Yesterday, seven deaconess students received their placements in chapel. We keep these women in our prayers as they prepare to serve the church, showing Christ’s mercy to those in need. Visit the link in our bio for a list of students and their placements and keep an eye out for an album of photos from yesterday's events celebrating our newly placed deaconesses!
While students are on break, join us for Sermons from Spring Quarter weekdays at 10 a.m. from May 18–29. Due to the chapel window replacement project, chapel will be livestreamed from Sihler Auditorium beginning at 10 a.m. on June 1.
The Seminary Women’s Assembly (SWA) gathered last night to say farewell and offer prayers and good wishes for the women who will be departing soon for the congregations their husbands will be serving. Those who are leaving received gifts from the SWA and the CTSFW Seminary Guild and had an opportunity to say a few words about their time at CTSFW and where they're heading next.
Join us on Saturday, May 16, at 11 a.m. in Luther Hall to hear from Dr. Päivi Räsänen. Dr. Räsänen is a medical doctor and member of the Finnish Parliament who was recently found guilty of “agitation against a minority group” by the Finnish Supreme Court for her published views on marriage and sexuality, which conform to biblical teaching. For more information, visit the link in our bio.
Join us in person or via livestream to celebrate with deaconess students receiving their placements this Thursday, May 14. Placements will be announced immediately following chapel, which begins at 10 a.m. (EDT). To access the livestream, visit the link in our bio.
Join us in Kendallville on May 29 for this year's CTSFW golf outing. All proceeds from the event will be matched by a generous donor and will go toward the construction of a new Food and Clothing Co-op for our students and their families. Come golf with us for a great cause! For more information and to register, visit the link in our bio.
The 2026 Alumni Reunion is only one week away! Join fellow CTSFW graduates, including our newest graduating class, on campus May 14–15 for fellowship, worship, and Commencement Day celebrations. Register today at the link in our bio.
This weekend, Dr. Ryan Tietz, Dean of Students, took a group of students on a guided tour of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures at the University of Chicago. They walked through the archaeology of the Old Testament, seeing artifacts from the patriarchs, Egyptian Captivity, Assyrian Invasion, Babylonian Exile, and Persian Period Return. Dr. Tietz says, “Seeing artifacts like this really brings the Old Testament to life.”
Yesterday, Dr. Arthur Just Jr., professor of Exegetical Theology, reflected on his new theological memoir, Ever to Emmaus (Wipf and Stock, 2026), during a campus convocation. Before the presentation started, Dr. Charles Gieschen, provost, surprised Dr. Just with a festschrift in his honor, entitled He Opened to Us the Scriptures: Essays in Honor of Arthur A. Just Jr. (CPH, forthcoming). The festschrift celebrates Dr. Just’s lifetime of service to the church.
Take a look at fifty years' worth of seminary graduates in the Wayne and Barbara Kramer Library this spring. Starting with the class of 1976 (the last to graduate from Concordia Theological Seminary in Springfield, Illinois), the display features composite photos of the graduating class of every fifth year and ends with the class of 2021. Join us on campus May 15 as we celebrate the class of 2026 on Commencement Day! Visit the link in our bio for details.
Congratulations to the seventeen students (thirteen of whom are pictured here) who received awards at yesterday's annual student awards presentation. The class of 2026 also presented their class gift, The Great Works of God, Part Eight: The Mysteries of Christ in the Book of Numbers by Valerius Herberger, translated by Matthew Carver. Copies of this translation will be donated to the CTSFW library and to the library at @concordiasem .
