Concordia Lutheran Seminary
| Motto | Concordia Lutheran Seminary forms servants for Jesus' sake: learn grow serve |
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| Type | Seminary |
| Established | 1984 |
| Chairman | Rev. Daryl Solie |
| President | Rev. Dr. James Gimbel |
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Academic staff
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4 |
| Students | 15 |
| Location |
7040 Ada Boulevard Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5B 4E3 |
| Campus | Residential |
| Colors | Green & Red |
| Affiliations | Lutheran Church - Canada, ATS, ILC |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 53°33′32″N 113°26′35″W / 53.559°N 113.443°W
Concordia Lutheran Seminary is a Lutheran seminary situated on the north bank of the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta, Canada. The seminary is located on the same campus as Concordia University of Edmonton, the Lutheran Historical Institute, and the Alberta - British Columbia District Office of Lutheran Church - Canada.
Concordia Lutheran Seminary is legally chartered under the laws of the Province of Alberta, having received royal assent to its incorporation petition on May 31, 1984. The seminary began its first classes on September 10, 1984, in the historic president's residence of what was then called Concordia College. In 1990 a new building was constructed and in May 1991 the present seminary facility was occupied. On September 2 of the same year it was dedicated.
At its 1981 convention the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod authorized Lutheran Church–Canada, at that time a federation of LCMS districts, to determine how to handle seminary education. The Board of Directors of the LCC determined that there was a need for two seminaries, and appointed a Board of Regents for a seminary to be located in Edmonton. That founding board first met in September 1983 and called W. Th. Janzow to be the organizing and founding president. The seminary is legally chartered under the laws of the province of Alberta, and received royal assent to this charter on May 31, 1984. The opening service of the first academic year, held at Grace Lutheran Church, Edmonton on September 8, 1984, saw the installation of Norman Threinen (Historical Theology) and Ronald Vahl (Exegetical Theology) to the faculty. The first day of classes on September 10, 1984, designated as Founders Day, welcomed ten students to campus, six in Year 1 and four in Year 2. The seminary also took over the supervision of three vicars. One of those vicars, Wolfgang Vieweg, became the first person to receive a theological diploma from the Seminary, and another, Daryl Solie, became the first to receive the Master of Divinity degree.
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