by Katherine R. Hinck*, ELCA News Service
The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettsyburg (LTSG), Pa.,
acquired the Luther Institute, Washington, D.C., when the 24-
member board of the Luther Institute voted June 27 to approve
affiliation with LTSG, according to a July 21 seminary news
release. LTSG is one of eight seminaries of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America. Luther Institute is a faith-based
organization created in 1983 to address public issues within the
framework of Lutheran theology.
The acquisition "is natural for Gettysburg Seminary," said the
Rev. Michael L. Cooper-White, LTSG president, in the release.
"The seminary has been anchored in the nation's capital since
1971," he said. "Gettysburg Seminary is highly committed to its
Washington, D.C., presence, and this new relationship with the
Luther Institute strengthens this longstanding commitment."
Due to lost funding from long-term grant sources, the Luther
Institute had been searching for one or more partners since April
2006.
*Katherine R. Hinck is a senior journalism and religion major at
Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.D. This summer she is an
intern with the ELCA News Service.
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