ELCA NEWS SERVICE May 9, 2005 ELCA Seminaries Plan 2005 Commencements 05-086-FI 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 2004-2005 academic year. The date, school, keynote speaker and site of the exercises are given: May 13 + Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS), Columbia, S.C. + The Rev. Mary B. Havens, LTSS H. George Anderson professor of church history + Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Columbia May 13 + Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (LSTG), Pa. + The Rev. Michael Cooper-White, LSTG president + Christ Chapel, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg May 14 + Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS), Berkeley, Calif. + The Rev. Gary Pence, PLTS dean of the faculty + Chapel of the Cross (PLTS Chapel) May 15 + Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago + The Rev. William H. Lazareth, Jerald C. Brauer distinguished professor in Lutheran studies and professor of religion, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wis. + Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago May 15 + Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa + The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the ELCA and president of the Lutheran World Federation, Chicago + St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Dubuque May 17 + Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest (LSPS), Austin, Texas + The Rev. William Seth Adams, professor of liturgics and Anglican studies, Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest (ETSS), Austin + 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 ETSS. Commencement activities are conducted jointly with ETSS. May 22 + Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia + The Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago + Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansdale, Pa. May 22 + Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. + The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, ELCA presiding bishop and LWF president + Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis June 4 + Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio + The Rev. David L. Tiede, president, Luther Seminary, St. Paul + 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. -- -- -- The ELCA Division for Ministry makes information about the seminaries and extension centers available at http://www.ELCA.org/theologicaleducation/seminaries/ on the Web. For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/news