United Lutheran Seminary

United Lutheran Seminary
Established 2017
Religious affiliation
 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
President Dr. Richard Green, interim president
Academic staff
 19
Students 308
Location Gettysburg, PA[1]
Campus Philadelphia, PA and Gettysburg, PA
Website https://www.unitedlutheranseminary.edu

United Lutheran Seminary, located in Pennsylvania with campuses in Gettysburg and Philadelphia, is one of the seven seminaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.[2] The school was founded in 2017, as a consolidation of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. United Lutheran Seminary will continue under the charter of Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg.[3][4][5] The two schools officially joined together on 1 July 2017.[6]

The first president of the seminary, Rev. Dr. Theresa F. Latini, a Presbyterian, was announced on 20 April 2017.[7] Latini's previous experience working for OneByOne, an organization that performed "gay conversion," caused significant controversy[8] and she was fired on 14 March 2018.[9]

On 16 May 2018, the seminary board announced its selection of Dr. Richard Green as Interim President, beginning June 1.[10]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.edna.pa.gov/Screens/Details/wfaddresses.aspx?ID=34699
  2. ↑ "Seminaries". ELCA.org. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  3. ↑ Holmes, Kristin E. (2017-03-10). "Seminaries feel the crunch of a changing faith". Philly.com. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  4. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions about the Unified Seminary - August 2016" (PDF). United Lutheran Seminary. August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-21. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ MacDonald, G. Jeffrey (2016-05-02). "Lutheran seminaries will merge instead of launching a new school". The Christian Century. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  6. ↑ Spangler, John (2017-06-29). "Two historic Pennsylvania seminaries become United Lutheran Seminary July 1". religionnews.com. Religion Press Release Service. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  7. ↑ "United Lutheran Seminary Names Theresa Latini As Its First President — Gettysburg Seminary". April 20, 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  8. ↑ Scott Jaschik (March 14, 2018). "Seminary in Turmoil". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ Scott Jaschik (March 15, 2018). "Lutheran Seminary Fires President". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Seminary names interim president". GettysburgTimes.com. Gettysburg Times. 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
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