The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg was a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was one of seven ELCA seminaries, one of the three seminaries in the Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries, and a member institution of the Washington Theological Consortium. It was founded in 1826 under pr…
The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg was a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was one of seven ELCA seminaries, one of the three seminaries in the Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries, and a member institution of the Washington Theological Consortium. It was founded in 1826 under prominent but controversial theologian and professor Samuel Simon Schmucker for the recently organized General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States. The seminary was the oldest continuing Lutheran seminary in the United States until it was merged on July 1, 2017, after 189 years of operation, with the nearby and former rival Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia to form the United Lutheran Seminary. The new institution continues to use both campuses.
Former name: Gettysburg Seminary
Type: Seminary
Active: 1826–2017
Founder: Samuel Simon Schmucker (General Synod)
Affiliation: Washington Theological Consortium
Religious affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Address: 61 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 17325, United States
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