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HISTORY Martin Luther College was established in 1995 when ''Northwestern College'', located in Watertown, WI , amalgamated to the campus of ''Dr. Martin Luther College'' in New Ulm . Dr. Martin Luther College was established in 1884 by the Minnesota Synod to train the pastors and teachers working in Minnesota. Northwestern College was established in 1865 by the Wisconsin Synod to train church workers in Wisconsin. In 1892, when the Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan Synods formed a federation called the ''Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States'', it was agreed that ''Northwestern College'' would become the primary college for train men to be pastors who would then serve in any of the new synod's churches. This Northwestern College did at its campus in Watertown, WI, from 1865 to 1995. That same year, it was also agreed that ''Dr. Martin Luther College'' would discontinue its pastor training courses and would become a teacher training college. Graduates of Dr. Martin Luther College would also teach in any of the new synod's schools. Both ''Dr. Martin Luther College'' and ''Northwestern College'' were long established educational institutions within the WELS, both having been founded in the middle of the 19th century. Their combination in 1995 was due to logistical, monetary and other concerns. GRADUATES Upon graduating from MLC, most students either attend Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wisconsin to further prepare for the pastoral ministry, or they receive a divine call into the public ministry. A graduate's call, or assinment, places him or her into a position at a school where he or she is most needed. By attending MLC, students "have made a choice to place their lives at the disposal of the church. They will accept assignemnt to a location and a slate of duties that meets the church's needs as opposed to their individual preferences. Put another way--where the church needs him is his preference" (Leyrer 2006:94). REFERENCES Leyrer, Philip (2006). "Two innocent questions about teacher training in the WELS". ''The Lutheran Educator'' 46 (3): 92-96. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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