On Aug. 19, Benjamin Ngede, professor of theology at Tumaini University in Iringa, Tanzania, died at the age of 63. In addition to his role as a pastor and professor, Ngede was a leader in the Bega Kwa Bega (shoulder to shoulder) partnership between the ELCA’s St. Paul Area Synod and the Iringa Diocese of […]
Winter 2011
William A. Smith 1925-2010
The Rev. William A. Smith, ’68 and ’54, Luther Seminary professor emeritus of pastoral care, died Aug. 26 in St. Paul. He was 85. Smith was interred in Luther Seminary’s Garden of the Resurrection on Oct. 3. Smith served as professor of pastoral care from 1971-1995. He came to Luther Seminary in 1970 as a […]
Moratzkas’ giving honors the past, ensures the future
The framework of Jim and Lynne Moratzka’s lives is built on the church and its leaders. Lynne still hears the voice of her confirmation pastor giving her guidance, and both point to their former pastor, Vergil Anderson, as having “a vision and energy. He just set the church on fire with his actions.” Anderson gave […]
Betsy Miller, ’10, credits Luther Seminary with impacting her ministry and church
A Luther Seminary graduate recently made history. The Rev. Dr. Betsy Miller, ’10, of Lake Mills, Wis., was elected in June as president of the Provincial Elders’ Conference of the Moravian Church Northern Province. She is the first woman to hold the position in the history of the Northern Province. The Northern Province encompasses 95 […]