Our Vision
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Our vision is to create an academic community to form the next generation of Anabaptist leaders in wisdom, faithfulness, and love.
We believe that the conservative Anabaptist community needs in-depth, in-person, in-community educational institutions to foster thoughtful discipleship in all of life. This need includes young people, who are increasingly seeking higher education and are more exposed to secular ideas and values. It also includes pastors and church leaders, who need accessible in-depth training opportunities in order to disciple well in an increasingly complicated world.
We're just starting out and testing the waters, but the goal of the Lancaster Anabaptist Study Center is to provide educational communities to support both our young people and our church leaders.
Long-term Vision
College
An accredited, four-year institution offering degrees focusing on biblical and theological studies, history, and literature. The college would be in-depth, providing rigorous education taught by highly qualified professors; in-person, emphasizing whole-person formation in an on-campus learning community in an age of increasingly online “content delivery” options; and in-community, where students learn in the context of their Anabaptist church environments.
Pastor training
A flexible program for ministers’ continuing education. The program would be made up of a few in-person intensive courses per year where pastors could hone their skills in community with each other. A program like this could prove invaluable for Anabaptist ministers who feel the need for training but are unable to take large chunks of time off from their many responsibilities or travel to a distant location easily.
Who We Are
Our core team for vision & planning
Dr. Paul Lamicela
Dr Paul Lamicela has a passion for showing students how all Scripture is connected as one grand story. He holds a PhD in biblical theology and has taught classes of his own as well as at college, Bible institute, and other venues for the past ten years.
Peace Boisen
Peace Boisen is a businessman excited to see LASC provide an avenue for developing a robust framework for faith within the Anabaptist community. With a BA in human development and communication, he is passionate about clearly presenting a life-giving alternative to 21st-century norms.
Andrew Lamicela
Andrew Lamicela has an MA in linguistics and an MA in biblical studies and has taught biblical Greek communicatively at the college level. He is currently a teacher at Ephrata Mennonite High School.
Ernest Lloyd
Ernest Lloyd is a history major at Elizabethtown College, developing his interests in old books, the arts, and the humanities. He is also a professional photographer and videographer and attends Charity Christian Fellowship.
Timothy Miller
Timothy is passionate about living in Christ. He is a pastor at Hope Mennonite Fellowship in Sarasota, FL, holds a BA in Biblical Studies, and finds teaching the Bible to be one of life's greatest privileges. Timothy and his wife are also nurturing a household of aspiring gentleman-scholars.
If you believe in our vision and want to join our team, please reach out!