson and then determined to assist in the spreading of this outpouring of the Holy Spirit to Nigeria and beyond.

Aimee Semple McPherson founded the denomination and the Seminary’s namesake LIFE Bible College at Los Angeles, in 1923. The uniquely gifted Spirit filled evangelist opened the College to help answer her own prayer in asking “the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers in the whitened harvest.”

In 1958, classes were first held at the campus in Ikorodu. More than 1,000 students have graduated from LIFE Theological Seminary of the West African, plus the more than 1,500 who have graduated from Theological Education by Extension. The great majority of the graduates have entered into active and productive “labour in the harvest field” of their generation. In 1988, the name of the college was changed to LIFE Theological Seminary.

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The term “Foursquare” refers to the fourfold ministry of Jesus Christ as the Saviour, Healer, Baptiser with the Holy Spirit, and the soon-coming King.

The Seminary‘s two earliest buildings with tree in middle: They stand for consecration, faith, hope and charity.

The descending dove: Our Pentecostal and convictions are tokened in this emblem of the Holy Spirit.

The Open Bible: The “Whole counsel of God” as revealed in the written word of God is the centre of our study and the source of our message.

The Cross over the Word: At LIFE, “The Cross is our glory and the world is our concern.” Our objective of world evangelisation is indicated, and our message of the cross is symbolised.