èßäAV is an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention. The Seminary would not be financially viable apart from significant funding by the SBC Cooperative Program. The Charter of èßäAV assigns ownership of the Seminary assets to the Southern Baptist Convention, requires that all èßäAV Trustees be elected by the Southern Baptist Convention, and declares that the Charter "may not be altered, amended, or repealed without the expressed prior consent of the Southern Baptist Convention."
