Concordia Lutheran Seminary

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Concordia Lutheran Seminary

Motto: Concordia Lutheran Seminary forms servants for Jesus' sake
Established: 1984
Type: graduate
President: Rev. Dr. Manfred Zeuch
Faculty: 4
Students: 23 (2007/08)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Campus: residential
Affiliations: Lutheran Church - Canada, ATS
Website: http://www.concordiasem.ab.ca

Concordia Lutheran Seminary is situated on the towering north bank of the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta. The seminary is located on the same campus as Concordia University College of Alberta, the Lutheran Historical Institute, and the Alberta-British Columbia District Office of Lutheran Church - Canada. Concordia Lutheran Seminary is legally chartered under the laws of the Province of Alberta having received royal assent to its incorporation petition on May 31, 1984. The seminary began its first classes on September 10, 1984, in the historic president's residence of Concordia College. In May 1991, the present seminary facility was occupied and on September 2 of the same year it was dedicated. Concordia Lutheran Seminary has been accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada since May 29, 1998. In June 2004, the seminary was granted accreditation for another ten years.