Education and Experience

Carol Frenning is a liturgical design consultant who works with congregations throughout the country as they build or renovate their worship spaces. Many of these projects have received awards.

Carol brings to her work a background in art and architecture, preservation, and liturgy. She has taught the history of art and architecture at the University of Saint Thomas and at Metropolitan State University in the Twin Cities and guest lectures at the University of Minnesota College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and at Luther Seminary.

Her main research focus is on American religious architecture. She is a frequent presenter at major conferences and workshops throughout the country including Form/Reform, National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Sacred Trusts.

A certified graduate of the first class of the Institute for Liturgical Consultants at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, Carol serves as founder and past president of the board for the Association of Consultants for Liturgical Space. She is Vice Chair of the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art, and Architecture Committee of the AIA (American Institute of Architects). And she is active in local and national chapters of the North American Academy of Liturgy and the Society of Architectural Historians as well as past chair of the art and environment committee for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Carol has recently completed work on a video and study guide for Luther Seminary. Entitled Architecture for Worship, it highlights the work of Ed Sovik in a format for use by building committees and adult forums.

Carol's Curriculum Vitae is available upon request.