WARTBURG SEMINARY TO HOST 2003 UELC GATHERING, JUNE 6–8

Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa, will host the 2003 Upper Midwest UELC Gathering June 6-8. The 2002 event, held on Dana’s campus, was attended by more than 100 people.

The special topic for this year’s reunion will be Jens Dixen’s leadership in global mission and outreach in the former United Evangelical Lutheran Church (UELC). The situation Dixen addressed in Kenmare, N.D., is much like the context for many small town and rural parishes today.

In addition to Dixen’s leadership in the local parish and in the UELC, his mission initiatives were global and led to the establishment of Lutheran churches in Cameroon, Liberia and elsewhere on the west coast of Africa.

Dr. Winston D. Persaud, professor of systematic theology at Wartburg Seminary; Brian and Jean Quigley, members of Trinity Lutheran, Kenmare; Dr. Norma Cook Everist, professor of church and ministry at Wartburg; and Wartburg President Duane H. Larson will be the featured speakers.

A special feature is a Saturday-afternoon opportunity to explore Dubuque’s new America’s River project and the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium and the National Rivers Hall of Fame, scheduled for a June 1 opening. Featured in the complex will be five major aquariums that bring to life distinct river habitats of the Mississippi River. Hands-on exhibits will let visitors create a flowing river, study river hydrology and flooding and simulate piloting a towboat.

The 2003 UELC Gathering is the 18th such event. The series started in 1985 in the Twin Cities with a small get-together of former UELC clergy and spouses.

For More: Registration for the reunion is $25. A limited number of rooms are available on Wartburg Seminary's campus.

Contact:

Wartburg Seminary Development Office
(800) 225-5987 ext. 221
development@wartburgseminary.edu