CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The eight seminaries and Texas extension campus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are planning commencement exercises for degree recipients at the close the 1998-1999 academic year.
MAY
14 Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa.
Speaker: The Rev. Darold H. Beekmann, LTSG President
Place: Church of the Abiding Presence (LTSG Chapel)
14 Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C.
Speaker: The Rev. Charles Park Sigel, Professor of New Testament,
Emeritus, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
Place: Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Columbia
16 Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
Speaker: Addie J. Butler, ELCA Vice President, Philadelphia
Place: Trinity Lutheran Church, Lansdale, Pa.
16 Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, Calif.
Speaker: The Rev. Kelly Denton-Borhaug, Associate Dean for
Religious Life, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.
Place: Chapel of the Cross (PLTS Chapel)
16 Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa
Speaker: The Rev. H. George Anderson, ELCA Presiding Bishop
Place: St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Dubuque
18 Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest, Austin, Texas
Speaker: The Rev. Dena Harrison, Rector, St. James Episcopal
Church, Conroe, Texas
Place: Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Austin
LSPS is an extension of Wartburg Theological Seminary and the
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and is located on the
campus of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
(ETSS). Commencement activities are conducted jointly with ETSS.
23 Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
Speaker: Dr. Martha Ellen Stortz, Professor of Historical Theology
and Ethics, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
Place: Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
JUNE
5 Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio
Speaker: Dr. Musimbi R.A. Kanyoro, General Secretary, World YWCA,
Geneva, Switzerland
Place: Mees Auditorium, Capital University, Columbus
6 Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Speaker: Dr. Rudolph R. Featherstone, Professor of Theology and
Ministry, Coordinator for Cross-Cultural Studies, Trinity Lutheran
Seminary
Place: St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Chicago
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://listserv.elca.org/archives/elcanews.html
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
