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Our Community

An Enduring Legacy of Hope

Grounded on our campus in Collegeville, MN, our community joins together on the pursuit of wisdom through conversatio morum to serve the people of God through study, prayer, and the communal life.

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Jessie Bazan, MDiv

I came to the SOT/Sem because I had questions for God and the church that I needed to wrestle with, both professionally and personally. The SOT/Sem gave me the space and community to do just that.

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Emmaus Hall

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Faculty

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Life in Collegeville

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Coworkers in the Vineyard

More Than an Education

At the School of Theology and Seminary, all God’s people join together in preparation to serve the church and the world.

Intercultural

Study with students from around the United States and the world.

Intergenerational

Spanning multiple generations, our student body learns from one another in dynamic ways.

Intervocational

Lay Ecclesial Ministers, future professors and teachers, deacon candidates, permanent deacons, seminarians, clergy, and vowed religious all study together in the same classrooms.

Our Community of Support

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