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Concordia Theological Seminary 1846 - Present

Concordia Theological Seminary trains students for the pastoral ministry and other ministries of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, preparing confessional Lutheran pastors who are committed to the Word, Sacraments, and Liturgical Worship

1846	Concordia Theological Seminary opens in Fort Wayne, Indiana
1857	Teachers College and English Academy added to CTS campus
1861	CTS moves to Missouri and shares the campus of the St. Louis Seminary
1875	CTS moves to Springfield, Illinois
1935	Synod commits to two-seminary system by standardizing programs and entrance requirements
1957	Concordia Senior College opens in Fort Wayne
1960's	Springfield campus grows with influx of under-graduates from secular colleges and universities along with the allowance for married students
1970's	Enrollments at both seminaries experience increasing numbers of second-career candidates
1975	Synod approves closure of Concordia Senior College with pre-seminary program moved to Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1976	CTS returns to Fort Wayne to continue its work on the former Senior College campus


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