Title: ELCA Seminaries Plan May 1998 Commencements
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
May 6, 1998
ELCA SEMINARIES PLAN MAY 1998 COMMENCEMENTS
98-16-104-FI
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Six of the eight seminaries of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America are planning commencement ceremonies in May for
1998 degree recipients:
15 Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa.
Speaker: The Rev. Darold H. Beekmann, LTSG President
Place: Church of the Abiding Presence (LTSG Chapel)
15 Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C.
Speaker: The Rev. Daniel W. Erlander, Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, Wash.
Place: Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Columbia
17 Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
Speaker: Bishop Lee M. Miller, ELCA Upstate New York Synod, Syracuse, N.Y.
Place: Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia
17 Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, Calif.
Speaker: Dr. Addie Butler, ELCA Vice President, Philadelphia
Place: Chapel of the Cross (PLTS Chapel)
17 Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa
Speaker: None
Place: St. Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church, Dubuque, Iowa
19 Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest, Austin, Texas
Speaker: The Rev. Dr. William C. Spong, professor of pastoral
theology, Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, Austin
Place: Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 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.
24 Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
Speaker: The Rev. Merton P. Strommen, founder of Search Institute, Minneapolis
Place: Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, and the Lutheran School of
Theology at Chicago are planning commencement ceremonies in June.
For information contact:
Ann Hafften, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask]
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