LifeTogether

LifeTogether THE MAGAZINE OF WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

2016-2017 Annual Report of Appreciation Fall 2017

CAMPAIGN COMPLETION FIRST LUTHERAN THE EVA LEO PROJECT

STEWARDSHIP REPORT OF DONORS

LIFE TOGETHER

is a publication of Wartburg Theological Seminary for our alumni and friends. Permission is granted for additional use in congregations.

Founded in 1854 and located in Dubuque, Iowa since 1889, Wartburg Theological Seminary is one of seven seminaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

PRESIDENT Rev Louise N Johnson

PRESIDENT’S CABINET Rev Amy Current, Vice President for Admissions and Student Services Paul K Erbes, Vice President for Development Rev Dr Craig Nessan, Academic Dean Andy Willenborg, Vice President for Finance and Operations

EDITOR Lisamarie Odeen, Director for Communication

2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT OF APPRECIATION FALL EDITION, 2017 Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque, Iowa 52003 Phone: 563-589-0200 Fax: 563-589-0333 www.wartburgseminary.edu

MISSION STATEMENT Wartburg Theological Seminary serves Christ’s church through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America by being a worship-centered community of critical theological reflection where learning leads to mission and mission informs learning.

The community embodies God’s mission by stewarding resources for engaging, equipping, and sending collaborative leaders who interpret, proclaim and live the gospel of Jesus Christ for a world created for communion with God and in need of personal and social healing.

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PRESIDENT LOUISE N JOHNSON WAS AWARDED AN HONORARY DOCTOR OF DIVINTY DEGREE FROM WARTBURG COLLEGE ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 AT THE COLLEGE’S OPENING CONVOCATION.

From the President -

God is doing a new thing

Together with you, Wartburg Theological Seminary has been able to do the work to which we have been called. And for the generosity of the people listed in this magazine, we are deeply grateful to God.

“God is about to do a new thing.” (Isaiah 43:19) This verse from Isaiah is one we have been using in one of our board committees to focus the work we are doing as we look to the future. And as we have walked with you through this past year, we know that God is doing a new thing through you and at Wartburg Theological Seminary. We are excited to continue the work God has called us to do for the sake of the church and its witness to a world in need. We pray you will continue to be part of this ministry with us. We could not do it without you!

Maybe you wanted to honor a relative who was a WTS graduate. Perhaps you were profoundly influenced by one of our graduates. Or maybe you have a heart for the mission of the church and the education and formation of its leaders. Or maybe you are a graduate, board leader, or faithful church member… Whatever the reason, we are thankful to God for you. Without your generosity and vision for the future, we could not have finished a successful campaign. And while we are thrilled to celebrate that accomplishment with you this fall, we know that the real impact of your dollars and prayers is made visible in the students you are supporting and the leaders we are able to send into the church.

With you we have been able to educate and form leaders for a church experiencing a clergy shortage of them. Last spring we sent out 44 graduates to serve the church. This fall we welcomed 84 new students into a variety of programs and paths for preparation. With your help, we will keep on finding new ways to make theological education accessible and affordable to women and men whom the Holy Spirit is calling to serve.

Thank you for your support of this ministry! We look forward to celebrating with you what God has done and continues to do! Together, I am confident we will do even more!

In Christ,

Rev Louise N Johnson, WTS `99 PRESIDENT, WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rev Dr Stephen Cornils, Chair Rev Elizabeth Flygstad Albertson Ms Janet Follstaedt Bishop Mary Froiland Bishop Michael Girlinghouse Mr David Horstmann Dr David Jacox Dr Rene Johnson

Rev Dr Kathryn Kleinhans Rev Raymond Legania Rev Dr Nelson Meyer Mr James Mohn Mr David Olson Dr Susan Rehwaldt Rev Carl Schoss

TRUSTEES Rev Dr Nelson Meyer, Chair Mr John Augustine Mr Steven Benz Mr David Horstmann Rev Andrea DeGroot-Nesdahl

DEVELOPMENT TEAM Paul K Erbes, Vice President for Development Diane Brondyke, Director for Development Josh Guyer, Lead Development Officer Lindsey Queener, Development Officer Richard Persky, Development Coordinator Kim Weigman, Development Administrator

ADMISSIONS AND STUDENT SERVICES TEAM Rev Amy Current, Vice President for Admissions and Student Services Jackie Baumhover, Associate Director for Admissions Lily McKinlay, Administrative Assistant Matthew O’Rear, Associate Dean for Vocation Barb Simon, Director for Financial Aid and Student Services

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Dear Friends, Five hundred years ago, there was a Reformation; what an event!

Translating and writing from Wartburg Castle, Martin Luther sparked an excitement that the church had never seen since its beginning.

At Wartburg Seminary, that same excitement lives on! It is obvious in our: GRATITUDE that more and more friends like you know the meaning of the Reformation and are invested in the future of Christ’s church.

EXALTATION that because of our generous friends, our 5-year campaign superseded its goal!

CELEBRATION that classrooms can now be renovated to meet the needs of today’s instruction.

JUBILATION that we can use new technology to form pastors and leaders more effectively and efficiently.

EXCEEDING GREAT JOY that the incoming class of students is the largest in years.

Of course, Wartburg continues its good stewardship (eight consecutive years of meeting balanced budgets, responsible use and investment of endowments, debt reduced, etc.).

And at the same time, faculty and staff are establishing new programs (Collaborative Learning) and finding even better ways to prepare caring and effective pastors and leaders for the God’s church.

Because what you see on the following pages would not be possible without you, we borrow the words of St. Paul: I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you… -- Philippians 1:1-2

Rev Dr Stephen Cornils, WTS`70 Chair of the Board of Directors

Rev Dr Nelson Meyer, WTS`68 Chair of Foundation Trustees

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What’s Inside?

8 Completion of 5-Year Campaign

12 2016-2017 Annual Report of Appreciation

$23.8 MILLION

Completed 5-year $22 Million Campaign

13 Harvesting God’s Holy Mysteries

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18 Faith Is a Living, Breathing Gift!

26 The Eva Leo Project

32 Faculty/Staff Updates & Alum Notes

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Completion of 5-Year Engage God’s People Campaign

In July of 2012, Wartburg Theological Seminary Board of Directors and Board of Trustees launched the ambitious 5-year Engage God’s People campaign to raise $22 million.

This endeavor was a both a bold and critical leap of faith for the future health and viability of the seminary. The campaign was designed to increase Wartburg Seminary’s capacity to meet the changing needs of our Church by investing in innovative technology and programs, growing the endowment, and strengthening the annual fund.

Recently, the Board was elated to announce the successful completion of this campaign with over $23.8 million raised. The results of this success are already evident throughout the seminary. The distance learning technology and program have made theological education more accessible, and the newly implemented curriculum has enriched the student experience for the entire learning community. The greatly expanded endowment and scholarships provide greater financial assistance to students, and the increasing income from our annual fund are all part of what has made Wartburg a leader in theological education.

Two Wartburg Seminary alums, former Bishop Andrea DeGroot-Nesdahl and Rev Dr Stephen Cornils, provided leadership to this campaign in their service as co-chairs. Life Together asked them to reflect on their experience.

CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT LED YOU TO LAUNCH THIS CAMPAIGN FOR WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN 2012?

STEPHEN - With Wartburg Seminary’s expanding vision for mission, it was clear that we needed to enhance Wartburg’s financial wherewithal on three fronts: annual fund, capital improvements and gift expectancies through wills and bequests. The time was right to launch a campaign trusting in the integrity of our mission and the generosity of our donors.

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ANDREA – I remember my response was immediate and affirmative when President Stan Olson called to invite me to co-chair the campaign. Yes! This was an opportunity to give back to the institution that had trained and prepared me for a lifetime of service to the Church. As we began to meet and dive deeper into the context of this campaign, two things were clear. First, there was an ongoing and desperate need for leaders who were prepared for their vocation to serve our Church and world. Second, there was a need for an influx of financial support to undergird this important work of the Seminary. The time was right to address these great needs through a campaign.

THE GOAL FOR THE CAMPAIGN WAS AMBITIOUS. CAN YOU SHARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES YOU FACED DURING THE CAMPAIGN? STEPHEN – President Stan Olson and the Vice President for Development both departed Wartburg during the campaign. These significant transitions for our staff and donors had the potential to derail our fundraising efforts.

However, owing to the enduring leadership of the outgoing president and the diligence of our devoted Development team, we lost no momentum in the transition. President Louise Johnson, the new Vice President for Development, Paul Erbes, and his team inspired us to accelerate across the finish line.

ANDREA – People traditionally like to give to things they can see, and since our campaign didn’t fund bricks and mortar, we had a challenge interpreting what we were asking people to support. Our vision was for the future, for preparing leaders in new ways and within new constructs differing from what seminary preparation had looked like for many years.

Our campaign was unique in these ways, and the commitment of energy and clarity from our staff and leadership in presenting it to potential donors was truly an inspiration for all those involved. Our history of innovation served as bedrock for the campaign, and

“This campaign was not just about Wartburg. It was about, ‘What kind of pastors and leaders will we provide for our children, for our grandchildren?’”

-Rev Dr Nelson Meyer, WTS`68 Chair of Foundation Trustees

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Wartburg’s openness to God’s calling us to see the creative ‘new thing’ God is doing before us as we grew the campaign has been and continues to be a gift.

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE STORY TO SHARE ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN?

the vastness of the prairie and the rural churches dotting it. The continuation of ministry in settings like those seems more possible because of this campaign and Wartburg’s creative innovation in preparing called leaders for the future. It was a memorable moment.

ANDREA – I thoroughly enjoyed going along with President Stan Olson and Development Officer Kathryn Franzenburg to points in Western North Dakota, a synod I had lived and served in years ago. One day, we had lunch with former Bishop, Bob Lynne, and his wife, Joanne, in Bismarck. Bob is a Wartburg alum, and he and Joanne have been generous donors over the years. The Lynnes’ enthusiasm and support for our effort that day was touching and genuine. It reminded me that my peers, other Wartburg alums, are deeply committed to the seminary like I am and are excited to join efforts to steward the seminary into a successful future. The significant donations to the seminary annual fund underscores this truth as well: we love this place!

STEPHEN – Rev Ray Legania, Assistant to the Bishop for the Metro Chicago Synod, who serves on the Wartburg Seminary Board of Directors spoke for all of us as he exclaimed, “God is good all the time! All the time God is good!”

STEPHEN - Eminent Southern California physician, Joel Streng (now deceased), and prominent Washington D. C. attorney, Steven Benz, grew up in Dubuque where for decades their sainted fathers, Professors Bill Streng and Frank Benz, epitomized both the heart and intellect of Wartburg teaching faculty in forming valued leaders. As an enduring legacy to their fathers’ vocation as professors, Joel Streng and Steve Benz with their families led the way in providing unprecedented lead gifts for the successful Engage God’s People campaign. Privileged and inspired to serve with Steve Benz and Joel Streng in Wartburg’s governance and fundraising efforts, I am reminded by their witness that we must repay to our children the debt we owe our parents.

ANDREA – To a certain extent I think we won’t know the impact for some years because the effect of our new programs and approaches will not have fully formed into the life of the Church for some time. In the meantime, I believe some of the impact is on our mindset, our energy, and our passion for the future.

Look what Wartburg Seminary has accomplished in this campaign! This accomplishment will be an important building block and touchstone for us in the immediate future as well as over the longer view. I see God at Wartburg Seminary, and I see us listening, discerning, and responding to God’s call to that preferred future we long for. New generations of leaders will learn that same devotion to God’s call here, and continue the rich Wartburg tradition of innovation and creativity.

HOW DID YOU FEEL IN JULY OF THIS YEAR WHEN THE CAMPAIGN COMPLETION WAS ANNOUNCED AT $23.8 MILLION, SURPASSING THE $22 MILLION GOAL? ANDREA – I had just been driving down the interstate in South Dakota, appreciating the beauty of the prairie when Paul Erbes called.

As we talked, he shared the good news about the campaign numbers. What a moment! I am so thrilled to have been involved in this campaign, and to have the honor of being a co-chair of such a successful effort is deeply gratifying. More importantly, I thought about

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WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THIS CAMPAIGN ON THE FUTURE OF WARTBURG SEMINARY AND WHERE DO YOU SEE GOD LEADING US? STEPHEN - Thanks to our generous donors and with exemplary leadership of President Louise Johnson and her most capable cabinet colleagues and our remarkably dedicated and versatile faculty and staff, Wartburg is in a much stronger place to dare great things for God!

SAVE THE DATE

Loehe Lifetime Giving Society The Loehe Lifetime Giving Society, named for Wartburg Theological Seminary’s Founder Wilhelm Loehe, honors our most generous donors for the significant contributions they have made to Wartburg during their lifetime. Wilhelm Loehe’s legacy is rooted in mission. In the spirit of this legacy, we express our sincere gratitude to the following individuals for the lasting impact their gifts have made on our mission to form leaders who will proclaim the gospel in their churches, communities and the world. A cross (t) is used to indicate the person has died within the year.

