Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
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| Type | Seminary |
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| Established | 1950 |
Religious affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Academic affiliation | Graduate Theological Union |
| Endowment | $20 million |
| Rector | Raymond Pickett |
Academic staff | 7 Full Time[1] |
| Postgraduates | 54[1] |
| Location | , , United States 37°52′11″N 122°16′13″W / 37.86980°N 122.27026°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
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Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS) is a private Lutheran seminary in Berkeley, California. It is affiliated with California Lutheran University and is a member school of the Graduate Theological Union.[2]
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary was founded in 1950 and held its first classes in 1952 as a seminary of the United Lutheran Church in America, later the Lutheran Church in America and American Lutheran Church and currently the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). As one of seven seminaries training ministers and educators for the ELCA, PLTS was preceded by a school called the Pacific Lutheran Seminary, which was located first in Portland, Oregon, and then in Seattle, Washington, from 1910 to 1934.
On January 1, 2014, PLTS became the seminary of California Lutheran University located in Thousand Oaks, California.[3][2]
PLTS provides theological education for the training of clergy and lay leaders through ordination, non-ordination, and research level degrees and certificates. The seminary relocated from its hilltop campus to 2000 Center Street in 2017.