The announcement comes as enrollment at both seminaries has fallen significantly over the past decade.
Lancaster Theological Seminary has 99 students, compared to 139 students in 2011, LNP | LancasterOnline records show. Thatâs a decline of 29% over that period.
Moravian Theological Seminary has 60 students, down 35% from the 92 students it averaged between 2013 and 2018.
âIn recent years, the (Lancaster Theological Seminary) Board of Trustees has explored a number of potential scenarios for strategic partnerships that would ⦠promote greater financial stability and advance (the seminaryâs) mission for years to come,â said spokeswoman Meg Graham. âThis current conversation is a continuation of this strategy.â
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Merger Talks Begin Between Long-Standing Seminaries in Pa.
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Moravian College and Seminary and the Lancaster Theological Seminary are exploring merger options, the two institutions in Pennsylvania announced yesterday.
The discussions are nonbinding. They are focused on providing “an ecumenical theological education on multiple campuses,” according to information about the talks posted by Lancaster Theological Seminary. The talks include a commitment to retain the Lancaster Theological Seminary name.
Moravian College, located in Bethlehem, Pa., is a private institution founded in 1742 that counts itself as the country’s sixth-oldest college. Moravian Theological Seminary is a part of the college that traces its own founding back to 1807. The Moravian campus is about an 80-mile drive from Lancaster Theological Seminary, which was founded in 1825 and is one of six seminaries associated with the progressive United Church of Christ.
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