List of Lutheran seminaries in North America

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has seven seminaries:

• Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (Illinois)
• Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (Hickory, North Carolina): merged with Lenoir–Rhyne University
• Luther Seminary (St. Paul, Minnesota)
• Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (Berkeley, California): affiliated with California Lutheran University
• Trinity Lutheran Seminary (Columbus, Ohio): merged with Capital University
• United Lutheran Seminary (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania): Merger of Lutheran Theological Seminaries at Gettysburg and Philadelphia
• Wartburg Theological Seminary (Dubuque, Iowa)

In addition, the ELCA sponsors the following seminary education programs, which are not on the campus of an ELCA seminary:

• Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest ^[1] (Austin, Texas)
• Lutheran Theological Center in Atlanta ^[2] (Georgia)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) has two seminaries:

• Lutheran Theological Seminary, Saskatoon (Saskatchewan); affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan
• Martin Luther University College (Waterloo, Ontario): federated with Wilfrid Laurier University

Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ

Instead of having its own seminaries, Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC) hosts Lutheran Studies programs at other Christian institutions, some of which are affiliated with and/or serve other Lutheran Denominations:

• Cross-Cultural Ministry Center hosted at Concordia University Irvine (California): affiliated with LCMS ^[3]
• Sioux Falls Seminary (Sioux Falls, South Dakota): affiliated with the North American Baptist Conference ^[4]
• Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary (Hamilton, Massachusetts): non-denominational ^[5]
• Faith Evangelical Seminary (Tacoma, Washington): non-denominational; also serves the Conservative Lutheran Association (CLA) ^[6]
• Institute of Lutheran Theology (Brookings, South Dakota): pan-Lutheran

Lutheran Church–Canada

The Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has two seminaries:

• Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton, Alberta)
• Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Catharines, Ontario): affiliated with Brock University

Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod

The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) has two seminaries:

• Concordia Seminary (Clayton Missouri)
• Concordia Theological Seminary (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

Other Lutheran bodies

• American Association of Lutheran Churches (AALC): American Lutheran Theological Seminary ^[7] (Global, interactive classroom teleconference discussions)
• Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC): Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary (Plymouth, Minnesota)
• Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America (CLBA): Lutheran Brethren Seminary (Fergus Falls, Minnesota)
• Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC): Immanuel Lutheran College (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)
• Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS): Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Mankato, Minnesota)
• North American Lutheran Church (NALC):
  • North American Lutheran Seminary (Ambridge, Pennsylvania): housed at Trinity School for Ministry (Evangelical Anglican)
  • Institute of Lutheran Theology (Brookings, South Dakota): pan-Lutheran
• Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS): Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary

The Augsburg Lutheran Churches and Canadian Association of Lutheran Congregations (CALC) do not have their own seminaries but along with the LCMC and NALC are served by the pan-Lutheran Institute of Lutheran Theology

See also

• List of Lutheran colleges and universities in the United States

References

1. "Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest - Forming Leaders for a Globalized World". www.lsps.edu.
2. "Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary // LTCA". Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
3. "LCMC TRACK of the Cross-cultural Ministry Center". www.cui.edu.
4. "Luther House of Study" (PDF). www.sfseminary.edu.
5. "Lutheran Studies Program". www.gordonconwell.edu.
6. "Lutheran Track". www.faithseminary.edu.
7. "ALTS". American Lutheran Theological Seminary. Retrieved 1 July 2024.