Lifetime Giving of $500,000 or more Mr Steven Benz & Ms Lynne D Sherburne-Benz Ms Charlotte Streng Lifetime Giving of $250,000 to $499,999 t Dr Frank Benz Mrs Jackie Brammer Mr David L & Mrs Joyce Horstmann Rev Ronald G & Mrs Mary Ellen Koplitz Ms Cathy Maasdam Mr Charles E & Mrs Kathy Safris Lifetime Giving of $100,000 to $249,999 Anonymous Dr James & Mrs Judith Bailey Mrs Marie Bany Mrs Dorothy Bowen Mrs Judith Cherwinka Rev Kathryn Franzenburg & Dr William Davis Mrs Elsie Gilbertson Rev Glen H & Mrs Shirley Gronlund Rev Bruce & Mrs Sherrill Hanstedt Dr Ralph Jung Mr Harold & Mrs Grace Kurtz t Rev Clayton C & Mrs Lila Nietfeld Rev Dr Stanley & Mrs Nancy Olson Mrs Helen Pagel Rev Dr Winston & Dr May Persaud Mrs Jean Peterson Ms Carol & Dr Clifford Rask Ms Kristine & Mr Philip Roe

Ms Kitty Ruosch Mr William P Streng Mr Ronald Thiel Mrs Dorothy Wenger Rev William Wittig Rev Mark & Rev Margaret Yackel-Juleen Lifetime Giving of $50,000 to $99,999 Mr Rodney C Anderson Rev Terrie Rae & Mr Chris Anderson Rev Ginger Anderson-Larson & Rev Keith Larson Mrs Fern Basden Rev Thomas T & Mrs Joan Baumgardner Dr Roger & Angela Bell Rev Dr Norma Cook Everist & Rev Burton Everist Rev Dr Stephen & Ms Leslie Cornils Dr & Mrs Roger W Fjeld Rev Dr Ann Fritschel Mr Donald & Ms JoAnne Heltner Mrs Sherlee Hendrickson Rev Jennifer & Mr Jerry Henry Dr Phillip & Ms Sharron Knox Rev Barbara J Knutson Mrs Judie Lehman Rev Dr Nelson & Mrs Shirley Meyer Mrs Irene Paape Dr Ralph W Quere Mr Carl & Ms Valerie Rausch Ms Tecla Sund Reklau & Mr Fred Reklau t Mr Ulrich O Schlichting Dr & Mrs John Schmeling Col Louis & Mrs Susan Soon Shim Mr Alan & Mrs Marilyn Sorenson

Mr Fred Steinhauer Ms Faith & Mr Don Trapp Lifetime Giving of $25,000 to $49,999 Anonymous Donor Rev David H & Mrs Ruth Assmus Mr John & Ms Jennifer Augustine Ms Carla Beem Mrs Dorothea Berke Ms Bernadean Bichel Rev Sharon & Mr Greg Bockelman Rev Philip Borleske Rev Norman & Mrs Kathryn Braatz Rev Gordon L Braun Rev Dean & Mrs Kari Brockmeier Rev Harold H Brokering Mrs Esther Chi Rev William F Derrick Dr Dennis & Ms Karen Dickman Ms Rita & Mr David Dudley Ms Barbara Fritschel Rev Eldor M Fruehling Mr Bill Goettler Mrs Phyllis Hafermann t Ms Arvis Heling Dr Robert & Mrs Mildred Herder Mr Warren Herreid II & Ms Jeannine Rivet Rev Paul & Ms Nancy Heykes Rev Dr Paul & Mrs Elaine Hill Mrs Maxine Johnson Rev James H & Rev Carol Johnson Rev Herb & Mrs Anne Knudten Jr Dr Alvin B & Ms Carol Koeneman Mr Steve & Ms Brenda Koenig Mr Marvin & Mrs Lynn Koester

Rev Dr Duane & Dr Joen Larson Ms Sally & Mr Glen Lee Mrs Agnete Lind Mrs Dorothy Lussenden Mrs Katie Meints Rev Curtis H & Mrs Sharyl Miller Mr Daniel & Ms Peg Musil Rev Dr Craig L & Mrs Cathy Nessan Rev Rodney Nordby & Ms Nancy Anderson Rev Peggy Ogden-Howe & Mr Henry Howe Dr Daniel L Olson Mr Roger W & Mrs Elise R Peterson Rev Dr Duane A & t Mrs. Kathleen Priebe Rev Alfred E & Mrs Myrna Putz Mr & Mrs James Raffel Mr Daniel & Mrs Barbara Martin Rank Rev David R Rasmussen Rev Armin H & Mrs Miriam Reitz Rev Jan & Dr Steven Rippentrop Ms Jean J Ruege Rev Ronald & Mrs Else Schardt Rev Dr Thomas Schattauer & Dr Paula Carlson Rev Dr Edwin Schick Dr Cynthia Smith Dr Lynn C Smith Rev David & Mrs Diane Solberg Rev Christine & Mr Daryl Stienstra Mr Marcus & Mrs Marsha Streng Mr Raymond E Sund Mrs Della Vivien Mr William A & Mrs Barbara Weiblen Mr John & Ms Connie Wiese Mr Richard & Ms Marge Zimmerman

With your help, Wartburg is STRONG and able to RESPOND to God’s call to prepare leaders.

ENGAGING GOD’S FUTURE

ENGAGE GOD’S PEOPLE

$23.8 MILLION

Completed 5-year $22 Million Campaign

BY THE NUMBERS

July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2017 IMPACT Endowment $5,902,301 Annual Fund $7,229,771 Innovative Initiatives $2,815,342 Future Impact $7,885,649 TOTAL $23,833,063

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Expenses Expenses

$1,218,628 $1,218,628 INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTION(Teaching) (Teaching) 2.2% 2% Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Gifts received July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017

0.6% 6%

.8% 2.8%

8% 8%

30,000,000

ELCA, SYNOD & CHURCHWIDE 19.4%

$580,607 $580,607

GIFTS & GRANTS 28.4%

25,000,000 20,000,000

$1,805,058 $1,805,058

ENDOWMENT 18.4%

10,000,000

OTHER REVENUE 17.7 % (Food Service, Housing)

0.8% 8%

INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONALSUPPORT SUPPORT

15,000,000

$437,452 $437,452

NET TUITION & FEES 16.1%

(FoodService, Service,Housing) Housing) AUXILIARY AUXILIARYEXPENSES EXPENSES(Food

DEPRECIATION DEPRECIATIONEXPENSE EXPENSE

5,000,000

$592,036 $592,036

0

DEBT DEBTSERVICE SERVICE FY 2015

TOTAL REVENUE $5,497,350 $5,497,350

FY 2016

FY 2017

TOTAL TOTALEXPENSES EXPENSES

$5,331,064

EDUCATIONAL COST PER STUDENT

$26,181,771

7.5% 5%

REVENUE $414,098 $414,098

ACADEMIC ACADEMICSUPPORT SUPPORT(Library (Libraryand andother other Academic AcademicSupport SupportServices) Services) WARTBURG SEMINARY ENDOWMENT STUDENT STUDENT SERVICES SERVICES

$22,435,803

$449,480 $449,480

$21,733,392

8.2% 2%

CAPITAL PURCHASES 4.0%

$38,000

Cost of theological $33,250 $33,250 education per student.

Cost Costofoftheological theologicaleducation educationper perstudent student

$16,900

EXPENSES DEBT SERVICE 11.3%

FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 11.9%

INSTRUCTION 23.4% (Teaching)

Tuition and $15,900 $15,900 scholarship revenue Tuition Tuition revenue revenue received receivedper perstudent student received per student.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT 21.8% costs Theological Seminary $38,000 to provide ItItIttheological costs costsWartburg Wartburg Wartburg Theolgical Theolgical Seminary Seminary education for each student.

Tuition and scholarship revenue received by students is less $33,250 $33,250 totoprovide providetheological theologicaleducation education than half this amount. Current tuition is $16,900. forforeach eachstudent. student.Tuition Tuitionrevenue revenuereceived received bybystudents studentsisisless lessthan thanhalf halfthis thisamount. amount.

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ACADEMIC SUPPORT 8.7%

(Library and other Academic

Support Services) STUDENT SERVICES 9.7%

AUXILIARY EXPENSES 9.2%

TOTAL EXPENSES $5,254, 089

Harvesting God’s Holy Mysteries By: Kristi V H Grieder, 2017-2018 recipient of the Selmer M & Hazel J Knutson and Barbara J Knutson Endowed Scholarship

After her mother, Hazel J Knutson, died in 2009, Rev Barbara Knutson endowed a scholarship for students at Wartburg Theological Seminary (WTS) to honor both of her parents in, what Knutson calls, a “living way.”

Knutson’s generous gift is bourne out of her gratitude for the ways her parents grounded her in the faith since she was a little child.

When Knutson was two-and-a-half years old she prayed the Norwegian Table Prayer by heart. Worship did not just take place at church, but faith conversations were a part of her daily life at home.

Knutson’s sense of call to ministry grew with time. She recalls, “My mother told me that in early elementary school I was writing little sermonettes and hiding them in my chest drawer.” When she was a sophomore in high school, she felt a strong call to become a pastor. However, at the time, women could not be ordained.

Still, she went onto study at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN where she took nearly every course in the religion department, including religious education. “I did what I could do at the time,” says Knutson.

Upon graduation, she became a Director of Parish Education in large churches in Havre, MT, Middleton, WI, and Fargo, ND. During the Vietnam War, she says, “That’s when we had to be theologians.” During that time, she helped establish a youth program, “University of Faith and Life,” which focused on how to respond as people of faith with action in the world. In 1975, she was called as Director for Parish Support for the Division for Life and Mission in the Congregation of the American Lutheran Church (ALC). Knutson travelled across five districts from Northern Minnesota to the West Coast. She explains, “I would fly

KRISTI V H GRIEDER, SCHOLARSHIP RECIEPIENT

out to these places two times a week. My job was to know all of the congregational life resources, listen, and be a part of leadership.

It was a wonderful way to learn the diverse contexts of our church and appreciate them.”

Knutson was later called to use her gifts in theological thinking and teaching to serve alongside Bishop Darold Beekmann (WTS alum) as Southwestern District Minister in the ALC as well as the ELCA for a total of 14 years. In this capacity, she would do a “3day live-in” at a congregation in the synod.

Knutson says, “It was a way of being with congregations, listening to them, and helping them to discern faithfulness to the GosLifeTogether + Annual Report of Appreciation I Page 13

REV BARBARA KNUTSON JUST BEFORE HER RETIREMENT FROM FULL TIME MINISTRY.

what I am doing.” It was time for chapel and she gathered for worship with the community. In the afternoon, she ran into Professor Norma Cook Everist in the hallway, who happened to be on campus getting a book, even though she was on sabbatical. Knutson says, “I had known Norma. She took me into her office and said, ‘Barbara, what are you doing here?’ I said, ‘I have my life on my mind.’

Norma responded, ‘What do you really want to be doing at 2 o’clock in the afternoon on Tuesday 10 years from now?’”

Knutson never made it to preaching class that day. She drove back home with the words of President Fjeld ringing in her ears: “If you believe you are being called to escort the Word of God in a community week-in and weekout, [WTS] is a wonderful place to come to.”

pel in their context.” After 3 days, she would present a snapshot of what they saw and ask, “Is this anything like the full movie?” When there was a crisis in the community, she would return and encourage the congregation, saying, “We know this is not your whole story.” Knutson says, “I was teaching all the time. That is how we built relationships.”

After 31 years in ministry, the call to become a pastor that began as a child confronted Knutson again. As she was planning to host a 50th wedding anniversary for her parents, she reached out to their new pastor, Rev. Harriet Danielson, who had recently graduated from WTS. Knutson says, “She welcomed me. We began to be friends. We would go for walks on County Road C. She asked, ‘Isn’t it time you go to seminary?’ I responded, ‘No. My baptism is my ordination into ministry.’”

But after 5 weeks, Danielson’s question would not go away. Knutson called the Admissions Office at Wartburg Theological Seminary to set up a visit and didn’t tell anyone from her synod staff. She thought, “If I could only go to a preaching class, then I will get it out of my system.” Knutson’s campus visit included a conversation with President Roger Fjeld, whom she had known in during ALC staff years. She told him, “’If I had a headache in the morning, afternoon, and evening for 5 weeks, I would go to the doctor. But I haven’t had a headache…Several times a day it hits me again: Is this the time to go to seminary? I don’t want you to talk me into it. I am not looking for another job. I love Page 14 | LifeTogether + Annual Report of Appreciation

The word, “escort,” as both a noun and a verb, has not left Knutson’s imagination since. She explains that to be an escort is “to bring the important one into view and get out of the way.” This has been seminal in all of her ministry—to be an escort for the Word of God. “God is already here,” she says. “Someone needs to say, ‘Behold, the Word of God. See.’” When Knutson went to the post office to drop off her application, the table looked like an altar. She prayed, “God, I am putting this on your altar and you can do what you want. I can’t figure this out.”

Knutson graduated from Wartburg Theological Seminary in December 1995 and was ordained as an ELCA pastor the following year. She explains, “I had served 31 years.

I could have retired. I ended up doing another 13 years in pastoral ministry. I retired after 44 years, but I flunked retirement.”

Knutson has since served three congregations part-time, equaling a total of 51 years of ministry. She has recently begun her 5th year at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Black River Falls, WI, where she does pastoral care twice a week with people who are octogenarians or older. She preaches and/or presides twice a month. She still is teaching.

But she has officially retired from meetings.

Many people walked alongside Knutson throughout her ministry as a baptized Christian, even from an early age. She recalls that when she was four-years-old her church had a family night where she got to read her ABC Bible Storybook in front of the whole congregation. “But I couldn’t read,”

she says. “I was reciting it all by heart. The pastor who baptized me jumped up, turned to the people, and said, ‘What a voice!

What a memory! Isn’t it too bad she isn’t a boy so she could be a pastor someday?’”

At the 150th anniversary of her childhood congregation, she expressed gratitude to her late pastor by looking upward and saying, “Pastor Sweger, thank you for saying what you did out loud even though it has taken the church a quarter of a century to hear you.”

Now, Knutson is passionate about encouraging the next generation of pastors. Not only does she support seminarians through her endowed scholarship, but she also she uses her gifts as a teacher to encourage and name the gifts of the youngest future pastors among her.

At her retirement party, she gathered the children around her and said, “I am a retiring because I am getting older but we need others to replace us. There is only one place pastors come from—congregations—like this one. It could be you.”

Knutson also has ongoing conversations with one of her 7th grade parishioners who has ministry on her mind. “We talk about how God’s Spirit works in her life and how to be faithful in the meantime,” says Knutson. When Knutson was invited to a high school graduation party for a student who had talked to her about ministry in 1st grade, she gave him a WTS keychain and told him, “You just never know when it might be the key to what you are called to do.”

Knutson’s lifelong commitment to God’s church motivated her to establish the Selmer M. & Hazel J. Knutson and Barbara J. Knutson Endowed Scholarship. Her generosity pours from a place of gratitude—not only for her time as a student of Wartburg Theological Seminary—but also with gratitude for the long-standing Loehe tradition that continues to shape Wartburg to this day.

“When I came to Wartburg, we got a folder the first day. The cover said Gospel, Church, Mission-- in that order. I knew I was in the right place. The Gospel forms the church, and the church is not the church unless it participates in God’s mission.” She continues, “The church needs resident theologians in the congregation more than anything else to help people think theologically about what they do. Otherwise, the church will be

another organization of its human makeup and human demise rather than being the organism of the living body of Christ.”

One of the things Knutson most appreciates about Wartburg is their long tradition for asking open questions. This is why one can apply Gospel, church, and mission to new contexts. Knutson believes, “The Gospel will travel in the midst of those questions.”

Knutson has stewarded the holy mysteries of God (1 Cor. 4:1) as a teaching theologian her entire life. In 1986, she was surprised with the honor of receiving a Distinguished Alumni Award from St. Olaf College for being a lay theologian in the church. In 2011, Wartburg Theological Seminary gave her the Living Loehe Award in recognition for her “dedication, quest for excellence, evangelical warmth, and servant devotion.”

