Wartburgers Reflect on Ministry in the Nation’s Capital
Stories from Current MADM Student Alyssa Prinzivalli and Deacon Kenny Champagne ’20 ALYSSA PRINZIVALLI Current Student and Deacon Candidate in the Metro D.C. Synod I came to the D.C. area…
Wartburg Past and Present: The First Generation of Women Leaders
Revisiting a 2012 LifeTogether Magazine Article about Pioneering WTS Faith Leaders The ELCA’s 50/40/10 celebrations commemorate the 50th anniversary of ordaining Lutheran women, the 40th anniversary of ordaining Lutheran women…
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church Cohort Completes One-Year MA
Eight Students Connected to St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church Journey through the One-Year MA Program In the Fall of 2019, Wartburg Seminary launched a one-year Master of Arts program. When WTS…
Derecho: WTS Alumni Support Communities Across Iowa
Rev. Nat Bothwell ’16 and congregation rally to distribute free water in Iowa communities alongside other ELCA churches A derecho, or “land hurricane” as it has been described, moved slowly…
WTS Graduate Seeks to Comfort the Troubled and Trouble the Comfortable
Rev. Sunniva Gylver’s Story ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN A 2013 ISSUE OF LIFETOGETHER Rev. Sunniva Gylver studied at Wartburg Seminary in 1994-1995 as an exchange student from the seminary in Norway,…
WTS Receives Donation of Svendsen Family Farm
Announcing the Largest Gift in WTS History With deep gratitude for bold generosity and faithful stewardship, Wartburg Seminary announces the donation of Illinois farmland from the Rev. Dr. Rick Rouse…
Meeting the Hispanic Ministry Needs of the Church
Rev. Adriana Maria Johnson Rivas’ Story ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 2013 ISSUE OF LIFETOGETHER “I will be ordained at Principe de Paz under a big tent on our six acres of…
Deacon Terese TouVelle Makes Connections through Footbridge, Inc.
Deacon Terese TouVelle’s Story ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN A 2018 ISSUE OF LIFETOGETHER Being a “Sunday Morning Pastor” wasn’t ever part of the plan for 2015 alum Deacon Terese TouVelle, who…
Harvesting God’s Holy Mysteries
After her mother, Hazel J Knutson, died in 2009, Rev Barbara Knutson endowed a scholarship for students at Wartburg Theological Seminary (WTS) to honor both of her parents in, what…
Wartburg Grads Start a New Kind of Ministry with JustChurch
Rev. Sarah Goettsch, WTS ’01 and Rev. [Dr.] Jan Rippentrop [Schnell], WTS ’04 Start JustChurch ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER 2017 E-LIFE TOGETHER NEWSLETTER There’s a new kind of ministry in…