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Founded in 1938 as a pastoral school by resolution of the 6th [[All-American Sobor ]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America|Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in North America (North American Metropolia)]], St. Tikhon's has historically grown on the fertile soil of the Orthodox faith, supported by the deep faith and love of several generations of Orthodox people, nourished by its Russian Orthodox roots, and reaching into the deep-flowing waters of a 2000-year spiritual and cultural tradition. Officially transformed from a pastoral school into a seminary by the [[Holy Synod]] of the Metropolia in 1942, St. Tikhon's has visibly progressed along the educational path determined by its founders.

In March 2010 the Ministry of Education of the Hellenic Republic formally recognized St. Tikhon’s Seminary (STS) as an accredited institution of Higher Education, equal in standing to the schools of theology in the universities of Greece. The Greek Ministry of Education (GME) also affirmed that the Master of Divinity degree conferred by STS is equivalent to the first degree in Theology conferred by the Faculties of Theology in the Universities of Athens and [[Thessalonica]], and therefore renders the holder eligible to pursue the graduate studies programs or the doctoral programs (Th.D.) in those universities. Moreover, by virtue of Greece’s membership in the European Union (EU), the recognition of STS as an institution of higher theological learning, equal in status with the schools of theology in Greece, also extends to all schools and religious faculties of the universities within the EU’s member states.<ref>St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary. ''[http://www.stots.edu/news_100304_1.html Greek Ministry of Education Grants St. Tikhon's Seminary Equal Standing with Greek and EU Schools of Theology].'' 03/04/10.</ref>