Knutson explains, “The wondrous holy mystery is how God calls, works with us, graces us, changes, picks us up, steers and guides us when we don’t know where we are going.”

Lately, Knutson spends a lot of time talking about end of life issues with older people.

“It’s the harvest season,” she says. Knutson’s late father, Selmer, was a farmer. “Any good farmer has one thing in mind the day one plants—harvest,” says Knutson. She continues, “Our culture talks about how elders are drain on society. I remind them, ‘No, that isn’t how God thinks. God thinks harvest.’”

Shortly before Knutson’s own mother died, she remembers holding her hand as she drove her to the hospital. She said, “Oh, Mom, the trees look the way we feel—so dark and barren.” Her mother quietly responded, “But even in the dark, there is beauty.” They checked into hospice at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. That evening, Knutson and her brother stood on each side of their mother’s bed.

They shared evening devotions with scripture and prayers, and sang their mother’s favorite Norwegian hymn—a prayer for the peace of God. Knutson remembers, “My mother placed her hand on my brow, made the sign of the cross, and said the entire benediction. She reached out to my brother, made the sign of the cross and said the entire benediction. She said, ‘It’s so good not to have pain.’ She gave us her beautiful smile and shut her eyes for the last time on this earth.”

This, Knutson believes, is how we offer our lives back to God in the harvest— gratitude.

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Tower Community The Tower Community of Wartburg Theological Seminary is our legacy society honoring those individuals who have made a commitment to the seminary through a planned gift. The special planning of these gracious donors enables us to walk into the future of theological education with ambitious visioning and transformative initiatives. A cross (t) is used to indicate the person has died within the year. Thank you to the following:

Anonymous (2) Rev & Mrs Charles D Ager Rev & Mrs Roger Allmendinger Rev Dennis Andersen Rev Victor & Ms Patty Andersen Mr Rodney C Anderson Rev Tammy S Anderson Rev Ginger Anderson-Larson & Rev Keith Larson Rev Carole Andres Rev Larry D Arganbright Rev Beverly Jo Arnold Rev David H & Mrs Ruth Assmus Rev Kerry & Ms Karen Aucker Mr John & Ms Jennifer Augustine Rev Victor A & Mrs Marian Baderschneider Dr James & Mrs Judith Bailey Mr & Mrs David John Baldukas Rev Leon & Mrs Janet Bauer Rev Dr Paul & Mrs Rae Bauman Rev Thomas T & Mrs Joan Baumgardner Mr Kenneth Becker Mrs Ellen Behrens Mr Martin H Beilke Rev Myrin D & Mrs Audrey Bentz t Dr Frank Benz Rev Bruce A & Mrs Andrea Bergquist Mrs Dorothea Berke Mr Charles Beyer

Ms Bernadean Bichel Rev & Mrs Eric A Biedermann Rev Vernon D & Mrs Karen Bigalk Mr Dale & Ms Mary Bjerning Rev Steve & Ms Gayle Blyth Rev Kathy J Boadwine Rev Craig W & Mrs Christine Rode Borchardt Mrs Elnora Borchers Rev Philip Borleske Mr Richard Bouton Mrs Dorothy Bowen Rev Norman & Mrs Kathryn Braatz Rev David & Rev Gwen Brandfass Rev Scott & Ms Lisa Brents Rev Susan R Briehl & Rev Martin Wells Mrs Ruth Briehl Rev Gail Brodersen-Heins Rev Harold H Brokering Dr Victoria Brundage Rev Barbara Brunstein-Lemke & Rev Mike Lemke Mrs Irene Bulgerin Rev & Mrs Paul F Bulgerin Rev George J & Mrs Mareke Campbell Rev Harry C Carlson Rev Jeanell Carlson-Bjorkman Rev Alan & Mrs Kellee Casillas Ms Frances Christenson & Mr Larry Hunt

Rev Karen Church & Mr George J Rohrer Rev Dan & Ms Robyn Clark-Bridges Ms Cheryl C Coates Rev Dr Norma Cook Everist & Rev Burton Everist Mr Nick & Rev Sarah Cordray Dr David Cox Rev Amy Current & Rev Dr Sam Giere Rev Dr Andrea DeGroot-Nesdahl & Mr Gary Nesdahl Rev Wayne L & Mrs Melody Derber Rev William F Derrick Rev John & Dr Annamarie DeYoung Dr Dennis & Ms Karen Dickman Mr & Mrs J Daniel Diekhoff Mrs Marialyce Dittmar Rev & Mrs Thomas H Dodd Rev Donald & Rev Gloria Keiser Dovre Rev & Mrs R Reuben Drefs Rev M Richard Druckrey Rev Elizabeth & Mr Gerald Druckrey Stempinski Ms Rita & Mr David Dudley Rev Donna R Durrette Rev H Wade & Ms Holly N Dutton Rev Linda & Mr Mike Easterling Rev Robert & Rev Karen Edwards Rev Tim Eighmy Rev Ted H Eilders Mr & Mrs James B Ellison Rev Caroline E Engelbrecht Rev Gary J & Mrs Patricia Erickson Rev Gorden R & Mrs Rikka Estenson Rev JoAnn & Mr John Fabie Mrs Genevieve Fabrizius Dr & Mrs Roger W Fjeld Rev Charles J Fluegel Rev & Mrs Jay A Ford Rev Dr Cynthia Forde-Beatty

Rev Kathryn Franzenburg & Dr William Davis Rev Brenda Frelsi Rev & Mrs John E Friedli Dr Ted C Fritschel Rev Eldor M Fruehling Mrs Constance Fuchs Rev & Mrs James A Fuller Ms Sally Fuller Rev Jeffery Steven & Mrs Renae Gallen Rev Robert & Mrs Christina Garton Rev & Mrs Eugene A Gauerke Mr & Mrs William G Geiger Rev Scott & Rev Paula Geister-Jones Rev Kathy Gerking & Mr Andy Johnson Rev & Mrs James H Gerth Rev Kenneth D Gibson Rev Dr Samuel Giere & Rev Amy Current Rev Larry J Giese Ms Susan K Giesecke Rev Mark A Gilderhus Rev Jeff & Mrs Jennae Giles Rev Carl W Glamm Rev Jerome G & Mrs Jane Godson Rev & Mrs Calvin Goerdel Mr Dale & Mrs Susan Goodman Rev & Mrs Gary Goodson Rev Gary & Mrs Linda Graff Rev Myron & Mrs Florence Grams Rev Glen H & Mrs Shirley Gronlund Mrs Dottie Gronlund Rev Roy R Grote Rev Thomas Groth Rev & Mrs Richard L Halom Rev & Mrs Roy Hammerling Rev & Mrs John M Hanisch Rev & Mrs Daniel C Hansen Rev & Mrs Kurt Hansen Rev Bruce & Mrs Sherrill Hanstedt

77% GROWTH In first year degree seeking students

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Rev George L & Mrs Janet Hanusa Mrs Frances M Hartmann Rev & Mrs Arlyn J Hausmann Rev Raymond & Mrs Lynette Heidenson t Ms Arvis Heling Mr Donald & Ms JoAnne Heltner Rev & Mrs Larry Henning Rev Jennifer & Mr Jerry Henry Ms Linda Hepker Ms Bernice Herder Dr Robert & Mrs Mildred Herder Rev Steve & Mrs Julie Herder Rev Eimo Eldon & Mrs Patricia Hinrichs Rev Albert L Hock Ms Elizabeth Hoeger Rev & Mrs Roger Hoffman Mr & Mrs Ronald Hoffman Rev Dr Leonard & Mrs Cathy Hoffmann Mr David L & Mrs Joyce Horstmann Mr Doyce F Huebsch Mr Frederick A Hueners Mr Gerald & Mrs Jean Hulslander Rev Judith L & Mr Terry Huseth Rev Dr Delvin D & Mrs Trudy Hutton Rev & Mrs Michael Ide Rev Jay Ilten Mr LaVern Jaeger Rev Thomas & Ms Stacey Jenkins Rev & Mrs James K Jensen Rev Kevin Jensen & Rev Carla Nelson Mr Marvin Jensen Mrs C Joyce Johnsen Mrs Cecil Maureen Johnson Mr Douglas & Ms Anita Johnson Ms Lora Lee Johnson-Berke & Rev Steven Berke Rev Jane & Dr Presley Johnston Rev & Mrs Thomas C Jones Mr & Mrs Myron O Jordahl Mr Morris Kalgaarden t Mrs Faythe Kalkwarf Rev & Mrs Theodore P Kalkwarf Mrs Anne Kanten Rev Randall & Ms Donna Kasch Rev & Mrs Robert M Keller Mrs Ruth Bohls Kelling Rev & Mrs Karl O Kessler Rev Marvin Ketterling Rev & Mrs Danith Kilts Rev Brian & Mrs Jennifer King Rev Bonny Kinnunen Ms Kristin C Kirchner Rev Don P & Mrs Patricia Klepzig Rev Jean & Dr James Kloss Rev & Mrs F Delmar Klover Rev Kathleen Shuck & Mr James Kluding Rev Wolf Knappe Rev Barbara J Knutson Mrs Roberta Koehler Mrs Dorothy Konst Rev Ronald G & Mrs Mary Ellen Koplitz Rev Kathleen M Kraft Rev Scott Kramer & Dr Minjing Wu Mr Donald & Mrs Julie Kuhlman Mr & Mrs Paul Kuhlmann Mr Harold & Mrs Grace Kurtz

Rev Neil S & Mrs Rose Kvern Ms Gail Lampley Rev Beverly D Lange-Donnella Rev Ervin P Langholz Mrs Hanna M Langholz Rev & Mrs David N Larson Rev Judd Larson & Rev Dr April Ulring Larson Rev & Mrs William O Lawson Rev Russ & Ms Susan Leeper Mrs Judie Lehman Rev Robert F Lehmann Mr John A & Mrs LaVonne M Leonard Rev Janet & Mr Dan Lepp Rev Gary J & Mrs Jodee Liedtke Mr R Daniel & Mrs Suzanne M Lienau Rev Neil R & Rev Nell Lindorff Rev Lloyd Lockhart Rev Thomas F Loftus Rev Stephanie Lorenz & Rev Brad Dokken Mr Thomas C & Ms Sandra A Lother Rev & Mrs Paul R Lovestrand Rev & Mrs Mark S Luepke Rev Karen A Lundwall Rev Lyle C Lutz Rev Dr Charles H & Mrs Pauline Maahs Mr Dale & Mrs Marilyn Mahnke Mr Walter E Malkewitz Mr & Mrs Richard D Mark Mrs Alice Martin Mrs Irene McKenney Rev F Noreen Meginness Rev Carla Meier & Rev H Gaylon Barker Ms Marie Melchert Rev Marino Melsted Mr & Mrs Donald Messer Mrs Arlene Meyer Rev Dr Nelson & Mrs Shirley Meyer Rev Steve Meysing Mr Herbert Miller Mrs Judy A Miller Rev & Mrs Lloyd L Miller Rev Dr Lyle & Mrs Sonja Miller Dr & Mrs Melvin A Miritz Rev Kathy Montira Mr J Duane & Mrs Audrey Mortensen Mrs Fayth Mueller Rev Philip & Mrs Regina Mueller Ms Ann M Neher Rev Ethyl Mae Nelson Rev Layne & Mrs Jennifer Nelson Mrs Judith A Nelson Rev Dr Craig L & Mrs Cathy Nessan Mrs Jane R Nessen Dr James Nieman & Rev JoAnn Post Mrs Stella Nieman t Rev Clayton C & Mrs Lila Nietfeld Mr & Mrs Marion P Nikoley Rev Jerry R O’Neill Rev Mark & Mrs Nancy Oehlert Rev Peggy Ogden-Howe & Mr Henry Howe Rev Beth Olson & Rev Bob Gremmels Dr Daniel L Olson Rev & Mrs Erik Olson Rev Dr Stanley & Mrs Nancy Olson Rev Thomas & Ms Gail Opoien

Mrs Irene Paape t Mrs Viola Pahlow Ms Jeanne & Mr Steven Parsons Rev Robert & Mrs Leda Patrick Rev Michael & Ms Lisa Peck Rev Jon & Mrs Sonya Pedersen Rev David A & Mrs Karen Pederson Mr Alexander C Persaud Rev Dr Winston & Dr May Persaud Ms Carmen Peter Rev Carl W & Mrs Marlene Peters Dr Earl Peters Dr Richard & Mrs Marge Peters Rev & Mrs Duane W Peterson Mrs Jean Peterson Rev & Mrs Lyle W A Peterson Rev Mary Ellen Peterson & Mr Joel Lindemann Rev Stanley Kim & Rev Trudy Peterson Mr Virgil C Peterson Rev Wayne & Mrs Irene Pfannkuch Dr Janet & Rev Frank Philipp Rev Jim & Rev Elizabeth Polanzke Dr Ralph W Quere Dr Robert & Mrs Darlene Rademacher Rev Barbara Rapp Ms Carol & Dr Clifford Rask Rev James Rasmus & Mrs Martha Stoune-Rasmus Mr Carl & Ms Valerie Rausch Sr Ruth Ellen Rebelein Dr Jack F & Mrs Shirley Reents Rev & Mrs James E Reents Rev Michael C & Ms Pira Mueller Rehak Mr Donald Reusch Rev Jan & Dr Steven Rippentrop Dr & Mrs George Roleder Rev Dr Richard W Rouse & Ms Beth Lewis Rev Russell & Mrs Jane Rudolf Ms Kitty Ruosch Rev Paul H & Mrs Eileen Schaedig Rev Roland & Mrs Barbara Schaedig Rev Ronald & Mrs Else Schardt Ms Wilma Schardt Mrs Alice Schattauer t Mr Ulrich O Schlichting Rev Merlin & Ms Jill Schlichting Dr & Mrs John Schmeling Rev Jonathan & Rev Jean Schmidt Rev Curtis C & Dr Jean Schneider Rev James & Rev Susan Schubert Ms Emily Schuh Rev Alton W & Mrs Mary Ruth Schwandt Rev Dr Laura B Schwerin & Mr John Cimral Rev Sonja Selboe Rev Roger R Semmler Ms Patricia & Mr David Shaffer-Gottschalk Rev Patricia Shaw Dr Robert & Ms Becky Shaw Rev Michael & Mrs Kathe Sherer Rev Stephen Sherer Mr Milton Sherman Rev Peter L Sherven Mrs Marian Shrader Mr Andre Sjaavaag & Ms Mary Rowland Dr Cynthia Smith

