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News Release: For Immediate ReleasePRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!SALT LAKE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY RAISES OVER $520,000 DOLLARS: SCHOOL WILL REMAIN OPEN AND KEEP ITS CURRENT BUILDINGSALT LAKE CITY, MAY 16, 2005 –Within fifty days of launching an appeal to raise half a million dollars or risk closure, the Board of Directors of Salt Lake Theological Seminary today announced that the school has raised over $520,000.“Praise God!” says Board Chairman Dr. Jeffrey Silliman. “People in this community and across the country have opened their hearts and their check books to make sure that Utah does not lose theological education. Today, I can say with confidence that Salt Lake Theological Seminary is here to stay. We are profoundly thankful and humbled by the support we have received.” Donations to the campaign have come from many quarters and in all sizes. The largest single gift received was $50,000; the smallest was a $1 bill from an elderly woman with a walker. Most of the money has come as modest gifts from individuals and church congregations in the local area. With the money raised, the seminary has brought accounts payable current and has sufficient funds left over to move towards the future. “Now the emergency fund raising is over, the seminary can focus on long range goals and continue its mission of Christian education in the Intermountain West,” Silliman says. “We look forward to Summer School which starts on June 3 and a new intake of graduate students this fall.” To give to the seminary online click here!!!!About Salt Lake Theological SeminarySalt Lake Theological Seminary is an inter-denominational graduate school of biblical and theological studies, engaged in the training and development of Christian leaders. The seminary offers Masters and Doctoral degrees for professionals preparing for ministry or already actively engaged in ministry work, as well as various Diploma and Certificate programs for students studying at the non-graduate level or for personal enrichment. Classes, courses, seminars, workshops and conferences are also offered to meet the needs of the broader Christian community. More information can be found on this web site. ### For more information contact: |