Press Releases
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LSTC campus response to COVID-19
LSTC campus response to COVID-19 March 13, 2020 On March 12, James Nieman, president of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, announced the school’s plan to respond to COVID-19. The proactive response is made from love and concern for members of the LSTC community and our neighbors. There currently are no reported or confirmed
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Herbert Chilstrom remembered, honored by LSTC
Herbert Chilstrom remembered, honored by LSTC February 11, 2020 It is with both sadness and gratitude that the community of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago mourns the death of the Rev. Herbert Chilstrom, first presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Chilstrom, 88, died Jan. 19 at his home in Green
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LSTC hires new director of strategic marketing and communications
LSTC hires new director of strategic marketing and communications February 3, 2020 Elizabeth Chentland joined the Advancement staff of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) on Jan. 16 as director of strategic marketing & communications. Chentland comes to LSTC from the Alzheimer’s Association, where she served most recently as regional director of communications and
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Celebrating Blackness in White Spaces: Black History Month at LSTC
Celebrating Blackness in White Spaces: Black History Month at LSTC January 23, 2020 The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago’s (LSTC) theme for Black History Month is Celebrating Blackness in White Spaces. Free events will be held on campus throughout the month. The theme is rooted in the Freed in Christ: Race, Ethnicity, and Culture campaign launched
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LSTC returns 1100-year-old manuscript to Greek Orthodox Church
LSTC returns 1100-year-old manuscript to Greek Orthodox Church November 1, 2016 On November 15, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) will return a rare 9th century Greek manuscript of the complete New Testament to the Greek Orthodox Church. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the United States, will receive
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LSTC now officially a Reconciling in Christ seminary
LSTC now officially a Reconciling in Christ seminary June 6, 2012 At its May 2012 meeting, the Board of Directors of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) passed a resolution to make LSTC a Reconciling in Christ seminary. Prior to the vote, the board heard a presentation by members of the Masters Students