CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The seminaries and extension centers of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) prepare
candidates for lay and ordained ministry in the church.
Commencement exercises close their 2003-2004 academic year.
The date, school, keynote speaker and site of the exercises
are given:
May 14
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (LSTG), Pa.
The Rev. Michael Cooper-White, LSTG president
Church of the Abiding Presence (LTSG Chapel)
May 14
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS), Columbia, S.C.
The Rev. H. George Anderson, former presiding bishop of the ELCA,
former president of Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, and former
president of LTSS, now visiting professor, Yale Divinity School,
New Haven, Conn.
Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Columbia
May 15
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS), Berkeley, Calif.
Dr. Martha Ellen Stortz, professor of historical theology and
ethics, PLTS
Chapel of the Cross (PLTS Chapel)
May 16
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
The Rev. Marsha Foster Boyd, director for accreditation and
leadership education, The Association of Theological Schools,
Pittsburgh
Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago
May 16
Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa
Dr. Marva J. Dawn, theologian, Christians Equipped for Ministry
of Vancouver, Wash., and teaching fellow in spiritual theology,
Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia
St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Dubuque
May 18
Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest (LSPS), Austin, Texas
The Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold, presiding bishop of the
Episcopal Church, New York
St. Matthew's 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.
May 23
Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
Bradbury H. (Brad) Anderson, chief executive officer, Best Buy
Co., Inc., Richfield, Minn.
Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
May 23
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the ELCA, Chicago
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansdale, Pa.
June 5
Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio
The Rev. James K. Echols, president, Lutheran School of Theology
at Chicago
Mees Hall, Capital University, Columbus
Lutheran Theological Center in Atlanta (LTCA)
LTCA, located on the campus of the Interdenominational
Theological Center (ITC), is an extension of theological
education programs of the eight seminaries of the ELCA.
LTCA students graduate from the seminaries.
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The ELCA Division for Ministry makes information about the
seminaries and extension centers available at
http://www.elca.org/dm/te/seminaries.html on the Web.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org
http://www.elca.org/news
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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