Dr Lynn C Smith Ms Mary E Smith Mr Arlyn A & Mrs Joanne Solberg Rev David & Mrs Diane Solberg Rev Nancy & Rev Neal Solomonson Rev Harris & Mrs Carol Sonnenberg Rev Harry C & Mrs Shirley Sorensen Mr Alan & Mrs Marilyn Sorenson Rev John H & Mrs Sharon Sorenson Rev Renee & Rev Jonathan Splichal Larson Mr Albert Staples Rev Dr Elizabeth A Stein & Mr Andrew Stackel Rev Christine & Mr Daryl Stienstra Mr & Mrs Wayne Stordahl Mr William P Streng Mr & Mrs William Striepe Rev Barbara Stroud-Borth Rev Craig & Mrs Karen Swenson Mr Ronald Thiel Rev & Mrs Kenneth D Thiele Rev & Mrs Luther Thoresen Bishop Ray & Mrs Deborah Sue Tiemann Rev Steve & Rev Karen Tjarks Rev Steven M & Mrs Susan Trandem Ms Faith & Mr Don Trapp Rev Patricia J Turner Rev Lisa A Ubbelohde Bishop Steven & Ms Ruth Ullestad Rev & Mrs Gregory J Uthus Rev Don D & Mrs Elinor Vlasak Rev & Mrs Edward J Volkmann Rev & Mrs Robert T Voss Mr Mike & Ms Deb Wagner Rev & Mrs Erwin G Walz Rev Linda Walz Rev Wendy & William Riley Waugh Rev Kristin Wee Mrs Berdella Wehrmacher Rev Arthur R Weiss Jr Rev Donald & Mrs Janet Wendt Rev & Mrs James Wenger Mrs Dorothy Wenger Rev James & Mrs Helga Wente Rev & Mrs Robert G Wessels Rev William & Mrs Nancy Wiederanders Rev & Mrs Timothy Wiggins Rev Charles A & Mrs Ute Wilfong Rev & Mrs John C Wilker Dr James E & Ms Gracia C Willis Ms Sonja & Mr Harley Willmert Rev E Dean & Mrs Joyce Windhorn Rev Carl & Ms Cheryl Witt Rev William Wittig Rev Janet Peele Wold & Mr Alan R Wold Rev Cynthia L Wolf Rev Karl Wolf Rev William & Mrs Karen Wrieden Jr Rev Dr Katharine & Rev Dr Ronald Yarnell Rev Edgar A & Mrs Verona Zelle Rev David & Mrs Kristine Zellmer Rev Casey & Rev Lucinda Zesch Mrs Arleen Ziemer Ms Geraldine A Zimmerman Dr Vernon Zunker

We are deeply grateful to all our alumni and friends for their ongoing generosity and support. Please note that every effort been made to list names donors accurately, I Page 17 LifeTogether + has Annual Report of ofAppreciation but mistakes do happen. If there is an omission or error, please contact the Development Office so we can correct our records.

First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Waterloo: Faith Is a Living, Breathing Gift!

After celebrating 150 years of faithful ministry in their community, the members of First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waterloo, IA faced closing their doors faithful that new life existed for their mission and legacy.

They chose to trust Wartburg Theological Seminary with that faith. This fall, the first students started learning in the newly renovated “First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Waterloo Classroom”, and if there’s one thing the members of First Lutheran want students to know when they learn in that classroom, it’s “that faith is a living, breathing gift!”

For many members of First Lutheran, it is and has been the only church home they have ever known. Sandra Gardner, Treasurer of the congregation, has been a member for over 30 years and still considers herself a “newbie” at First Lutheran! At their recent 150th anniversary celebration, members shared story after story about kindnesses shown to them in both the joys of life and in tough times, through marriages, baptisms, confirmations,

CLASSROOM RENOVATIONS, SUMMER 2017

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and burying loved ones. Members of First Lutheran have known it as a place of hope, comfort, and above all – a place where the gospel of grace and salvation has been preached and modeled throughout its history.

As members of the congregation discerned it was time to consider closing its doors and passing on their legacy, they wanted to find a way to honor the spirit of their membership and hope of their mission, “Faith to Ensure, Hope to Ensure, by Grace we are Saved.”

The congregation was determined to hand off their legacy in a way that demonstrated faith in the future of the church. “By working with Wartburg Seminary,” Gardner recalls, they had the opportunity to “provide a learning space for current and future faith leaders that allows our mission to become our legacy – supporting faith, providing hope, and helping to develop leaders that will preach the gospel of salvation through grace.” The classroom renovation is now complete and an

FINISHED CLASSROOM, FALL 2017

FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF WATERLOO, IOWA

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endowed scholarship fund has been set up in the congregation’s name as well.

In addition to the congregation’s gift to Wartburg Seminary, First Lutheran has encouraged members to continue their generous giving to the seminary through regular or planned gifts. Join us in our gratitude for the ministry of First Lutheran. Just as they have lifted up nine of their own congregants to become pastors, Wartburg Seminary takes on that legacy with great honor to continue lifting up leaders who will preach the gospel for the church and the world.

Bequests Received July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017

We are grateful for the estate planning of these friends who continued their giving to Wartburg Theological Seminary through their wills, trusts and other planned gifts.

Estate of Dr Frank Benz Estate of Mrs Faythe Kalkwarf Estate of Ms Geraldine Lambert Estate of Mr Robert A Larsen Estate of Rev Carl O Nelson Estate of Mrs Viola Pahlow

Estate of Mr Ulrich O Schlichting Estate of Mrs Alma Ganz Schuetz Estate of Rev Eric N Schulze Estate of Mrs LaVonne Stief Estate of Mr Donald Ungerer

The Development staff is here to help you make informed and thoughtful giving decisions.

Visit www.wartburgseminary.edu or call us at 563-589-0200 with any questions you may have about investing in the education of future church leaders at Wartburg Seminary.

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Endowments, Scholarships, and Other Special Gifts In addition to gifts for the day-to-day operations of the seminary, there are many other special gifts given that support Wartburg Theological Seminary in other important ways. These gifts provide important program and scholarship support and also build and enhance the ministry and mission of Wartburg Theological Seminary for generations to come. A cross (t) is used to indicate the person has died within the year. With gratitude, we recognize the following individuals for their awareness of these special needs: Annual Gift of $25,000 or more Mr Steven Benz & Ms Lynne D Sherburne-Benz Rev William Wittig Rev Mark & Rev Margaret Yackel-Juleen Annual Gift of $10,000 $24,999 Mrs Jutta F Anderson Mrs Fern Basden Mr Robert & Ms Carolyn Gelpke Annual Gift of $5,000 - $9,999 Ms Susan & Mr Paul Blackman Mrs Judith Cherwinka Eggerling Endowed Scholarship Fund Rev Barbara J Knutson Annual Gift of $2,500 to $4,999 Rev Dr Paul & Mrs Rae Bauman Dr Robert & Mrs Mildred Herder Ms Anne Loveland Ms Janet & Mr Matt Nagel Mr Carl & Ms Valerie Rausch Rev Ronald & Mrs Else Schardt Ms Charlotte Streng Annual Gift of $1,000-$2,499 Dr & Mrs Robert H Albers Rev Kathryn Franzenburg & Dr William Davis Dr & Mrs James Fritschel Ms Barbara Fritschel Rev Eldor M Fruehling Rev Rebecca Goche & Ms Cheryl Goom Rev & Mrs Kurt Hansen Ms Karen & Mr George Hansen Mr David & Mrs Jill Justin Ms Helen R & Mr Thomas D Kerf Mr Thomas B & Ms Lynne Martin-Erickson Mr & Mrs Marvin Miller Dr Roald A & Mrs Ruth Nelson Rev Dr Leo H & Mrs Linda Patterson Mrs Jean Peterson Rev Alfred E & Mrs Myrna Putz Mr Daniel & Mrs Barbara Martin Rank Ms Carol & Dr Clifford Rask Mr John Rausch Ms Kristine & Mr Philip Roe Ms Rebecca Singer Mr Arlyn A & Mrs Joanne Solberg Rev David & Mrs Diane Solberg Ms Suzanne Torkelson Ms Lucy J Wall Annual Gift Under $500 - $999 Mr John E & Ms Deborah Franke

Ms Gretchen Hallerberg & Dr J Walton Tomford Rev Steve & Mrs Julie Herder Mr Michael Kellogg Rev Ray & Ms Debra Legania Rev Donald Wayne Lemke Mr Kevin & Ms Mini Locke Mr Chris Narum Mr Nathan Oppedahl Dr & Mrs John Schmeling Mrs Janice Schumacher Rev Michael & Mrs Kathe Sherer Ms Laura Thalacker & Mr Kyle Iboshi Rev Larry & Mrs Lois Trachte Mr William A & Mrs Barbara Weiblen Annual Gift Under $499 Anonymous Donor Mr Thomas & Ms Kristina Aberle Ms Peggy & Mr Fred Adkins Ms Carol Rausch Albright & Dr John Albright Rev Ginger Anderson-Larson & Rev Keith Larson Rev & Mrs Mark J Asleson Rev Alyssa Augustson Mr Lawrence & Ms Joann Baietti Dr James & Mrs Judith Bailey Rev Kyle & Mrs Alexandra Barton Rev Ronald G & Ms Judy Beckman Rev Dr & Mrs Donald K Bentz Ms Louise Benz Mr Kevin & Ms Candice Benz Mr Harold & Ms Rosa Benz Ms June & Mr Tim Berntgen Mrs Judith Berry Rev & Mrs Eric A Biedermann Mrs Dwight Boe Mr Roger Boettcher Mr Stephen & Ms Janet Boss Rev Richard & Mrs Sherry Buchsteiner Ms Cindy Bye Dr & Mrs Roy W Carroll Ms Joan Chaplin Ms Frieda Chyn Mr Jim & Ms Jean Clune Ms Cindy Cunningham Rev Dr Sandra Daily Ms Kristin Davenport Ms Joan Davis Rev Roger Dennis Rev Nathan P & Mrs Naomi Doerr Mr Jon & Ms Kristine Dohrmann Rev Stanley J & Mrs Janis Eckermann Dr Thom & Sally Edgar Rev Howard N & Mrs Nanette Ellis Rev & Mrs Marcus G Engelhardt Rev Christine & Mr Gary Engstrom Mr Rasmus & Ms Marian Erdal Rev Matthew L & Mrs Karen Ernst Mr Donald & Ms Nancy Evans

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Mr Mark Everist Ms Julia Faber Dr & Mrs Roger W Fjeld Mr Horst & Ms Margaret Foerster Ms Patricia Fossen Mr Franc & Ms Sally Freeman Rev Dr Ann Fritschel Ms Ruth Fruehling Ms Sally Fuller Geneva D Bahr & Geraldine W Bahr-Lambert Char Ms Sandra Glass Mr Milbern Goetz Rev Myron & Mrs Florence Grams Ms Marcia Green Rev & Mrs Albert J Guetzlaff Ms Wilma Gullickson Mrs Shirley Gutknecht Mr Gerry & Ms Susan Haan Mr Curtis & Ms Carmen Hagge Rev Laura & Mr Tim Hall Rev George L & Mrs Janet Hanusa Mr & Ms Hausauer Ms Juliet Heimberg Mrs Carol Hemken Rev Frederick W & Mrs Raylene Henkelmann Mr Edward & Ms Lois Hiller Ms Mary Holland Mr Victor & Ms Lois Hoops Rev Jeff D Jacobs Mrs Dody Johnson Ms Nancy Johnson Ms Jean Johnson Ms Martha Johnson Ms Jessica Kaushansky Mr Wayne & Ms Laurel Kayl Rev Sara & Mr Brian Kayser Mr Lyle W Kirmis Ms Jennifer & Mr Jay Klagge Mr Bruce & Ms Judy Kolacny Mr Steve & Ms Paulette Kutschat Rev Marilyn Larsen Mr & Mrs William Larsen Ms Jean Larson Ms Judith Larson Rev Robert F Lehmann Rev Ronald E & Mrs Carol Mach Mr Zach Manzella Rev Christina & Mr Russell Martin Rev Stephanie McCarthy & Rev Seth Novak Rev Elizabeth McHan Ms Myrtle Meissner Rev Dr Nelson & Mrs Shirley Meyer Rev Jennifer Micheal Rev Brian & Ms Karen Middleswarth Mr Robert & Ms Doris Miller Ms Amy Lynn & Mr Bill Morris Rev Marvin P & Mrs June Mueller Rev & Mrs Duane J Nelson

Rev Dr Craig L & Mrs Cathy Nessan Ms Violet & Mr George Niedermayr t Rev Clayton C & Mrs Lila Nietfeld Ms Ruth Olson Rev Dr Stanley & Mrs Nancy Olson Rev & Mrs John W Orwig Rev J Elliott & Mrs Kathryn Pancoast Rev Dr Winston & Dr May Persaud Ms Carmen Peter Mr Jeffrey & Ms Carol Peters Mr Doniver & Ms Arlen Peterson Rev & Mrs Paul D Pfeffer Dr Janet & Rev Frank Philipp Mr Steven & Ms Marilyn Pieart Rev D Lothar & Mrs Carolyne Pietz Rev Sally & Mr Ralph Ponfick Rev Megan & Mr Erik Preston Mr Richard Purinton Mr L Fraser & Ms F Lynn Rasmussen Ms Dorothy Refsell Ms Jenness & Mr Gary Richardson Mr Dennis & Ms Shirley Richlen Ms Angela Rieck-Hinz Ms Carol Ann Rieser Rev Curtis Rohland Rev & Mrs Robert Rosenberg Ms Judith Ryan Mr Randy & Ms Dana Sanders Rev Dr Gwen Sayler Rev Roland & Mrs Barbara Schaedig Rev Patricia & Mr William Schutz Ms Dorothy Shaeffer Ms Hilaria Shikongo Mr James Stolte Mr Thomas & Ms Karen Stott Rev Barbara Stroud-Borth Rev William & Mrs Marilyn Thalacker Rev Paul & Rev Kelsie Theiss Mrs Mildred & Mr Adalbert Toepel Jr Deacon Terese & Mr Stephen TouVelle Ms Faith & Mr Don Trapp Ms Margaret E Unger Mr Steven & Mrs Carol Unger Ms Myrtle & Mr Thomas Van Der Bloemen Rev Dale & Ms Kelly Vlastnik Mr Fritz & Ms Karen Voss Rev Philip Wangberg & Rev Patricia Holman Ms Doreen White Lockwood Ms Barb Widlund & Mr Bob Rhinehart Mr Mike & Ms Dorinda Wilhelm Mr Andy & Ms Julie Willenborg Mr Terry & Ms Charlotte Willert Mrs Janna & Mr Douglas Williams Ms Dee Ann Wilson Rev Karl Wolf Rev Dale A & Mrs Beckie Ziemer

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Wartburg Seminary Annual Fund

This fund provides annual support that is critical to our continued financial strength, flexibility and sustainability. The entire Wartburg Seminary community is grateful to the Wartburg Seminary Annual Fund donors below for their extraordinary support and for truly making everything we do here possible! A cross (t) is used to indicate the person has died within the year. Your continued support of this fund empowers our mission by providing for:

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Every Gift. Every Year. Forming Leaders for God’s Mission.

