In 1925, the conference closed the college, citing the lack of its seminary and the high estimated cost required for new school buildings.
[2] Luther College officially opened in September 1903 in the 10-foot (3.0 m) by 20-foot (6.1 m) vestry of St. Paul's Church, under the leadership of the Reverend F. J.
[13] In September 1908, Lankenau departed from New Orleans, with his duties as both president of Luther College and minister of St. Paul's being taken up by Frederick Wenger.
[14] By 1910, the school's property was valued at $6,000 and it had annual expenses of $2,500, which were primarily covered by the conference, with additional funding secured by tuition.
[15] According to the office's report, they recommended that the school should raise its attendance and offer industrial education for its male students.
[16] Several years later, in 1925, the conference closed Luther College,[2] with the funds that had been going towards that school redirected to the Alabama institute.
[16][4] A 1927 book published by the conference cited two main reasons for the closure of Luther College: the lack of the seminary and the estimated $18,500 that would have been required for the construction of new buildings for the school.