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Seminary Updates

Seminary Updates

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Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer
LTSS transition update from the LR Hickory campus

In this update, Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer, rector and dean of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS), shares exciting developments as LTSS settles into its new home on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University.
A line of seminary faculty greets and serves communion to a line of LR students and faculty in Grace Chapel
Unity and hope at LTSS welcome service

In the first chapel service of 2025, Lenoir-Rhyne celebrated the long-awaited arrival of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary to the Hickory Campus.
Procession with the cross into Christ Chapel
A farewell and a move forward

LTSS faculty, staff, alumni, students and friends shared memories and looked ahead as they gathered at the decommissioning service for the Columbia campus.

Aerial view of campus
Opening service set to welcome seminary to Hickory

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

Chad Rimmer
LTSS Move Update from the LR Hickory Campus

Updates from the Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer on the LTSS move to the LR Hickory campus. Information on transition tables, accreditation reports, date for the Decommissioning Service and the new location for the seminary in Russell House.
People attend chapel service at LTSS
Decommissioning service set as part of seminary move to Hickory campus

Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary will host a special decommissioning service on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. to commemorate the move of the seminary from Columbia, South Carolina, to Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Hickory campus.
Chad Rimmer appears via Zoom on the large screen at Q&A session in Belk Centrum
LTSS hosts Q&A at North Carolina Synod Gathering

Keeping the lines of communication open, the Rev Dr. Chad Rimmer took questions from LTSS alumni to provide updates and clarity about the seminary's upcoming relocation.
Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer
LTSS Video Update from Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer

An update for LTSS alumni on Alumni Day success, dates for the next LTSS alumni forums, Hickory campus visit and Columbia commencement.

Chad Rimmer
LTSS Video Update from the Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer

Update on the Lenoir-Rhyne University Board of Trustees action approving the LTSS move to the Hickory campus and the format of Alumni Day.
Seminary students writing at table in classroom
Board votes to move Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary to Hickory

The LR Board of Trustees voted on March 22 to approve the move off LTSS from Columbia, S.C., to the campus in Hickory, N.C. The vote was unanimous.
Chad Rimmer
Video message from Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer on LTSS move to Hickory

Today, every seminary of nearly every denomination is contending with strong headwinds across the landscape of theological education.

Seminary students in a classroom talking amongst themselves
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary to Move to Hickory, North Carolina

LTSS, one of the ELCA’s seven seminaries, will move from Columbia, South Carolina, to the main campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina.