Concordia Breaks Ground on New Facility for Center of Liturgical Art

Concordia University, Nebraska (cune.edu), broke ground on a new facility for the Center of Liturgical Art on May 1 with members of the Marxhausen family in attendance.

The new facility is being built at 540 North Columbia Avenue in Seward, NE where the former Marxhausen family home stood. It is also the site of Reinhold Marxhausen’s studio, where the art professor completed his two mosaic murals for the Nebraska State Capitol.

The Center for Liturgical Art is the realization of Marxhausen’s wish to promote the use of exceptional visual art in worship and ministry. Since its establishment in 2002, the Center has become a recognized leader in liturgical art, providing meaningful, reflective and powerful pieces for ministries around the world.

Construction began immediately with a proposed dedication of the new facility to take place in late September.

Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university that currently serves more than 2,600 students. Concordia offers more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and leadership in the church and world. For more information about Concordia University, Nebraska, visit cune.edu.