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Higher Education

"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6

Committed to Christian Truth (the Word of God) and purity of doctrine, committed to building up the body of Christ and making productive members in society, St. John's supports five Lutheran Schools:

Shoreland Lutheran High School
Luther Preparatory School
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Martin Luther College
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary


Shoreland Lutheran High Website

Shoreland Lutheran High School

Located in Somers, WI, Shoreland Lutheran High School is a four year high school that, compelled by the love of Christ, exists to EDUCATE, EQUIP and ENCOURAGE students for lives of Christian service.

Shoreland challenges its students to:

  • Become life-long students of God's Word so that the Holy Spirit can strengthen their faith, knowledge and devotion.
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  • Recognize the relationship between the things of this world and the grace of God in every area of the curriculum.

  • Strive for excellence in every aspect of their lives as a way to thank God for his grace.

  • Recognize their unique identity as God's children, priests, stewards and witnesses in an increasingly non-Christian world.

  • Recognize their particular calling, vocation or career, as a blessed way in which they are privileged to serve God and their neighbor.
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  • Recognize the Christian family and congregation as special places for excelling in spiritual activity, godly commitment and loving service.

Contact Shoreland at:

  • Address: 9026 12th Street, PO Box 295 · Somers, WI 53171
  • Phone: (262) 859-2595
  • Fax: (262) 859-2783
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Luther Preparatory School

Luther Preparatory School Website

Located in Watertown, WI, Luther Preparatory School is a four year preparatory high school owned and operated by the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Its primary purpose is to train and encourage young people for the pastoral and teaching ministry in the WELS. In carrying out that purpose, LPS offers a curriculum that focuses on history, mathematics, science, English, foreign languages, music, and religion. LPS also offers a wide variety of co-curricular activities in music, performing arts, and athletics.

Contact Luther Preparatory School at:

  • Address: 1300 Western Avenue, Watertown, WI 53094
  • Phone: (920) 261-4352
  • Fax: (920) 262-8118
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Wisconsin Lutheran College

Wisconsin Lutheran College Website

Located in Milwaukee, WI, Wisconsin Lutheran College, affiliated with the WELS, is a Lutheran liberal arts college for Christian men and women. The college is committed to: providing quality teaching, scholarship, and service that are rooted in Holy Scripture; promoting the spiritual growth of students, faculty and staff; and preparing students for life with useful knowledge and skills.

Contact Luther Preparatory School at:

  • Address: 8800 West Bluemound Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226-4699
  • Phone: (414) 443-8800
  • Fax: main- (414) 443-8514, Public Affairs- (414) 443-8510
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Martin Luther College

Martin Luther College Website

Located in New Ulm, MN, Martin Luther College exists to serve the ministerial needs of the WELS by preparing men for pastoral training at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary and by preparing men and women for service as teachers and staff ministers in the Synod's churches and schools so that the WELS may be served by candidates both qualified and competent to proclaim the Word of God faithfully and in accord with the Lutheran Confessions in the Book of Concord.

Contact Martin Luther College at:

  • Address: 1995 Luther Court, New Ulm, MN 56073
  • Phone: (507) 354-8221
  • Fax: (507) 354-8225
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Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary

Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Website

Located in Mequon, WI, the purpose of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary is to offer theological training for men who desire to enter the pastoral ministry of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod or of churches within its confessional fellowship. The seminary also endeavors in various ways to offer opportunity for theological and professional growth to men who already are active in the pastoral ministry of its confessional fellowship.

Contact Martin Luther College at:

  • Address: 11831 North Seminary Drive, Mequon, Wisconsin 53092-1597
  • Phone: (262) 242-8100
  • Fax: (262) 242-8110
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