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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.
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     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 news@elca.org
http://www.elca.org/news