April 28, 2024Mount Hope Lutheran ChurchRev. Dr. Christian A. Preus Text: John 21:15-19, especially Jesus’ words to Peter, “Feed my sheep.” Dear friends in Christ, especially you Pastor Ristau and members of Mount Hope Lutheran Church, visitors and fellow pastors from our sister congregations, grace to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Harold, you love the people under your care by loving the Lord who bought them. That’s it. Whether it’s the staff at the college, fellow professors, the members here at Mount Hope or at Trinity, future students, donors, supporters, they belong to Jesus, Jesus purchased them with His life, He sought them out,

In preparation for the opening of classes in August 2025, Luther Classical College of Casper, Wyoming, has announced three faculty hires. Dr. Gene Edward Veith, Jr., will serve as adjunct professor of humanities. Rev. Roger Mullet will serve as adjunct instructor of theology. Dr. William Lipke will serve as professor of music. “LCC is blessed to have a talented group of faithful Lutherans join our faculty,” says Dr. Ryan MacPherson, academic dean. Veith has authored over twenty-five books addressing the importance of a Lutheran liberal arts education and how to examine modern and postmodern worldviews on the basis of Holy Scripture. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Kansas. He previously taught

Opening for classes in Casper, Wyoming, in August 2025, Luther Classical College offers a robust core curriculum in Lutheran theology and the classical liberal arts for all students. In partnership with the Consortium for Classical Lutheran Education (CCLE), an LCMS RSO, the college also is launching a specific pathway for future teachers to pursue classical Lutheran teacher certification. To date, thirty-two prospective students have indicated a preference for LCC’s B.A. Teacher Certification Track, making this the most popular track among people aspiring to attend Luther Classical College. CCLE’s Educator Marks for Excellence are embedded throughout LCC’s core curriculum. This means that students enrolled in any track will be well-prepared to serve as teachers: pastors teach

April 17, 2024 Quarter 2 Newsletter, 2024 Dear Luther Classical Supporter, Greetings in Christ! We hope you are having a joyous Easter season celebrating the resurrection of our Lord Jesus. We at the college enjoyed a nice rest as we finished yet another exciting quarter of LCC’s historic founding.  We would like to thank you for your commitment to our work. Building a classical Lutheran college is an opportunity that comes around only once every few generations. The last LCMS college to be founded was Concordia Ann Arbor in 1964. Sixty years later, the clarion call for Lutherans to build a new faithful Lutheran college is now clearer than ever.  Classical Lutheran education focuses on

Luther Classical College has published its Theological Confession and Confessional Subscription in its Academic Catalog. THEOLOGICAL CONFESSION Luther Classical College holds all regents, administrators, faculty, and students to the following statement of faith: We believe that the prophetic and apostolic Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the pure Word of God, clear and without error of any kind, inspired by the Holy Spirit and preserved by His grace to be the only source and standard of teaching and godly life in the Church of God (John 10:35; 2 Timothy 3:16–17). Scripture has been written so that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing we

Luther Classical College, scheduled to open for classes in August 2025, is resolutely a college of the church. The college was founded by a local Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod congregation, receives ongoing encouragement and ecclesiastical supervision from the Wyoming District of the LCMS, and is supported financially by over 170 LCMS congregations nationwide. LCC also is pursuing collaborations with other Lutheran institutions, including Concordia University Nebraska, Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis, and Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne.  LCC’s academic catalog, published in January, announces that the college “maintains active communication with administrators at Concordia University Nebraska (CUNE) in order to facilitate transfer of credit for graduates from LCC’s A.A. General Track who wish to pursue

Dear friends in Christ, Mr. Walter C. Dissen fell asleep in the Lord on August 2, 2023 at the blessed age of 91 years.  Mr. Dissen’s name is well known within the LCMS. Along with a name also come the works attached to that name. Mr. Dissen was an active soldier of Christ (a Miles Christi, as was his fitting award from CTSFW in 2011). He served faithfully on boards and committees of our Synod and seminaries, where he staunchly defended biblical inerrancy during the Battle for the Bible. He remained steadfast in defending conservative, confessional Lutheranism for decades. We thank God for Mr. Dissen’s life and work. And we pray that the ardor of this man

It is with great pleasure and thankfulness to our gracious Lord that we write you today with a wonderful announcement: Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau has officially accepted the call to serve as President of Luther Classical College. “The Board could not be happier,” writes Dr. Christian Preus, Chairman of the Board of Regents. “God has blessed us tremendously in sending Dr. Ristau to lead Luther Classical College. His record as faithful pastor, professor, administrator, and Lutheran confessor will serve LCC for years to come.” Dr. Ristau has served the Church faithfully for over 20 years. A native Canadian, Dr. Ristau earned his MDiv. at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catherine’s, ON, in 2000.

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! With thanksgiving to God and prayers for His continued blessing, we rejoice to announce the appointment of Luther Classical College’s Academic Dean. Dr. Ryan MacPherson has accepted the position of professor and Academic Dean at Luther Classical College. Dr. MacPherson has had a long and fruitful career as professor of history at Bethany Lutheran College. A beloved teacher, a frequent speaker, and a tireless advocate for Christian culture, Dr. MacPherson will be a blessing to both the faculty and students of Luther Classical College. “Dr. MacPherson is the perfect man