The WELS maintains four schools of ministerial education: two college preparatory schools Michigan Lutheran Seminary and Luther Preparatory School; a pre-seminary and teacher training college, Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota; and a seminary for training pastors, Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, located in Mequon, Wisconsin.
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The Lutheran Church of Central Africa was established by Lutheran missionaries from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
John W.O. Brenner (1874–1962), Lutheran pastor and president of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, 1933–1953
A high percentage of students come from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's Ministerial Training schools, Luther Preparatory School and Michigan Lutheran Seminary.