 Preparation for ministry was carried on under various formats until the School of Theology was put on a more formal footing in 1923.After Acadia University was reorganized in 1966, the Baptists of Atlantic Canada began to operate the School of Theology under the name Acadia Divinity College, and on June 1, 1968, the Acadia Divinity College was established by an act of the Nova Scotia Legislature.The Master of Divinity program is the central degree offered at ADC to prepare men and women for ordained Christian ministry.