Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary (formerly New Life Theological Seminary) is an evangelical Christian college and seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The Seminary was established in 1996 by Eddie G. Grigg, a pastor, educator, and theologian. The Seminary was approved as a degree-granting institution in 1997. Grigg holds an honorary doctorate awarded by New Life Theological Seminary. Grigg also holds a Master of Divinity with Religious Education from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Gardner-Webb University. Grigg was licensed into the Gospel Ministry by Oak Grove Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, North Carolina in 1975 and Ordained to the Gospel Ministry by Oak Grove Baptist Church at the request of Victory Baptist Church of Grover, North Carolina in 1976, one year after being called to serve as lead pastor. Other North Carolina churches Grigg served includes: Christian Freedom Baptist Church of Kings Mountain, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of Shelby, Wilson Grove Baptist Church of Charlotte, and Founder of New Life Baptist Church in 1993. During his studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (1981-1985) Grigg served as senior pastor of Sanford Memorial Baptist Church in the town of Brodnax, Virginia.