Wartburg Announces “Koplitz Auditorium”
On behalf of Wartburg Theological Seminary, President Kristin Largen is pleased to announce the naming of the new auditorium in the soon to be remodeled Fritschel Hall. The Rev. Ron…
$1 Million Gift Supports Scholarships and “Library of the 21st Century”
Joyce Louise Redman, longtime Waterloo, Iowa school teacher, has left a lasting impact on the mission of Wartburg Seminary through her estate. The more than $1 million dollar gift will…
Beth Elness-Hanson awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie post-doctoral fellowship
Wartburg Theological Seminary is excited to announce that our Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible, Beth Elness-Hanson, has been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie post-doctoral fellowship funded by the European Union. The…
Wartburg Theological Seminary Announces $28 Million Campaign
Wartburg Theological Seminary President, the Rev. Kristin Johnston Largen, Ph.D., is pleased to announce Lead BOLDLY, a concentrated $28 million fundraising effort to grow scholarship resources and expand innovation in…
Announcing Pastor Shannon Witt, Learning Management System Administrator
We are pleased to announce that we have hired Pastor Shannon Witt as our new Learning Management System Administrator. She started her work with us on a part-time basis on…
Pathways for Tomorrow Grant – Phase 2
Wartburg Theological Seminary (WTS) is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a $725,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help theological schools strengthen and sustain their capacities to…
Largen Inaugurated as 15th Seminary President
History was made November 6, 2021 as faculty, staff, students and friends gathered at St. John’s Episcopal Church for the inauguration of The Rev. Kristin Johnston Largen, Ph.D. as the 15th…
Announcing Beth Elness-Hanson, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible
Beth Elness-Hanson is a Bible teacher, living her vocation of facilitating learning and scholarship in service to the church. She has taught primarily Hebrew Bible at Johannelund School of Theology in…
Announcing Pastor Stacey Nalean-Carlson, Interim Director of Contextual Education
Dear Wartburg Community, We are delighted to share with you that we have called Pastor Stacey Nalean-Carlson to be the Interim Director of Contextual Education, with a start date of…
Prolog Week Fall 2021
WTS Begins a New Academic Year Hybrid Prolog Week Kicks off 168th Year at WTS Together, we kicked off a new academic year at Wartburg Seminary with a hybrid model…