Lutheran Campus Ministry
at HDS

Read on to discover how University Lutheran supports the Harvard Divinity School community. Also see the HDS Lutherans Facebook page.

Lutheran Denominational Counselor

Pastor Joanne Engquist serves as HDS's Lutheran Denominational Counselor. "I'm here to lend an ear to all, and to help those of you in candidacy processes with some of the hurdles ahead of you (especially the extra ones because of choosing to come to HDS for your MTS or MDiv)," Joanne writes.

Joanne has on-campus office hours on Mondays from 3:10-5pm in the Office of Ministry Studies (Andover Hall first floor). "No appointments necessary, but I'm glad to make them if people have particular times/needs," Joanne adds. You can reach her by e-mail at jengquist@hds.harvard.edu, or by phone at 617-876-3256 x203.

Events

We'll meet on most Mondays at 5pm in Andover Chapel for evening prayer, snacks, and conversation. Friends of any tradition are welcome. See our HDS Lutherans Facebook page for the complete calendar.

Occasionally through the year we'll have times to meet other than the Mondays. That will include Table Talk gatherings and times to gather with friends from other groups at HDS. (Last year we met with HDS Catholics and HDS Anglicans/Episcopalians).

The University Lutheran Church Young Adults and Graduate Students group will list a lot of fun stuff for the year if you'd like to meet some friends and socialize during the year.

HDS Lutherans will lead HDS noon service on December 1, 2010.

HDS Lutherans will host the Lutherans in Diaspora gathering (see below) on February 11-12, 2011.

Lutherans in Diaspora Conference

For 30 years, the Lutherans in Diaspora conference has gathered Lutheran students and advisors from non-Lutheran seminaries and divinity schools in the Northeast for a winter weekend together. Princeton Theological Seminary, Yale Divinity School, Union Theological Seminary, and HDS typically take turns hosting the conference; HDS will host in February 2011.

Courses of Interest

HDS's offerings of particular interest to Lutherans include

• HDS 2244: The Reformation
• HDS 2961: Lutheran Confessional Theology
• HDS 2962: The Lutheran Church (ELCA) - Its Marks and Practices