Covenant Seminary

Robert and I visited Covenant Seminary in St. Louis, MO this month and had a wonderful time. We loved the campus, the professors, the students, the classes and the administration! I'm still salivating over the library (and all of the other libraries in MO that are connected to it). Everyone was so hospitable and open to answering all of our questions, especially about finances. We were very encouraged to meet several families with small children who were almost done and had NO school loans. That's a big plus for us, especially considering it is a fairly expensive school.

Another big plus: the seminary is located in an area of St Louis with the best services for kids with autism!

Some of you may be surprised by our interest in seminary, but the truth is that it has been in our minds (whether consciously spoken or not) since before we were married. Recently, the little tickle in the back of our minds has turned into a full fledged itch to explore the possibility of going to seminary. Robert spends so much of his spare time reading theology anyway, it will be a fairly natural transition! For now, our hope is for him to get an M.Div. and work as an Associate Pastor somewhere here in the Pacific NW. However, we also expect to be exposed to a lot of different options during 3 years in seminary, so who knows where God will lead us! Robert has put in his application, so we'll keep you posted.

Here are some more pictures from our trip. Our camera is acting up, so some are a little blurry.

This is Edwards Hall where we stayed on campus. This was a beautiful old farmhouse on the property where the campus was built.


This is the Log Cabin on campus where child care is provided. Not sure how it all works, but apparently they offer free child care for certain times of the day so that couples can have a "date night" during seminary or to go shopping without the kids. One of the reasons we like Covenant so much is that they are committed to supporting a student's entire family, not just the student.

This is one of the on campus dormitories. They have 2 and 3 bedroom apartments for students with families to live on campus.


Here is the awesome playground right in front of the dorms! It's completely fenced in and has a covered picnic area. Definitely a plus.


Community garden!