As it prepares to welcome students to its Casper, Wyoming campus in the Fall of 2025, Luther Classical College is working towards accreditation for its A.A. and B.A degrees. LCC’s administrative faculty has over fifty years of combined accreditation experience among President Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau, Admissions Director Dr. William Lipke, and Academic Dean Dr. Ryan MacPherson. LCC welcomes the opportunity to demonstrate that its courses require academic rigor, that its faculty are well-trained, and that its finances are sustainable. The college also welcomes the opportunity to define its mission as a classical, Lutheran college and to demonstrate fidelity to that mission. These are traditional marks of accreditation. Once accredited, LCC would be eligible to

Ahead of its grand opening in the Fall of 2025, Luther Classical College has secured the funds sought for its very first on-campus student house. This comes in the wake of the successful campus groundbreaking that took place in June of this year at the Casper, Wyoming site. “We are grateful to God for His gracious gifts to Luther Classical College,” says LCC President Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau, “and we pray for wisdom to steward these gifts for the sake of His children, that they may be edified and He may be glorified.” Pledges needed to secure the first student house were raised through the college’s Home Sponsorship Program, a grassroots pledge program launched last

July 22, 2024 Quarter 3 Newsletter, 2024 Dear friends of the college, Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ! Luther Classical College has been blessed through another action-packed quarter. The closer we get to our Fall 2025 grand opening, the more impactful becomes each decision, each development, and each gift. Some of you have been supporting LCC for years, while others of you have just begun making donations. Before we share updates, we would first like to thank each and every one of you for all you have done and continue to do to make LCC a reality. Let me show you how you are making a difference. “I desire to understand the roots of Western

What an outstanding time we had at the second annual Christian Culture Conference last week. With over 260 guests in attendance, not counting over 50 children attending the conference “VBS” at Mount Hope, we were grateful to welcome the vibrancy of our rich Christian culture to Casper. The conference began on the 16-acre campus of Luther Classical College, right next to the WY District Office and Mount Hope Lutheran Church. Guests gathered for coffee and pastries, Christian fellowship, and our groundbreaking ceremony. The first thing many of our guests noticed upon arrival was the number of different license plates in the parking lot. Of the over 260 guests in attendance at the conference, nearly 30

Luther Classical College, poised to open in Casper, Wyoming, in August 2025, has registered seven students who applied early as “gap-year” students. To be eligible for this special admissions round, applicants had to achieve exceptionally high scores on standardized tests and be on target to graduate from high school no later than June 2024—a year ahead of the college’s projected opening. LCC plans to sponsor free online enrichment activities, including a liberal arts book club and a Latin readings group, to serve these students during their “gap year” between high school and college. “We decided to offer an advance gap-year admissions cycle when we heard from parents and prospective students that they were willing to

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