[3] The seminary maintained continuous enrollment until the time of the Civil War, when the entire student body, at this time consisting of exactly three students, left the school to join the Confederate Army.

Only one, Jefferson A. Sligh, survived the conflict, and though he never returned to complete his degree, he was eventually ordained by the South Carolina Synod.

On March 1, 2024, LTSS announced plans to relocate the seminary program to the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina, in January 2025.

The majority of students at LTSS are enrolled in a program of study leading to the M.Div.

As a part of Lenoir-Rhyne University, LTSS is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

It is also accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS).

The student body is predominantly ELCA, with a significant number of United Methodists and Baptists.