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Scholarships for students (in addition to those from the endowment) Support to keep tuition costs low Excellent faculty and staff Library and classroom resources Well-maintained campus facilities

Schroeder-Smith Scholarship Fund Mr Ronald E & Mrs Karen A Shade Dorothy Simon Trust Rev Christine & Mr Daryl Stienstra Henry Treede Designated Fund Mr Richard & Ms Marge Zimmerman

President’s Circle Annual Gift of $25,000 or more Rev Bruce & Mrs Sherrill Hanstedt Mrs Helen Pagel Steward Annual Gift of 10,000-$24,999 Dr James & Mrs Judith Bailey Rev Thomas T & Mrs Joan Baumgardner Mr Steven Benz & Ms Lynne D Sherburne-Benz Rev Dr Stephen & Ms Leslie Cornils Rev Kathryn Franzenburg & Dr William Davis Fred & Esther Ehlke Endowment Fund Mr David L & Mrs Joyce Horstmann Dr Phillip & Ms Sharron Knox Rev & Mrs Ivan E Larsen Rev Dr Winston & Dr May Persaud William A & Mary V Poovey Estate Mr Daniel & Mrs Barbara Martin Rank Mr Alan & Mrs Marilyn Sorenson Mr Fred Steinhauer Rev Arthur V & Ms Donna M Wood Rev Mark & Rev Margaret Yackel-Juleen Partner Annual Gift of $5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous Rev David H & Mrs Ruth Assmus Mr John & Ms Jennifer Augustine Mr Neil & Ms Karen Bogenschneider Mr Timothy J Conlon Rev Dr Ann Fritschel Mrs Elsie Gilbertson Rev Louise Johnson Mr Harold & Mrs Grace Kurtz Rev Dr Nelson & Mrs Shirley Meyer Ms Jane M Mundschenk Mr Daniel & Ms Peg Musil Rev Dr Stanley & Mrs Nancy Olson Mrs Irene Paape Ms Carol & Dr Clifford Rask Mr Bob & Ms Kaye Reiman Rev Dr Thomas Schattauer & Dr Paula Carlson Rev Dr Robert E & Mrs Karen Schlortt Jr

Founder Annual Gift of $2,500-$4,999 Rev Terrie Rae & Mr Chris Anderson Rev Ginger Anderson-Larson & Rev Keith Larson Mr & Mrs Bernard D Behrends Mrs Dorothea Berke Mrs Judith Cherwinka Mr Paul Erbes Flomar Thanksgiving Fund Ms Barbara Fritschel Rev Donald Graham Burt Divinity Scholarship The Erwin and Isla Herdahl Fund Dr Robert & Mrs Mildred Herder Rev Judith L & Mr Terry Huseth Dr Ralph Jung Mr & Mrs Charles Klawitter Rev Herb & Mrs Anne Knudten Jr Rev Ronald G & Mrs Mary Ellen Koplitz Mr Zachary A & Ms Kristin Larson Mr Conrad & Ms Marlene Lundsgaard Rev Rodney Nordby & Ms Nancy Anderson Dr Daniel L Olson Dr & Mrs John Schmeling The Eleanore M Solberg Fund Mr & Mrs Duane F Stokebrand Rev William R & Mrs Carol Straka Lola Wickler Estate Member Annual Gift of $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous (6) Rev Kenneth H & Mrs Lois Ahntholz Rev Richard & Mrs Lois Andersen Rev Raymond & Mrs Sandy Anderson Rev Victor A & Mrs Marian Baderschneider Mr Ray E & Ms Martha Bailey Mr James & Ms Helen Ruth Barrett Rev Bruce A & Mrs Andrea Bergquist

Ms Bernadean Bichel Rev Philip Borleske Mrs Dorothy Bowen Rev Stephen P & Ms Susan Brackett Mr Joel H & Ms Carol Bradtke Rev & Mrs Richard D Bremer Rev Dean & Mrs Kari Brockmeier Bishop Michael & Ms Diane Burk Calvary Lutheran Church, Green Bay, Wisconsin Rev Michael D & Ms Tammy Carlson Mr Paul & Ms VeeAnn Cartwright Rev Margaret Casper Christ Lutheran Church, Arcadia, Wisconsin Christ Lutheran Church, Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Christ Lutheran Church, Sedona, Arizona Mr Bruce & Ms Bev Conway Ms Linda W & Mr Lawrence C Davis Rev Judy & Rev James Deckert Rev Christopher & Rev Allison deForest Rev Dr Andrea DeGroot-Nesdahl Rev & Mrs Tom M Dettmer Dr Dennis & Ms Karen Dickman Ms Rita & Mr David Dudley Mr George & Mrs Elizabeth Egge Chaplain Col Timothy & Col Jan Faulk Eggleston Rev Howard N & Mrs Nanette Ellis Epiphany Lutheran Church, Carbondale, Illinois Mr Gordon & Mrs Jean Epping Rev Duane R Everson Faith Lutheran Church, Odebolt, Iowa Faith Lutheran Church, Eldridge, Iowa Mr Carroll & Ms Carol Ferguson First English Lutheran Church Foundation, Peoria, Illinois Dr & Mrs Roger W Fjeld Fred & Ada Folkers Endowment Fund Ms Janet Follstaedt Rev Arno L Frerichs & Ms Sarah Rogers Rev Susan & Mr Norman Friedrich Bishop Mary & Rev John Froiland Rev Kathy Gerking & Mr Andy Johnson Mr Dennis & Ms Sandra Giere Rev Dr Samuel Giere & Rev Amy Current Mr Gerald D Gieseke

We are grateful to all our alumni and friends for their ongoing generosity and support. If there is an omission or error,

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Iowa City, Iowa Rev Delmar L Goetz Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Peshtigo, Wisconsin Rev G Mark & Ms Heather Griffith Mr Filmore & Ms Darlene Gustafson Mr Paul & Ms Marilyn Ann Halvor Rev Curtis & Mrs Susan Hanson Mr Harlan & Ms Barb Hanson Rev George L & Mrs Janet Hanusa Rev Joan Haug Rev Ray & Mrs Janice Heilener Mr Donald & Ms JoAnne Heltner Rev & Mrs Larry Henning Rev Jennifer & Mr Jerry Henry Rev Paul & Ms Nancy Heykes Rev Julie Higgs Ms Beverly Hildebrandt Mr Philip & Ms Carole Hofstad Rev Duane L & Mrs Marcia Holst Dr David & Ms Jacqueline Jacox Mr & Mrs John Jarvis Dr Bonnie Hagedorn Jensen Mr Douglas & Ms Anita Johnson Rev Joshua & Deacon Shannon Johnson Dr Rene & Rev Phil Johnson Rev Jane & Dr Presley Johnston Mr Ronald & Ms Barbara Jones Rev Sandra K & Bishop Ralph E Jones The Michael Kalan Memorial Fund Rev Barbara J Knutson Dr Alvin B & Ms Carol Koeneman Mr Steven & Ms Brenda Koenig Mr Marvin & Mrs Lynn Koester Rev Tim & Ms Shelli Koester Rev Barbara Kopperud & Mr James Borden Rev Herbert F & Mrs Barbara Lammert Rev Judd Larson & Rev Dr April Ulring Larson Rev & Mrs William O Lawson t Mrs Jane Lechner Ms Sally & Mr Glen Lee Mr Thomas & Ms Sharon Leesman Rev Sylvia & Rev Chris Lee-Thompson Rev Ray & Ms Debra Legania Rev Robert F Lehmann

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Mr David Lensch Mr John A & Mrs LaVonne M Leonard Rev Thomas F Loftus Love of Christ Lutheran Church, Weslaco, Texas Lutheran Student Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Rev Paul & Mrs Dixie Matthias Rev Nancy McClurg Rev Paul & Mrs Lorie Meeker Mr James & Mrs Connie Mohn Mrs Rosalyn Mommsen Mr & Mrs David Moore Mr J Duane & Mrs Audrey Mortensen Mr J Howard & Mrs Fran Mueller Bishop Mark & Mrs Janice Narum Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, Iowa Rev Dr Craig L & Mrs Cathy Nessan Rev Christian & Mrs Kristin Nisonger Mr Allen Nordsiden Rev Brian & Ms Sena Norsman Northern Illinois Synod - ELCA Rev Mark & Ms Linda Nygard Rev Peggy Ogden-Howe & Mr Henry Howe Mr David & Mrs Larayne Olson Dr Kent & Mrs Linda Olson Dr & Mrs Karl A Otto Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Waterloo, Iowa Rev J Elliott & Mrs Kathryn Pancoast Rev Robert & Mrs Leda Patrick Mr Alexander C Persaud Rev Terry L Peterson Dr Ralph W Quere Rev & Mrs James E Reents Rev Richard & Mrs Catherine Rehfeldt Rev Karen Ressel Ms Rachel Riensche Rev Jan & Dr Steven Rippentrop Rev Dr Marvin L & Mrs Shirley Roloff Mrs Jean Rothfusz Rev Russell & Mrs Jane Rudolf Mr Charles E & Mrs Kathy Safris Rev Roland & Ms Barbara Schaedig Mr Edwin L & Ms E Lorraine Scharlau Rev Dr Edwin Schick Ms Sharleen Schlueter Rev Curtis C & Dr Jean Schneider Rev Carl H & Mrs Dianne Schoss Mr David & Ms Betty Schroeder Mr Russell & Ms Mary Schuchmann Mr Steven & Ms Rosslyn Schultz Rev Alton W & Mrs Mary Ruth Schwandt Mr Thomas & Ms Julie Seidelmann Rev Sonja Selboe Rev Patricia Shaw Rev Michael & Mrs Kathe Sherer Dr Lynn C Smith Col Louis & Mrs Susan Soon Shim Rev Harris & Mrs Carol Sonnenberg St John Lutheran Church, Sumner, Iowa St Johns Lutheran Church, Dubuque, Iowa

St Johns Lutheran of Rock Township, Osage, Iowa St Pauls Lutheran Church, Aurora, Iowa St Peter Lutheran Church, Dubuque, Iowa Rev Dirk & Ms Sarah Stadtlander Rev & Mrs Gerald Staehling Mr Marcus & Mrs Marsha Streng Mr Chuck Stroup The Struve Foundation Ms Patricia & Dr Craig Tillman Ms LaRayne Topp Mrs Carol Trapp Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason City, Iowa Rev Dr Troy & Mrs Maria Troftgruben Dr Lee & Mrs Margaret Tyne Bishop Steven & Ms Ruth Ullestad Dr Robert & Mrs Sally Vogel Rev Craig & Mrs Lorna Wagner Ms Lucy J Wall Ronald R & Janice R Walter Living Legacy Fund Rev Jeanne Warner Wartburg Seminary Endowment Fund Rev Jack & Mrs Val Way Mr William A & Mrs Barbara Weiblen Dr Gilbert & Mrs Mary Wessel Bishop Shelley R Wickstrom Rev Kendra Wilde & Dr Ben Spiger Rev Dr Gary A & Mrs Karen Wilkerson Rev Robert & Ms Laurie Wilkinson Rev William Wittig Rev & Mrs Lloyd F Ziebarth Supporter Annual Gift of $500-$999 Anonymous Rev Elizabeth Flygstad Albertson Mr C W & Mrs Sandy Antholz Rev Kerry & Ms Karen Aucker Rev Tammy & Mr Randy Barthels Rev Norman & Ms Carol Bauer Rev Karen M R & Mr David H R Behling Mr Marvin Behrens Ms June & Mr Tim Berntgen Rev Andy Berry Rev & Mrs Eric A Biedermann Rev Sharon & Mr Greg Bockelman Rev Norman & Mrs Kathryn Braatz Rev David & Rev Gwen Brandfass Rev Gail Brodersen-Heins Rev Harold H Brokering Dr Durwood & Mrs Dona Buchheim Rev Martha Butzier Rev Dr James & Mrs Karen Carr Rev Deborah Cote Rev Brenda Crossfield Rev Daryl D & Mrs Gwen M Daugs Rev Oliver F & Mrs Rosalia Dewald Rev Darin Easler & Rev Bradley Schmeling Rev JoAnn & Mr John Fabie Mr Galen & Ms Sandra Fick Rev Victoria & Mr David Fink Dr Nathan & Ms Diane Frambach Rev Kirsten Frantsvog Mr Arnold Fredriksen

Mrs Constance Fuchs Rev Lee & Rev Dena Gable Rev Kenneth W & Mrs Barbara Gamb Rev Carl W Glamm Rev Jerome G & Mrs Jane Godson Rev & Mrs Calvin Goerdel Mr Dale & Mrs Susan Goodman Mr David & Ms Jayne Goos Mr William & Ms Deborah Granger Rev Glen H & Mrs Shirley Gronlund Rev Laura & Mr Tim Hall Rev & Mrs Jeffrey Hansen Mr Stephen & Ms Virginia Haterius Rev Dick L & Mrs Sue Hendrickson Rev Bennett J & Mrs Patricia Henrikson Rev Eimo Eldon & Mrs Patricia Hinrichs Rev Karen Hofstad Rev Vernon Holmes Ivan F & Deloris M Hunter Endowment Fund Rev William Dean & Ms Melzee Jacobson Rev & Mrs Harvey J Jaeger Rev Richard P & Mrs Joyce Jebsen Mrs Irene Jecklin Rev Roy & Mrs Helen Jeremiah Mr Eugene & Ms Sharon Jorandby Mr Bernard Juday Rev William L & Mrs Brenda Jurgens Rev & Mrs Theodore P Kalkwarf Rev Michelle Kanzaki Rev & Mrs Robert M Keller Rev John E & Mrs Doris Keller Rev Dr Kathryn Kleinhans & Rev Alan Schulz Ms Kathryn Koob Rev Amanda Kossow Rev & Mrs D Ray Kraemer Rev Galen E & Rev Helen Beth Kuhens Rev Neil S & Mrs Rose Kvern Rev Ervin P Langholz Mrs Hanna M Langholz Rev & Mrs David N Larson Rev Donald R & Mrs Ruth Legacie Rev Janet & Mr Dan Lepp Mr Paul Lewis Rev Joel & Mrs Margaret Ley Mr Richard & Mrs Joyce Lohr Rev Robin Luckey & Mr Michael Kates Dr & Mrs Charles P Lutz Rev Dr Charles H & Mrs Pauline Maahs Ms Cathy Maasdam Ms Macel Magnussen Rev Christina & Mr Russell Martin Mr Thomas B & Ms Lynne Martin-Erickson Rev & Mrs Robert F McCoy Rev Elizabeth McHan Mrs Sherrill Mesecher Rev & Mrs Lloyd L Miller Rev Dr Lyle & Mrs Sonja Miller Rev Walter & Mrs Mary Miller Rev Ronald D & Rev Andrea Myers Rev David & Ms Mary Nelsestuen Rev Mark J Nelson Rev Jon & Ms Christina Nelson Rev Roy & Ms Jean Nelson Rev Ethyl Mae Nelson

