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| Type | Seminary |
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| Established | 1869 |
| Affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Endowment | $90.3 million |
| President | Robin Steinke |
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| Students | 526 |
| Location | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Website | www |
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| Location | 2481 Como Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°59′5″N 93°11′47″W / 44.98472°N 93.19639°WCoordinates: 44°59′5″N 93°11′47″W / 44.98472°N 93.19639°W |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Didrik A. Omeyer; Martin P. Thori |
| NRHP reference # | 85003437 |
| Added to NRHP | October 31, 1985 |
Luther Seminary is the largest seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the largest American Lutheran seminary. Located in the Saint Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul, Minnesota, its mission is to prepare students for service in rostered ministry and leadership positions within the ELCA and its ecumenical partners. Notably, it also accepts and educates students of 41 other denominations and traditions. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (formally known as the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools) and the Association of Theological Schools. It also has theological accreditation through the ELCA as well as the United Methodist Church.
Luther Seminary is the result of a series of mergers that consolidated what at one time were six separate institutions into one seminary.
Luther Theological Seminary was initially formed through the merger of three institutions in 1917 in conjunction with the merger of three Norwegian Lutheran Churches to create the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America that same year of the 400th anniversary of the Protestant / Lutheran Reformation. As part of its Americanization process three decades later the NLCA changed its name to the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELC) in 1946. The ELC became part of The American Lutheran Church (ALC) in 1960, the first inter-Lutheran consolidation to involve several different nationalities.
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