PEOPLE AND PLACES

Faculty

Our current faculty comprises 16 professors with credentials from some of the world’s leading theological institutions and universities.

48% of the faculty is female

62% of the faculty are members of the Presbyterian Church (USA)

Faith traditions represented include: United Methodist, Disciples of Christ, American Baptist, Reformed Church in America, United Church of Christ, and Lutheran (ELCA)

Average length of service is 15 years

60% are ordained/rostered

Graduate Institutions where faculty received degrees include Yale, Harvard, Union Seminary, Princeton, Graduate Theological Union, and Claremont.

Caldwell Chapel

Worship is central to community life at the Seminary. The community gathers in Caldwell Chapel to encounter God, individually and corporately, through Word and Sacrament.

On special days during the liturgical year, additional services of worship, like the Service of Lessons and Carols, include spouses, children, and the larger community. Regular participation in worship is central to the spiritual formation of students.

Ernest Miller White Library

The Ernest Miller White Library features collections that include more than 137,000 bound volumes, 235,000 eBooks, 7,108 online serials and 87 research databases. Three group study rooms, computer workstations, individual study carrels, and a podcasting studio with lights, cameras, and video-editing software are available for community use.

from thousands of academic journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as streaming video and high-quality images. The library catalog, electronic resources, services, and hours are accessible from the library online.

Participation in the Kentuckiana Metroversity Consortium, gives students, faculty, and staff borrowing privileges from 10 academic libraries in the Louisville area, including Bellarmine University and the University of Louisville.

The library web page provides students, faculty, and staff remote access to Library eBooks, course reserves,and research databases with indexing and full text articles

The library’s instructional programs support the use of the Library’s resources, providing information literacy and course-related research instruction to help students become confident and competent users of information and versed in the practice of scholarship. Library staff are available to assist students with research assistance and questions, fulfilling the library’s mission to assist patrons to search intelligently and strategically for information, evaluate the information critically, and utilize it effectively and ethically.

Louisville Seminary Counseling Center

Louisville Seminary Counseling Center (LSCC) offers clinical training for students in the MAMFT degree program while serving the counseling needs of the larger Louisville community by providing affordable mental health services to individuals, couples, families, and groups. LSCC offers in-person and Telehealth services.

Louisville Institute

Funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. since 1990, Louisville Institute’s mission is to bridge Church and Academy through awarding grants and fellowships to those who lead and study North American religious institutions, practices, and movements, thereby promoting scholarship that strengthens Church, academy, and society, and ultimately contributes to the flourishing of the Church.

The Institute advances this work through funding diverse research that addresses the changing and diverse global, multicultural, generational, intersectional, and emerging currents facing North American Christianity, as well as related global connections and implications.

In addition, the Institute’s Vocation of the Theological Educator initiative seeks to nurture a new generation of scholars who are considering theological education as a vocation through intentional, focused, professional formation and teaching. Learn more at louisville-institute.org.

Gardencourt

We are proud to offer Gardencourt as Louisville’s premiere wedding venue option.

A one-of-a-kind property on Louisville’s National Historic Register and part of the LPTS campus, Gardencourt features unique meeting facilities, wedding and reception sites, and a selection of catered cuisine to meet both the professional social entertaining needs of our community.

CAMPUS AT-A-GLANCE

Since 1963, the home of the LPTS campus has been located in the Cherokee-Seneca neighborhood, a tranquil and convenient location rich in tradition.

Spanning five decades, brothers Bryant Carter, Sr. and Bobi (boe-bee) Carter were beloved and vital “fixtures” at Louisville Seminary—serving together in the Facilities Department for 83 years collectively. In their honor, and with overwhelming support of Louisville Seminary leadership, a looping area of the drive upon entering the Seminary grounds was dedicated as “Carter Circle”in the fall of 2022.

Student Life

At Louisville Seminary, students study, work, and worship with faculty, peers, and ministry professionals who have diverse views and backgrounds, but share a passion for Christ. The resulting relationships facilitate deep learning and catalyze personal and professional transformation.

Students have access to affordable on-campus student housing that is family and pet friendly. Our campus is adjacent to two beautiful parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, with a network of hiking and biking trails.

Students have the opportunity to participate in Campus Organizations, including:

CAMPUS KIDS

CHAPEL MINISTERS

DELTA KAPPA MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY

HONORS SOCIETY

GAYRAUD WILMORE SOCIETY OF BLACK

SEMINARIANS

PRESBYTERIAN CONNECTION

RESIDENTIAL LIFE COMMITTEE

SEXUALITY AND GENDER ALLIANCE

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

STUDENTS FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE

WESLEY CONNEXION

WOMEN AT THE WELL

Laws Lodge Building: Student Housing

The Laws Lodge Conference and Retreat Center became the newest building on Louisville Seminary’s campus in 2000. In 2021, it underwent extensive renovation to becoming student housing resulting in 38 new living spaces.

There are regularly scheduled and special activities with different age groups. CampusKids creates connections that support and involve the families on campus, and seeks to design ways to integrate children into the life of the Louisville Seminary Community.

CampusKids is a ministry for the children of students and employees of the seminary. There are regularly scheduled and special activities with different age groups. Campus Kids creates connections that support and involve the families on campus, and seeks to design ways to integrate children into the life of the Louisville Seminary Community.

Board Of Trustees

The management and control of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary is vested in its Board of Trustees, an elected body of up to 37 members.

The Trustees give oversight to the operations of the Seminary through shared governance with the Seminary President and its faculty. The Trustees elect the President and faculty and confer degrees.

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the policies governing all aspects of Seminary life.

The Board of Trustees meets twice each year for two to three days. The work of the Board is accomplished through its committees, including the following standing committees: Executive, Academic Affairs, Community Life, Philanthropy & Stewardship, Audit, Governance, and Finance.

Alums

Louisville Seminary has over 2,400 alums who serve in ministry throughout the world as pastors, therapists, chaplains, teachers, community activists, and church leaders.

The Distinguished Alum Award is given to graduates of Louisville Seminary who have made a lasting impact on the Church and society through outstanding professional, volunteer, or philanthropic accomplishments; and/or who have advanced the Seminary’s mission.

“My education at LPTS was much more than preparation for a future job. It taught me to think critically and systematically about the world around me. It taught me how to engage the Bible in new and different ways and how to put this re-education into action in the community. This new thought process combined with practical, real-world engagement, made me feel competent and confident to enter into my call to ministry.” - Megan

McCarty, MDiv/MAMFT

‘18