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Making a planned gift is a wonderful way to show your support and appreciation for Luther Seminary and its mission, while accommodating your own personal, financial, estate planning, and philanthropic goals. With smart planning, you may actually increase the size of your estate, save on taxes, receive income for life, or enjoy other financial benefits – all the while knowing that you have made a wonderful gift to Luther Seminary.


We recommend that you familiarize yourself with various gift options by exploring How to Give and What to Give tabs or download or request for free The Guide to Estate Planning or The Guide to Gift Planning. These resources will give you a basic understanding of gift planning and allow you to compare options that are best for you. And, of course, please contact us for assistance or to discuss your personal situation and goals.

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What is Nativity?

The Art

Nativity is a work of art intended for permanent display, with no title plate to detract from the beauty of the piece. Nativity was chosen for the Heritage Society at Luther Seminary because it best expresses the common heritage of the three seminaries that merged to create Luther Seminary: Augsburg, Northwestern, and Luther Theological Seminaries.

Nativity, cast in the lost wax process, is a bronze sculpture on a black marble base and is reserved exclusively for members of the Heritage Society at Luther Seminary. It will never be offered for commercial sale. Because of the many steps of handiwork involved in the casting and finishing of each piece, no two sculptures will be ever exactly alike.

The Artists

Todd and Nadine Weber reside in the foothills of the Santa Maria Mountains, twenty miles northwest of Prescott, Arizona, in the home built with their own hands. A log cabin nearby serves as their studio where they create a variety of sculpture and jewelry designs. They have worked primarily in mediums such as bronze, silver, semiprecious stones, and exotic hardwoods. Their work has been sold in several galleries and commissioned by various organizations throughout the country.

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