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Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary will officially begin its new chapter in Hickory with an opening service on January 15, 2025 in Grace Chapel.

In the Navy, Eric Dunaway '26 helped rescue refugees. Then he had to rescue himself. Now he's looking to a future supporting his fellow veterans.

Stephanie Watts '11, M.A. '24, reflects on the joyful balancing act of fostering.

As higher education institutions grapple with declining enrollment LR is tackling the challenges head-on.

Meet the inaugural cohort of presidential scholarship recipients.

Sixty years of nursing graduates have left a mark on local healthcare and LR.

Jace Martinez, M.Div. ’26, lived a life on the move for many years – Owatonna, Minnesota, to the U.S. Army, to Texas State University, to LTSS. So many relocations have given him a special interest in and appreciation for the idea of pilgrimage.

The Rev. Joshua A. Tucker, M.Div. ’13, current LTSS alumni board president and pastor of Friendship Lutheran Church reflects on the seminary’s upcoming move.

The story of LTSS is one of perseverance, of an institution so dedicated to its mission to prepare students for a life of service through ministry, that it has continually defied the odds to survive and continue that mission.

The Rev. Dr. Evelyn Fulmore, M.Div. ’25, is no stranger to the tradition of pilgrimage, having studied and participated in these journeys as a student at LTSS.

Pilgrimage figures prominently into the curriculum and instruction the Rev. Dr. Melanie Dobson shares with her students as they prepare for lives of spiritual leadership.

For years, Kat Heiden, MFA '27, lived her childhood dream of writing for television. Then she let go of the stress to find healing and new creative life as a graduate student.