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Daily Archives: November 10, 2017

Ken Becker: A Generous Heart

Giving StoryBy Gordon AtkinsonNovember 10, 2017

Meet Ken Becker! Son, father, brother, former savings and loan executive, World War II B-17 navigator, proud University of Wisconsin alumnus, person of faith, philanthropist, all describe long-time Wartburg Theological Seminary supporter Ken Becker.

Harvesting God’s Holy Mysteries

Alumni Featured, Alumni Page StoryBy Gordon AtkinsonNovember 10, 2017

After her mother, Hazel J Knutson, died in 2009, Rev Barbara Knutson endowed a scholarship for students at Wartburg Theological Seminary (WTS) to honor both of her parents in, what…

Carl and Valerie Rausch: The Ripple Effect

Giving StoryBy Gordon AtkinsonNovember 10, 2017

Carl and Valerie Rausch have deep connections to Wartburg Seminary. Carl’s grandfather, Emil Rausch, was a graduate and served as Wartburg Seminary’s 5th President. Carl also served on the Wartburg Board of Directors for twelve years and the Foundation Board of Trustees for seven years.

Harold and Grace Kurtz: Accidental Philanthropists

Giving StoryBy Gordon AtkinsonNovember 10, 2017

Harold and Grace Kurtz call themselves “accidental philanthropists.” Wartburg Seminary now has four endowed scholarships in honor of four generations of pastors in the Kurtz family.

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Wartburg Theological Seminary is a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Accredited by the Association of Theological Schools and the Higher Learning Commission.


Wartburg Theological Seminary is a Reconciling in Christ Seminary.

We at Wartburg Theological Seminary acknowledge our campus occupies ancestral lands stolen by the U.S. Government and white colonizers from the Sauk, Meskwaki, Miami, Ho-Chunk, Potawatomi, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Oh-chey-tee shah-koh-ween), and Kickapoo peoples. The Wartburg Seminary diaspora community continues to occupy these and other stolen lands first given to Native nations by the Creator.
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Wartburg Theological Seminary serves Christ’s church through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America by being a worship-centered community of critical theological reflection where learning leads to mission and mission informs learning.

The community embodies God’s mission by stewarding resources for engaging, equipping, and sending collaborative leaders who interpret, proclaim and live the gospel of Jesus Christ for a world created for communion with God and in need of personal and social healing.

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