Rev Stephen L & Rev Alicia Nierman Rev Mark & Mrs Nancy Oehlert Mrs Alice Ohlrogge Rev Erik Olson Rev David Ethan Olson Rev Barbara Otten Rev Lisa Parker & Mr Rod Hanze Rev Anna Peck Rev Robert E & Mrs Joyce Pestal Dr Earl Peters Mrs Jean Peterson Dr Janet & Rev Frank Philipp Rev Dr Mark W & Mrs Lesley Pries Rev Barbara Rapp Dr Susan & Dr Walter Rehwaldt Ms Tecla Sund Reklau & Mr Fred Reklau Rev Bryan & Ms Shelli Rice Mr William & Mrs Erma Richter Ms Jean & Mr Gary Rieniets Rev Fred & Ms Kris Rilling Rev Dr Richard W Rouse & Ms Beth Lewis Rev James & Ms Terra Rowe Ms Ann Rundquist Rev Arlyn & Ms Sarah Rusche Dr Allan H & Mrs Erline S Sager Rev Dr Gwen Sayler Rev Paul Schairer Rev Merlin & Ms Jill Schlichting Rev & Mrs Reuben G Schnaidt Rev & Mrs Richard Schroeder Rev & Mrs John P Sersland Rev Joel A & Mrs Mary Sherer Rev Zachariah & Rev Emily Shipman Rev Renee & Rev Jonathan Splichal Larson Rev Nord Swanstrom Rev & Mrs Stephen Talmage Mr Jon & Ms Gloria Tehven Rev Neil R & Mrs Edith Thompson Rev & Mrs Luther Thoresen Rev Larry & Mrs Lois Trachte Mr Richard Trapp Mr Jimmy & Ms Charlene Turner Mr Brian & Ms Jane Turner Rev Erika & Mr Russ Uthe Rev & Mrs Stephen Van Gilder Rev Howard D & Mrs Marcia Vrankin Mr R H & Mrs Donna Wahlert Ms Betty Warber Rev Cindy Warmbier-Meyer & Mr Michael Meyer Mr Darrell & Ms Barb Weltzin Rev Norman G & Mrs Myrna Wente Rev Mary Wiggins Mr Andy & Ms Julie Willenborg Rev Dr Ritva Williams Rev Janet Peele Wold & Mr Alan R Wold Rev John A & Mrs Dee Wollenzien Rev William & Mrs Karen Wrieden Jr Rev Edgar A & Mrs Verona Zelle Ms Charlene Zimmerman

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A Summer of Travel and Reflection The Eva Leo Project by: Professor Craig Nessan During the summer I was able to travel to Germany and had four varied experiences that connect to our life together at Wartburg Theological Seminary.

First, I met with an art historian, Dr. Anne Kehrbaum, in Hannover, who works with certain congregations that are designated as Culture-Churches.

These churches place special emphasis on reaching out to the wider community by creative sharing of the arts. In this regard, I originally met Dr. Kehrbaum due to her interest in the artwork of Eva Leo. You might know Eva Leo best as the artist who crafted the marvelous copper doors that adorn WTS. Lesser known is the story that Eva’s first artwork mainly involved communion ware that she designed and created for use by churches in Germany, many pieces of which have been catalogued by Dr. Kehrbaum. What brought Eva to the U.S. was her relationship (and eventual marriage) with Pastor Paul Leo, whom she followed to the U.S. during the 1930s when he, as one of Jewish ancestry, was forced

to flee from Nazi persecution in Germany.

We are in the early planning stages of a research project to highlight the lives of Eva Leo, who became a German teacher (with whom I first studied German!) and Paul Leo, who became a Professor of New Testament at WTS. This project will include collecting high quality digital photos of Eva Leo’s art in the U.S. If you own or have access to pieces of Eva Leo art, please send photos, a description of the origin of the work, and your story related to Eva to me: cnessan@wartburgseminary.edu Second, I visited for the first time two major centers for diaconal ministry in Germany, Das Rauhe Haus founded by Johannes Wichern in Hamburg and the diaconal institutions at Bethel founded by Friedrich von Bodelschwingh. Prof. Beate Hofmann, Professor of Diaconal Science and Management at Bethel, was my guide for opening up these visits.

There are many insights from the diaconal work in Germany and Scandinavia that could enrich the renewal of the diaconate in the ELCA. Together with our historic WTS connec-

PROFESSOR CRIAG NESSAN WITH DR. KEHRBAUM IN ST. MARK CHURCH IN HANNOVER GERMANY. ST. MARK IS ONE OF THE “CULTURE-CHURCHES”.

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nating perspectives. The other was my participation in a research seminar on the topic of Luther and the Jews. This has been a major focus of my own ethical reflection on Luther’s legacy in preparation for the Reformation anniversary. One conclusion is that we need to expand our teaching and learning in congregations about Luther’s catastrophic writings against the Jews and invite opportunities for interfaith encounters around this piece of Lutheran tradition.

Fourth and finally, I was able to visit Zingst at the Baltic Sea, where Dietrich Bonhoeffer first led the Confessing Church seminary to prepare pastors for congregations in resistance to the Nazi regime. It was deeply meaningful to have this opportunity to remember and recall the program of theological education developed by Bonhoeffer to give these candidates deep spiritual and theological grounding for their church leadership in unimaginable circumstances.

tions to Diakonia in Neuendettelsau, founded by Wilhelm Loehe, we have many opportunities to broaden our imagination for the future of the deacon office in our context.

Third, I attended the Luther Congress in Wittenberg for its meeting during this 500th anniversary year of the Reformation. While connecting with colleagues and hearing well known scholars in Luther research was enriching, two particular encounters were especially significant. One morning I had the opportunity to participate in a seminar with colleagues from China who are exploring for the first time different dimensions of Luther’s theology and ethics in relation to their Chinese context. These were fasci-

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Wartburg Seminary Annual Fund Mr Dale & Ms Mary Bjerning Mr Paul Melvin Blobaum Rev Emil H & Mrs Carolyn R Blobaum Advocate Rev & Mrs Richard Block Annual Gift Under $499 Dr Karen L Bloomquist & Rev Jason & Ms Ivy Adams Rev William Strehlow Rev John & Mrs Mary Adix Rev Steve & Ms Gayle Blyth t Rev James & Mrs Marcia Adix Rev Kathy J Boadwine Mrs Eleanor Adix Mr Kevin & Mrs Deborah Boatright Rev Valerian Ahles & Rev Chris Iverson Rev & Mrs Albert A Bodaski Rev Benjamin & Rev Mara Ahles-Iverson Rev Peter & Mrs Betty Boe Mr Donald & Ms Florence Rose Ahrens Mrs Gwen Boeke Rev Keith & Mrs Beatrice Ainsley Ms Diana & Mr Gary Boettcher Ms Margaret Akins Rev & Mrs Stephen D Bohling Dr Javier Alanis Mr Thomas & Mrs Linda Boll Mr Gerhard J Albert Rev Daniel M & Ms Jan Bollerud Rev Douglas W & Mrs Jeannette Allen Ms Martha Bonte Rev John T & Mrs Marilyn Allen Rev August R & Mrs Fran Borchardt Rev Ivan Amman Rev Craig W & Rev Dennis Andersen Mrs Christine Rode Borchardt Ms Myrna Andersen Dr Paul Bosch Rev David W & Mrs Gloria M Anderson Mrs Marilyn Boschee Rev Denise & Dr Kevin Anderson Rev Minna & Mr Nathaniel Bothwell Rev Carrie Anderson Rev Steve & Ms Linda Bovendam Mr Wayne & Mrs Nancy Anderson Rev & Mrs Craig H Bowyer Rev Tammy S Anderson Ms Sandra L Braasch Mr Tim & Ms Mary Jane Anderson Rev Dr John R Braulick Rev Dr David K & Mrs Joyce Anderson Rev Robert R & Mrs Beverly Braun Rev David Andreae Rev Joshua & Ms Gail Brecht Rev Beverly Jo Arnold Mr & Mrs Mel Brekhus Dr Frederick G Asmussen Rev Susan R Briehl & Rev Martin Wells Rev Alyssa Augustson Mrs Ruth Briehl Rev Mary Lou Aune Rev Wade & Ms Christy Brinkopf Mr LaVerne Ausman Mr Gerald & Mrs Helen Brogley Rev John & Ms Kathryn Autio Ms Diane Brondyke Rev & Mrs Clarence H Baalson Rev Shawn Brooks & Chaplain Tami Groth Mr Harlin & Ms June Baden Rev Craig & Ms Katie Brown Rev & Mrs Paul Baehmann Pastor Phillip I Brown Mrs Dorothy Bahlmann Rev Jon Brudvig & Rev Barb Jones Mr Kevin & Ms Ann Bailey Rev Carl & Mrs Mary Kay Bruihler Rev Randall Baldwin Rev & Ms James W Brun Ms Lois & Mr Larry Balk Rev Louis F Brunner Mr Louis & Ms Pat Banitt Rev Richard & Mrs Sherry Buchsteiner Ms Mary Barton Ms Carol Bufton Rev Leon & Mrs Janet Bauer Rev & Mrs Roger L Buhr Rev & Mrs Bruce G Baum Rev & Mrs Paul F Bulgerin Rev Mary Kay Baum & Mr George Swamp Rev Brian & Rev Susan Burchfield Rev Dr Paul & Mrs Rae Bauman Rev Alan W Buresh & Ms Lynnelle Gabriel Mrs Becky & Rev George Bauman Rev Kathleen Burkheimer & Ms Lynne Baumhover Mr Gary B Puckett Rev Mark E & Mrs Judy Becker Rev Catherine A Burroughs Rev Richard C & Mrs Rose Beckman Mr Don & Ms Yan Burt Rev & Mrs Peter Beckstrand Mr Loren & Ms Carol Bush Rev & Mrs Robert Beckstrand Rev Harry C Carlson Rev La Verne C & Mrs Beverly A Beener Rev & Mrs James E Carlson Rev Myrin D & Mrs Audrey Bentz Ms Lillian Carlson Rev Dr & Mrs Donald K Bentz Rev Jeanell Carlson-Bjorkman Mr & Mrs Louis D Bentzinger Rev James Jay Carstensen Rev Jeffery & Ms Ashley Bergeron Rev Alan & Mrs Kellee Casillas Rev Sandy Berg-Holte & Mr Jim Holte Ms Beth Nelson Chase & Mr John Chase Rev Elwin Bergstraesser & Rev James & Mrs Judith Ann Cherry Rev Evelyn Phillips Mr Earl & Ms Dorothy Wolf Chesley Rev Timothy & Mr & Mrs L D Chisholm Rev Laurel Halvorson Bernard Mr Keith Christensen & Rev Robert C & Mrs Joanne C Berndt Mrs Dawn Deines-Christensen Mr Steven & Ms Rita Berry Mr Dale Christensen Mr Ted & Ms Marlene Bey Mr Ronald & Mrs Beverly Christensen Rev Eric W & Mrs Nancy Biedermann Rev David Christianson Mr & Mrs Donald Biermann Dr & Mrs Myrvin Christopherson Rev Vernon D & Mrs Karen Bigalk Rev Katie & Mr Anthony Chullino Rev Marcus & Ms Kristen Bigott Rev Karen Church & Mr George J Rohrer Rev & Mrs Willfred F Bigott Page 28 | LifeTogether + Annual Report of Appreciation Continued from pg 25

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Rev Wayne & Ms Irmgard Ellingson Mr & Mrs James B Ellison Rev & Mrs Leonard B Ellison Rev Caroline E Engelbrecht Dr Douglas & Mrs Beverly England Rev Christine & Mr Gary Engstrom Mr John & Mrs Kathleen Erickson Rev Gary J & Mrs Patricia Erickson Mrs Marilyn Erling Rev Matthew L & Mrs Karen Ernst Rev Gorden R & Mrs Rikka Estenson Rev Carl R & Mrs Elsie Evenson Mr John H & Mrs Marjorie Everts Rev Terry R & Mrs Judith A Exner Rev Donald Fallon Mr Mark Farnan Mrs Marge Felderman Rev Joaquin & Mrs Elba Figueroa Mr Robert Fischer Rev Kelli & Rev Robert Fisher Mr Wilbur & Dr Marilyn Flachman Rev & Mrs Gerald M Flathman Rev Dr Cheryl & Mr Paul Fleckenstein Mr Robert & Ms Rosa Fleming Dr Evon O Flesberg & Mr Norman M Nelson Rev Paul Fohs & Rev Margo Pettersen Fohs Dr & Mrs Jerald L Folk Ms Linda & Mr Andrew Forray Rev John B & Mrs Ruth Foster Rev Ronald J Freimark Rev Brenda Frelsi Rev David & Ms Dawn Frerichs Rev & Mrs John E Friedli Mr Terry & Ms Paula Friedman Ms Lois Friedrich-Flugge Mrs Mae Fritschel Mr John & Mrs Lynn Fritschel Rev Fred Fritschel & Ms Carol Langner Rev Suzanne Froelich Rev Larry F & Mrs Roseann Froemming Rev Gary L & Mrs Nan Froseth Rev Dr James Fruehling Dr Richard & Ms Sandra Fruehling Ms Sally Fuller Rev Nelson W Gaetz Rev Jeffery Steven & Mrs Renae Gallen Rev Charles & Mrs Jill Galloway Mr Mark & Ms Grete Gamb Ms Joanne R Gammelin Mr & Mrs Wayne Garms Rev Gregory H & Dr Carol Gaskamp Rev & Mrs Eugene A Gauerke Mr Larry & Ms Joanne Gauper Rev Daniel & Ms Molly Gerrietts Rev Darrel W & Mrs Jeanette Gerrietts Mr Richard Geyman Ms Mary Ellyn Gibbs Rev Kenneth D Gibson Ms Dianne Seelman Gibson & Mr Keith Gibson Rev Larry J Giese Ms Susan K Giesecke Mr Alfred & Ms Carolyn Gigstad Rev & Mrs Charles E Gilmore Bishop Michael & Mrs Terrie Girlinghouse Rev Lorene & Mr John Glant Rev Don & Ms Betty Glanzer Rev Sarah Goettsch Mr Milbern Goetz Rev & Mrs Albert C Goldammer Rev Michael John Grabenstein

