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In 1849, it was moved to St. Louis, and in 1926, the current campus was built. [4] The St. Louis institution was at one time considered the "theoretical" (academic) seminary of the LCMS while Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne was considered
Concordia Seminary building in St Louis, Missouri on June 11, 1875, decorated for the departure of the last contingent of students of the practical seminary for Springfield, Illinois To protect its students from the draft during the American Civil War , the seminary moved, in 1861, to the campus of the synod's academic seminary, Concordia ...
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) operates two seminaries for the formation of its pastors: Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, and Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Both seminaries grant the Master of Divinity degree which is ordinarily required to be ordained in the LCMS. They also offer a "colloquy ...
October 10–20: Tenth synodical convention meets at Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis. [17] 1861 Concordia Theological Seminary relocates from Fort Wayne to share the campus of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis so that its students would not be subject to the draft for military service in Indiana. [27]
St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Parent organization. Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod: ... (Concordia Seminary and Concordia Theological Seminary) are part of CUS.
During the 1960s, many clergy and members of the LCMS grew concerned about the direction of education at their flagship seminary, Concordia Seminary, in St. Louis, Missouri. Professors at Concordia Seminary had, in the 1950s and 1960s, begun to utilize the historical-critical method to analyze the Bible rather than the traditional historical ...
In 2011, in honor of the 200th anniversary of Walther's birth, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, produced a video series ("Walther") which followed the life of Dr. Walther, including the history of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Concordia Seminary distributed the videos to LCMS congregations in October 2011.
In 1976 the seminary was moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where it had been founded over a hundred years before. Preus served for years on the LCMS Board of Missions. Preus also taught about and fought against the Church Growth movement at Concordia Theological Seminary and throughout Lutheranism and Christianity. As president of Concordia ...