Apply Now Contact Us On Facebook Wartburg Seminary Home "The buzz I hear among bishops is that when a Wartburg Seminary grad comes up for assignment, you know you are going to get a pastor that preaches the gospel with clarity, that loves to be part of a church together in mission, that is connected globally, ecumenically, and rooted in congregational life." The Rev. Mark S. Hanson Presiding Bishop of the ELCA

Wartburg Seminary is dedicated to the gathering and sending of God's people for God's work in the world.

Our Mission: Wartburg Theological Seminary is committed to being a worship-centered community of critical theological reflection where learning leads to mission and mission informs learning. Within this community, Wartburg educates women and men to serve the church's mission as ordained and lay leaders. This mission is to proclaim and interpret the gospel of Jesus Christ to a world created for communion with God and in need of personal and social healing.

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We pray with you on your journey:
O God, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with courage, not knowing where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Evangelical Lutheran Worship, pg. 317)