Rev Myron & Mrs Florence Grams Ms Peggy Granovsky Rev Dr Delbert Grauerholz Dr Stanley & Ms Mavis Graven Rev Erik Grayvold Rev James & Mrs Sue Greene Mr Jack Gregersen Rev Henry Grishkowsky Rev James R & Mrs Marsha Gronewold Rev Conrad W & Ms Corinne Grosenick Rev Clair Grube Ms E Jean Guenther Rev Conrad Guetzlaff Mr Robert & Ms Suzi Gulcher Mr Josh & Ms Lindsay Guyer Rev Elan Hacker Rev & Mrs Thomas R Hagen Rev David & Rev Lorna Halaas Rev LuRae & Mr Robert Hallstrom Rev & Mrs Richard L Halom Mr Ross Halvorson & Mr Kent Rooen Ms Carol Hamilton Rev & Mrs Roy Hammerling Rev Rhonda Hanisch Rev & Mrs John M Hanisch Rev Robert M & Mrs Carla Hannemann Mr Marvin & Mrs DeLaine Hannemann Mr Erhard Hannemann Rev & Mrs Gary L Hansen Rev & Mrs Daniel C Hansen Rev & Mrs Paul Hansen Ms Christina Hanson Rev Eric Hanson & Rev Carina Schiltz Rev Ronald K & Mrs Connie Hanson Ms Mavis Hanson Rev Ralph & Mrs Doris Hanusa Mr Rodney Hanze Rev Tamra & Mr Everett Harder Ms Julie Black Harder Rev Lynn & Ms Lorrie Hardy Rev & Mrs Marvin L Hartmann Rev & Mrs William C Hassel Rev Janice & Mr Dennis Hawley Ms Joan & Mr Michael Hazell Rev Gary D & Mrs Emily Heath Mr Tom & Mrs Nancy Heavey Rev Chad Hebrink Rev Walter G Hed Chaplain Col Stephen & Mrs LaVonne Heetland Rev & Mrs Horst Hehr Rev Raymond & Mrs Lynette Heidenson Rev Judy Heinrich Ms Christine Helmer Mrs Carol Hemken Mr Gary Herbig Ms Bernice Herder Dr Donald R & Ms Hollace Anne Hermansen Rev Gene H & Mrs Ruby Hermeier Rev & Mrs Robert Hildebrandt Rev Carter & Ms Kayla Hill Rev & Mrs James B Hilleson Rev Karin Himstedt Rev & Mrs Roger Hoffman Mr & Mrs Ronald Hoffman Mr Joel & Ms Heidi Hollingsworth Rev & Mrs Michael Holmes Rev David & Mrs Laura Holmquist Mr John R & Mrs Margaret B Horn Mrs Jack J Horner Rev Alice M Horton Mr Joseph & Ms Kathy Houzner

Rev Tanner Howard Mr Frederick A Hueners Rev & Mrs James Hughes Mr Timothy W & Ms Diane M Hughes Ms Diana & Mr Thomas Hulme Mr Gerald & Mrs Jean Hulslander Rev & Mrs Marvin O Huth Rev Dr Delvin D & Mrs Trudy Hutton Rev & Mrs Michael Ide Rev Jay Ilten Mrs Helen Imbrock Mr Tom Jack Rev Jeff D Jacobs Rev La Moine T & Mrs Mary Jacobs Rev Kathy J & Mr Jeff Jacobson Mrs Twila Jacobson Mr Brent & Mrs Dawn Jaeger Rev & Mrs Cyril A Jandrey Rev Kevin Jensen & Rev Carla Nelson Dr Paul T & Mrs Marilyn Jersild Mr Virgil Jobman Mr Darrell Jobman Rev Nicholas A & Mrs Judy Johannes Rev Graham Johnson Rev Timothy & Ms Erin Johnson Rev Dr Patricia E Johnson Ms Lisa Johnson Mr & Mrs Darold Johnson Rev Charles & Rev Renee Johnson Rev Mark & Mrs Pam Johnson Mr Kenneth & Ms Margaret Johnson Mr Donald & Mrs Emilee Johnson Rev & Mrs Dennis C Johnson Ms Marissa Johnson Ms Janine & Mr Dennis Johnson Ms Lora Lee Johnson-Berke & Rev Steven Berke Rev Timothy & Ms Sara Johnston Rev Brian & Ms Clare Jones Rev Samuel Kemp Jones & Mrs Ann Jones Rev & Mrs Thomas C Jones Mr Donald & Ms Truly Judisch Rev Paul & Mrs Nancy Judson Mr & Mrs Richard Juel Ms Marie Kallman Mrs Edna Kamper Rev & Mrs Roger G Kampstra Rev Jay & Kris Kamrath Rev David & Ms Theresa E Dixon Kappus Rev Randall & Ms Donna Kasch Mr Claude & Ms Franke Keefer Rev David Keesey-Berg Mr John & Ms Barbara Keller Rev & Mrs David J Keller Rev & Mrs John W Kelley Rev & Mrs Karl O Kessler Rev Sheryl & Rev Chris Kester-Beyer Ms Helen Kethan Rev Marvin Ketterling Rev & Mrs Danith Kilts Mrs Joyce King Rev Bonny Kinnunen Rev Ann N Klavano Mr Gerald Kleinfeld Rev Richard L & Mrs Kathleen Kling Rev Jean & Dr James Kloss Mr Roger & Mrs Kathleen Klosterman Rev & Mrs F Delmar Klover Rev Kathleen Shuck & Mr James Kluding Mr Loren & Ms Margaret Kniep Mr & Mrs Michael Knilans Rev Joshua & Ms Marti Knudsen

Mrs Roberta Koehler Rev Connie Matye Rev Shane & Ms Janelle Koepke Rev Daniel & Ms Carol Maurer Ms Kayleigh Koester Mr George A & Ms Marilyn Max Rev Roger W Koester Rev Stephanie McCarthy & Rev Seth Novak Rev Rudolph S & Mrs Dorothy Kolberg Rev Jane McChesney Ms Eileen Kopren Rev & Mrs Thomas McFarland Rev & Mrs Conrad O Krahling Mrs Irene McKenney Rev Scott Kramer & Dr Minjing Wu Mr Fred & Mrs Ardie Meeker Mr Terry & Ms Beth Kramer Mrs Gladys Mees Mr David & Mrs Linda Kramer Rev Carla Meier & Rev H Gaylon Barker Mr & Mrs Verlyn Kraxberger Rev Marino Melsted Rev Alfred & Mrs Kathy Krebs Rev DeAnn Patricia Meyer Rev & Mrs Robert Kreier Mrs Arlene Meyer Rev Neville & Ms Sue Kretzmann Mr Dave Meyer Mrs Tena Marie Kromrey Mrs Eleanor Meyer Rev George E & Mrs Phyllis C Krumrey Rev Steve Meysing Rev Ralph G & Ms Gayle Kuespert Rev & Mrs James I Mikkelson Rev Angela & Mr Michael Kutney Rev Curtis H & Mrs Sharyl Miller Rev & Mrs Carroll D Lang Rev Marilyn Miller Mr & Mrs Michael J Langum Rev Rick & Mrs Marlene Miller Rev Kristin & Rev John Largen Ms Cynthia Miller Mr Philip & Mrs Florence Larsen Rev Henrietta Milner Rev & Mrs Donald E Larson Dr & Mrs Melvin A Miritz Rev & Mrs Harold J Laursen Rev Mitzi & Mr Bud Miyamoto Rev Russ & Ms Susan Leeper Rev & Mrs Frederick J Moberg Rev Phil Leer Rev & Mrs Steve Scott Moberg Rev & Mrs Richard L Lehmann Rev Richard A Moe & Ms Barbara A Paff Mr Scott & Mrs Molly Leisinger Rev Sarah Moening & Dr Rodney Haug Rev James Leistikow & Ms Jan Nesse Rev Willis & Mrs Shirley Moerer Rev Mike Lemke & Dr Jon & Mrs Sandra Moline Rev Barbara Brunstein-Lemke Rev Eugene A & Mrs Gladys Moll Rev Paul A & Mrs Karen Leslie Rev Kathy Montira Rev Barry J & Ms Bobbie Levine Mr Ron & Ms Barbara Morris Chaplain & Mrs Martin F Lieber Rev Philip & Mrs Regina Mueller Rev Gary J & Mrs Jodee Liedtke Mr Norbert Mueller Mr R Daniel & Mrs Suzanne M Lienau Rev Russell W & Mrs Norma Mueller Rev J Elizabeth Liggett & Dr C E & Mrs Patricia Mueller Mr Derek W Grimmell Mr Wilfred & Ms Henrietta Mueller Rev Richard & Ms Dawn Likeness Rev George L & Mrs Dona Murphy Ms Jean Lincoln Rev Stacey J & Mr Doug Nalean-Carlson Ms Betty Lindholm Rev Julane & Mr Tim Nease Rev Neil R & Rev Nell Lindorff Rev Michael & Rev Katherine Neel Mrs Grace Link Rev Kristin M Neitzel Rev Linda & Mr Kurt Livingston Rev & Mrs Larry D Nelson Rev Natanael Lizarazo & Mr Donovan & Ms Kerri Nelson Rev Barbara Wangsness Rev & Mrs Albert G Nelson Rev Dr Martin & Ms Carrie Lohrmann Rev David Joshua & Mrs Beth Nelson Rev Ruth Ann Loughry Dr & Mrs Ronald G Nelson Rev Tera Lowe Rev Seth & Ms Jennifer Nelson Rev & Mrs Lee H Luebke Mr Richard & Mrs Charlotte Nelson Rev & Mrs Mark S Luepke Rev Gary Bryan Nelson Rev Danny & Ms Rebecca Luett Rev William J & Ms Beverly Nelson Rev David & Ms Stephanie Lund Mr Wes Nelson Rev Willard H Lund Mr Carl & Ms Leona Nelson Rev Karen A Lundwall Rev Ron & Mrs Loretta Nichols Dr Robert D & Mrs JoAnn Lynne Rev Paul Nicholson Mr Mark & Ms Judy Lyon Rev Dr Jeffrey & Ms Veronica Nicla Rev Mary Jo Maass Rev Ashley Nicolls Dr Paul Mahlberg Ms Madeleine Niemuth Mr Bill & Ms Wilma Mai ï‚…Mrs Madeleine Niemuth Rev Tim & Mrs Debra Malek Rev Lynn & Ms Jane Noel Rev Stephanie & Mr Justin Malin Rev Judy & Mr Larry Nuss Dr Donald W & Dr Judith Manthei Mr William & Mrs Nichi Nybeck Mr Zach Manzella Ms Lisamarie & Mr Bryan Odeen Mr & Mrs Richard D Mark Mr Bernard & Ms Glenda Ofstehage Rev Frank & Mrs Lola Marks Rev Daniel & Ms Sarah Ofstehage Rev Jealaine & Mr Chris Marple Rev Bob Ohnstad Rev Ralph H & Mrs Dorothy Marquardt Mr Robert & Mrs Dorothy Ohrlund Ms Diann Marten Rev Frederick & Mrs Margaret Ohsiek Mr & Mrs Willis Martinson Rev & Mrs Robert L Oleson Rev Michael W & Mrs Kathleen Massa Mr Duane Olivier Ms Amanda Matson Mr Tom & Ms Dixie Olmstead LifeTogether + Annual Report of Appreciation I Page 29

Rev Wayne R Olsen Rev Arthur R Olsen Rev Robert C Olsen Rev Phillip & Rev Ginny Olson Rev C Stephen & Ms Carol Olson Rev Carol Olson Rev Todd D & Ms Deanna Olson Rev Beth Olson & Rev Bob Gremmels Mr Peter & Ms Ashley Olson Rev & Mrs Erik Olson Mr & Mrs Edward Oltman Mr Pat & Ms Darlene O’Neill Rev & Mrs Ronald W Onnen Rev Thomas & Ms Gail Opoien Rev Andrew & Mrs Carolyn Oppedahl Mr Richard & Ms Diane Opperman Mr Matthew O’Rear Rev & Mrs Raymond E Orth Ms Norma L Otterson Rev Jack A & Mrs Kathy Ottoson Rev Richard W & Mrs Barbara Owens Rev Ingaborg Jo Oyan-Longbrake Rev Katie Pals Rev Gary & Rev Bev Rautenberg-Panko Rev & Mrs John B Pannkuk Jr Rev Jared & Ms Sarah Parker Rev Lynn R & Mrs Linda S Parsons Dr & Mrs Ronald A Pascale Rev Norman Paskowsky Rev Glenda & Mr Ralph Pearson Mr Alan & Mrs Pat Pearson Ms Lisa Peck Rev Michael & Ms Lisa Peck Rev & Mrs Raymon L Pedersen Rev Jon & Mrs Sonya Pedersen Rev David A & Mrs Karen Pederson Mr Sarswatee & Ms Ragoonandan Persaud Rev Carl W & Mrs Marlene Peters Rev & Mrs William J Peters Pastor A Pete & Mrs Kathy M Petersen Ms Carolyn Petersen Rev Chad & Ms Emily Peterson Rev Mary Ellen Peterson & Mr Joel Lindemann Rev Philip & Mrs Nancy Peterson Rev & Mrs Stephen R Peterson Rev Beth Hauser Peterson Rev Wayne & Mrs Irene Pfannkuch Rev & Mrs Paul D Pfeffer Mrs Ernest W Philippi Mr Owen Picton Rev Jim & Rev Juel Pierce Rev Roberta & Mr Chancy Pierce Rev & Mrs Keith Piller Rev Larry Pinnow & Ms Mary Markwardt Ms Kathleen Plamann Mr Donald Pliester Rev Kenneth Pohlmann Ms Ruth Ann Poppen Rev Scott & Mrs Katie Postlewait Mr Thomas & Ms Ellen Potterton Rev Jerold L & Mrs Margaret Preston Ms Mary Preston Rev Megan & Mr Erik Preston Rev & Mrs Dennis L Preston Rev Mike & Mrs Alecia Pretzer Rev Charles & Mrs Helen Probst Mr John Puotinen & Ms Janet Mangold Mr Richard Purinton Ms Rachael Puttbrese Rev Alfred E & Mrs Myrna Putz

