Visitor's Guide
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary is a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. One of the oldest Lutheran seminaries in North America, Southern is a fully accredited graduate school of theology preparing women and men for the ordained and lay ministries of the church. The beautiful wooded17-acre campus is situated atop Seminary Ridge in Columbia, highest point in the midstate area, near the center of South Carolina's capital city.
Founded in 1830, the seminary moved to its present location in 1911 with the construction of Beam Residence Hall, which is listed on the National Historic Register. Originally, Beam Hall housed the entire seminary; today it is the home of most single students, with offices for Contextual Education, Development and Admissions located on the ground floor.
Trusting in the Holy Spirit, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary educates faithful interpreters of Christ’s Gospel as servant leaders for God’s mission in the world.
Centered in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, committed to the unity
of the whole Church, and rooted in the historic Lutheran Confessions, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary forms women and men for ministry in the Church who are alive in faith, biblically knowledgeable, theologically articulate, ethically wise, culturally aware, and pastorally responsible.
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Studying in the
quiet of a heavily wooded
campus or...anxiously preparing
for the final graduation Ceremony, the Southern experience will always be a cherished
memory for the alumni/ae.
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