Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary

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Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary is located in Mequon, Wisconsin and trains clergy for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS).

The campus consists of twenty two buildings, including a library with over 58,000 volumes, including a collection of rare pre-18th century theological books.

[edit] History

The origins of the school date to 1863, when the Theological School of the Wisconsin Synod began in Watertown, Wisconsin. In 1870, the school merged with Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod's Concordia Seminary.

In 1878, the WELS reopened a seminary of their own in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1893 it moved to Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

In 1929 Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary was moved to a new permanent campus in Mequon, Wisconsin. The architecture of the buildings on the campus are loosely based on the Wartburg Castle in Germany, including the use of stone walls and slate for the roof.

[edit] Campus

The impressive seminary tower that acts as a gateway to a central courtyard, divides the main building into two areas: the residence hall and dining hall life to the west and administration-classroom building, chapel, and library to the east. The residence hall, consisting of eight units, can accommodate about 80 students. The dining hall seats approximately 150. Between 1997 and 2002 the residence hall was expanded to provide more room for each student. The classrooms were simultaneously remodeled to provide current technology. An auditorium-gymnasium, built in 1986, seats 1200.

The campus features these main buildings and areas: