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View all NewsDecember 18, 2020
Update: Presidential Search
The Rev. Dr. Monica Dawkins-Smith, trustee and chair of the Presidential Search Committee, provides an update on the committee’s progress including the...
November 17, 2020
Lancaster Theological Seminary presented the Reverend Dr. K. Edward Brandt with the 2020 Robert Moss Award for Excellence in Pastoral Ministry this...
November 6, 2020
National Search for New President Launched
Lancaster Theological Seminary today launched a national search to find its 12th president to succeed the Rev. Dr. Carol E. Lytch. Lytch...
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View all EventsSaturday Chapel – Kecia Munroe, Preacher
January 16, 2021 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
The preacher for Jan. 16 will be seminarian Kecia Munroe. Click here for the Zoom link Click here for the bulletin
Third Tuesday Talk – Vocation: More Than Pastoring
January 19, 2021 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for the first of our ongoing online series Third Tuesday Talks, featuring topical conversations with Q & A! Our topic on Jan. 19 will be Vocation: More Than Pastoring. […]
Wednesday Chapel – Myka Kennedy Stephens, Preacher
January 20, 2021 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The preacher for Jan. 20 will be Associate Professor of Theological Bibliography and Seminary Librarian Deaconess Myka Kennedy Stephens. Click here for the Zoom link Click here for the bulletin