The Northwest Florida Theological Institute is a ministry of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida, organized in July 2025. The state of Florida recognizes this institution, which is committed to biblical inerrancy. Northwest Florida Theological Institute is in partnership with Faith International University in Tacoma, Washington.

ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Johnnie Bradley, Sr., VP of Academic Affairs, Professor

Dr. Charmere Gaston, Dean of Student Affairs, Professor

Dr. Tyler V. Hardeman, Sr., President, Director, Professor

Mrs. Olivia Lewis, Administrative Registrar, Secretary

Northwest Florida Theological Institute offers facilities, guidance, and instruction for students and undergraduates’ studies and grants certificates, diplomas, and degrees that testify to educational readiness to pursue vocational opportunities in the Church.

NWFTI is committed to stated objectives and to regularly measure its effectiveness through assessment to ensure both the fulfillment of the stated objectives and continual improvement of this institution. The objectives are pursued through the development of a community of Christian teachers and students who seek to strengthen their beliefs by exegeting and interpreting Scripture, who uphold doctrines expressed in the historic creeds and confessions of the church, and who labor together in fellowship to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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The institution’s curriculum is rooted in a commitment to the plenary and verbal inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, the original documents of which are inerrant and infallible as to truth. Through its curriculum, the institution remains committed to providing a theological and biblical education to last a lifetime. Such an education should enable students to develop careers in service to our Lord in the church and to assume greater duties as new opportunities arise in a constantly changing world. The curriculum emphasizes various educational and spiritual goals as agreed upon by the faculty.