Category: Education News

March 7, 2014

LCC’s seminaries online

ONLINE – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS – St. Catharines, Ontario) has recently announced the use of social media as part of its communications strategy. In doing so, it joins Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS – Edmonton) which also utilizes social media to connect with the…

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February 24, 2014

Your chance to explore seminary life

CANADA – On February 18, four potential students visited Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario, for a “Taste of the Seminary,” with three additional prospective students planning to visit the seminary later in February. And in Edmonton, Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) is…

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February 24, 2014

CLTS announces an end to debt

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) has announced an end to all debt, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. “We rejoice to announce to the members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) that the historic accumulated debt of this seminary has been…

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February 19, 2014

Dr. Kettner to retire

EDMONTON – Rev. Dr. Edward Kettner has announced his retirement from Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) at the end of the current academic year after 27 years teaching there. “Since I joined the faculty at the beginning of the fourth academic year, and we are now…

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February 14, 2014

LCC’s seminaries meet, report answered prayers

EDMONTON – A joint meeting of Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) seminaries’ Boards of Regents was held in early February at Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton. The gathering was chaired by CLS Board of Regents Chairman Rev. Darryl Sole, and for a part of the meeting…

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February 10, 2014

CLS installs new president

EDMONTON – On February 2, Rev. Dr. James Gimbel was installed as the sixth President of Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS). The service took place at 7:00 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Lutheran Church–Canada’s President Robert Bugbee performed the installation, while First Vice-President Nolan Astley preached….

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