Mr Brendan & Mrs Jeanne Quann Ms Shirley D Rademacher Dr Robert & Mrs Darlene Rademacher Rev Dr Mamy J & Ms Noelisoa Ranaivoson Rev & Mrs Howard F Rand Rev James Rasmus & Mrs Martha Stoune-Rasmus Mr Martin & Mrs Roxanne Rathje Sr Ruth Ellen Rebelein Rev Keith A & Mrs Jennifer Rediske Rev Megan Reedstrom Dr Jack F & Mrs Shirley Reents Rev Michael C & Ms Pira Mueller Rehak Rev Lin & Mr Walter Reichstadter Jr t Mr & Mrs Larry Reinert Mr Ethan Reisner Rev & Mrs Otto J Reitz Ms Marie H Reitz Mrs LaVerne Retzlaff Rev & Mrs Thomas W Reuss Mrs Leona Reyelts Mr & Mrs Dennis Rice Rev Aaron & Ms Sarah Richter Rev Donald F & Ms Wanda R Riechers Rev Marvin E & Mrs Beverly Robeck Rev Kristen & Mr Charles Rod Rev & Mrs Elias Rode Mrs Joyce Rohde Rev & Mrs J Douglas Rokke Dr & Mrs George Roleder Rev & Mrs Donald Rose Rev & Mrs Robert Rosenberg Rev Scott Roser & Ms Kara Whalen Mrs Lucille Rossbach Mr Curtis & Ms Ann Rotto Rev Kathryn & Mr Robert Roys Rev Edward A & Mrs Kathleen Ruen Rev Jeffrey & Rev Wendy Ruetten Rev Donna Runge Mr David & Ms Gay Rush Rev Steven & Mrs Sue Rye Rev Darrel Saathoff Rev Craig D Sagebiel Rev & Mrs Delbert Sailer Mrs Darlyce J Sandrock Rev & Mrs Richard P Sansgaard Rev Jonathan & Ms Karen Sansgaard Mr Frank & Ms Mary Scamman Rev Paul H & Mrs Eileen Schaedig Rev James A & Mrs Joni Schalkhauser Rev Ronald & Mrs Else Schardt Rev & Mrs Kenneth Schaub Ms Adeline M Schaubert Rev Linda & Mr Gary Schauer Mr Jack & Ms Marietta Schemmel Rev Franz Schemmel & Mrs Ann Hafften Mr Donald Schmidt Mr Jim Schmidt Ms Ida Schmitt Mr Jeffrey & Ms Kathleen Schmitz Mrs Maudie Schnaible Rev Roger W & Mrs Rosemary Schneider Dr Edward D & Mrs Nancy Schneider Mr Warren & Mrs Karen Scholten Rev Christine & Mr Steve Schoon Rev Steve & Mrs Kathleen Schou Mr & Mrs William G Schroeder Ms Judy & Mr Arthur Schroeder Rev Pamela Schroeder & Mr Brad Miller Rev Beth Schultz Byrnes & Mr Tyler Byrnes Ms Joan P Schurtz

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Rev & Mrs Thomas W Schwartz Rev Dr James & Mrs Beverly Schwarz Rev Dr Laura B Schwerin & Mr John Cimral Mr Herman Sealey Mr Leonard O & Mrs Doris Seegers Mr Harold Seibel Mr Howard & Mrs Betty Seigfreid Rev James Seim Rev Arhiana Shek Dr Dean & Ms Linda Sheller Rev David L Shelstad & Dr Lorri J Lobeck Rev & Mrs Charles F Sheppard Rev Peter L Sherven Mr William & Ms Deborah Shust Mrs Barbara & Mr David Simon Rev Nancy & Dr Gregg Simpson Rev Dan Sire Ms Arlene Siss Rev Kelli Skram & Mr Jeff Schacht Rev & Mrs Robert E Slade Ms Nancy Sleight Dr Cynthia Smith Rev Donald & Mrs Ruth Smith Rev & Mrs Richard W Smith Rev Corey & Ms Brandy Smith Ms Cynthia Smith Mr Timothy Snyder & Ms Lindsey Queener Mr & Mrs Rollie Solberg Rev Douglas F & Mrs Cynthia C Soley Rev Nancy & Rev Neal Solomonson Rev Karen & Rev George Sonray Rev John H & Mrs Sharon Sorenson Rev John David & Mrs Mona Sorenson Rev & Mrs Ronald D Spears Mr David & Ms Sharon Speckhard Dr & Mrs Larry Spomer Mr Robert & Ms Judie Stadtlander Rev Daniel L & Mrs Beth Stalker Ms Lois Stangeland Rev Lawrence & Charmaine Stappler Rev Donald R & Mrs Kathryn Staude Mr Richard & Ms Marie Steege Mrs Mary Ann Stegen Mr Fred Steinbach Rev Matt Steinhauer III Rev John & Mrs Sandy Stiles Rev & Mrs Virtus W Stoffregen Rev Scott & Ms Wendy Stolberg Mr & Mrs Wayne Stordahl Rev Jon & Ms Jerenna Strasman Rev Delvin & Ms Anita Strecker Mr Raymond E Stroh Rev Barbara Stroud-Borth Rev Norman W & Mrs Andrea Stubbendick Rev Wayne & Rev Carol Stumme Rev Lawrence & Mrs Eleanor Stumme Jr Rev Paul & Rev Laurie Stumme-Diers Rev Harlan & Mrs Barb Stutheit Mr Bengt Svensson Rev Randall A & Ms Sandra Swanson Rev Erick & Ms Kristi Swanson Rev Craig & Mrs Karen Swenson Ms Constance L Swenson Rev DeWayne & Ms Kathy Teig Ms Laura Thalacker & Mr Kyle Iboshi Rev & Mrs Kenneth D Thiele Rev David & Ms Catherine Tielbar Bishop Ray & Mrs Deborah Sue Tiemann Mr Delmar & Ms Alice Ann Timm Rev & Mrs Eugene Tjarks Rev Steven M & Mrs Susan Trandem

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Rev Casey & Rev Lucinda Zesch Rev Barbara & Mr John Ziah Mrs Arleen Ziemer Rev & Mrs Erik E Zingelman Mr James & Ms Karin Zuehls ELCA & Synod Support Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod Central States Synod Central/Southern IL Synod East Central Synod of Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ELCA Fund for Leaders in Mission Greater Milwaukee Synod La Crosse Area Synod Metropolitan Chicago Synod Nebraska Synod Northeastern Iowa Synod Northern Great Lakes Synod Northern Illinois Synod Northwest Synod of Wisconsin South-Central Synod of Wisconsin Southeastern Iowa Synod Southwestern Texas Synod Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod Western Iowa Synod Congregation & Congregational Group Support Annual Gifts of $10,000$24,999 First Lutheran Church, Lafayette, Louisiana Lord of Love Lutheran Church, Galena, Illinois St John Lutheran Church, Clarksville, Iowa St Johns Lutheran Church, Mendota, Illinois St Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport, Iowa Annual Gifts of $5,000-9,999 Grace Lutheran Church, Woodstock, Illinois Salem Lutheran Church, Spragueville, Iowa St Andrews Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, Minnesota St Olaf Lutheran Church Foundation, Fort Dodge, Iowa Annual Gifts of $2,500-$4,999 Emanuel Extended Ministry Fund, Strawberry Point, Iowa First Lutheran Church, Fairfield, Iowa One in Faith Parish, Arlington, Iowa St Marks Lutheran Church, Bloomfield, Nebraska Annual Gifts of $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous Calvary Lutheran Church, Green Bay, Wisconsin Christ Lutheran Church, Sedona, Arizona Christ Lutheran Church, Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Christ Lutheran Church, Arcadia, Wisconsin Epiphany Lutheran Church of Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois Faith Lutheran Church, Odebolt, Iowa Faith Lutheran Church, Eldridge, Iowa First English Lutheran Church Foundation, Peoria, Illinois First Lutheran Church Foundation, Janesville, Wisconsin

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Iowa City, Iowa Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Peshtigo, Wisconsin Love of Christ Lutheran Church, Weslaco, Texas Lutheran Student Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, Iowa Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Waterloo, Iowa St John Lutheran Church, Sumner, Iowa St Johns Lutheran Church, Dubuque, Iowa St Johns Lutheran Church, Grand Mound, Iowa St Johns Lutheran of Rock Township, Osage, Iowa St Pauls Lutheran Church, Aurora, Iowa St Peter Lutheran Church, Dubuque, Iowa St Stephen Lutheran Church Trust Fund, Wausau, Wisconsin Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason City, Iowa Zion Lutheran Church, Belvidere, Illinois Annual Gifts of $500-$999 American Lutheran Church, Belleville, Kansas Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Cherokee, Iowa Emanuel Lutheran Church, Dayton, Iowa First Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Baldwin, Wisconsin Love of Christ Lutheran Church, Mesa, Arizona Normanna Lutheran Church, Dunn Center, North Dakota Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Menasha, Wisconsin Our Savior Lutheran Church, Pinehurst, Idaho Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church, Scales Mound, Illinois St John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Carroll, Iowa St Johns Lutheran Church, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin St Lukes Lutheran Church, Waukesha, Wisconsin St Paul Lutheran Church, Hampton, Iowa St Paul Lutheran Church, Palmer, Iowa St Peters Lutheran Church, Marble Falls, Texas Trinity Lutheran Church, Bruning, Nebraska Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dysart, Iowa Annual Gifts under $499 Ascension Lutheran Church Foundation, Thousand Oaks, California Bethany Lutheran Church, West Branch, Iowa Bethany Lutheran Church, Brodhead, Wisconsin Bethel Lutheran Church, Madison, Wisconsin Christ Lutheran WELCA, Stockton, Illinois

Christ Lutheran WELCA, Sharon, Wisconsin Clear Creek Church, Keene, North Dakota Cluster Five WELCA, Andover, Iowa Elvira Zion Lutheran Church, Clinton, Iowa Faith Lutheran Church, Andover, Iowa First English Lutheran Church WELCA, Platteville, Wisconsin First Lutheran Church WELCA, Rugby, North Dakota Grace Lutheran Church, Cambridge, Wisconsin Grace Lutheran Church, Green Bay, Wisconsin Immanuel Lutheran Church, Minonk, Illinois Immanuel Lutheran Church WELCA, Compton, Illinois Keene First Lutheran Church, New Town, North Dakota Memorial Lutheran Church, Nevada, Iowa Moscow Lutheran Church, Austin, Minnesota Northeastern Iowa Synod WELCA, Decorah, Iowa Our Saviours Lutheran Church, Naperville, Illinois Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Redeemer Lutheran Church, Winter Park, Florida Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Townsend, Montana St Andrew Lutheran Church, Sully, Iowa St James Lutheran Church WELCA, Allison, Iowa St James Lutheran Church WELCA, Forreston, Illinois St John Lutheran Church, Pomeroy, Iowa St John Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa St John Lutheran Church, Brenham, Texas St John Lutheran Church WELCA, Sumner, Iowa St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jordan, Montana St Johns Lutheran Church, Le Mars, Iowa St Johns Lutheran Church, Des Moines, Iowa St Johns Lutheran Church, San Antonio, Texas St John’s Lutheran Investment Committee, Dundee, Iowa St Matthew Lutheran Church, Davenport, Iowa St Matthews Lutheran Church, Monticello, Iowa St Michaels WELCA, Hustisford, Wisconsin St Pauls Liberty Lutheran Church, Deerfield, Wisconsin St Pauls Lutheran Church, Volga, Iowa St Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin St Petri Lutheran Church, Story City, Iowa St Stephen Lutheran Church, Wausau, Wisconsin St Timothy Lutheran Church, Hudson, Iowa Trinity Lutheran Church, Loveland, Colorado Trinity Lutheran Church, Manlius, Illinois Zion American Lutheran Church WELCA, Wyoming, Iowa Zion Lutheran Church, Castalia, Iowa

Zion Lutheran Church, Hoople, North Dakota Zion Lutheran Church, Iowa City, Iowa Zion Lutheran Church, Kewanee, Illinois Zion Lutheran Church, Lewstown, Montana Zion Lutheran Church, Mohall, North Dakota Foundation & Business Partners Annual Gifts of $25,000 or More Immanuel Community Vision Foundation The Lilly Endowment Inc Lutheran Charitable Funding, Inc Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Annual Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999 American Trust & Savings Bank, Dubuque, Iowa Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque Kern Family Foundation Inc The Stewardship of Life Institute William Weidner Memorial Trust Annual Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Conlon Construction Co, Dubuque, Iowa Wabash Center for Teaching & Learning Annual Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 Esther & Carl Merklein Foundation Inc Franklin I & Irene List Saemann Foundation Olga Hart Education Foundation Annual Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499 American Express Employee Giving Program The Struve Foundation Annual Gifts of $500 to $999 Alliant Energy Foundation Inc IBM Matching Grants Program InFaith Community Foundation Klauer Manufacturing Company, Dubuque, Iowa Northwestern Mutual Life Ins, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Annual Gifts Under $499 Experienced Roofing, Dubuque, Iowa Geisler Brothers Company, Dubuque, Iowa Good Shop Jamex Inc, Lewisville, Texas Liberty Food Service, Storm Lake, Iowa Pfohl’s Inc, Dubuque Iowa Wells Fargo Foundation

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Faculty and Staff Updates PROFESSOR WINSTON PERSAUD, PROFESSOR OF SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY

Ms Susan Ebertz, Director of the Reu Memorial Library and Associate Professor of Bibliography & Academic Research, will be chairing an Association of Theological Schools Evaluation Team for reaccreditation of a theological school in California, Oct. 2-5.

I’m not sure we’re supposed to mention the school’s name.

Mr Paul Erbes, Vice President for Development, was awarded the “Certificate in Fund Raising Management” from the Lilly School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.

The CFRM represents the successful completion of a multi-year study centered on the best practices, research and ethics of assisting donors in the expression their generosity.

Rev Dr Martin Lohrmann, Assistant Professor of Lutheran Confessions & Heritage attended the International Luther Congress in

Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany.

He gave a short presentation on the subject “Stapulensis, Erasmus, and Luther: sola fide on the eve of Reformation.” His recent publications include an article on the meaning of “Christ Alone” in Living Lutheran (August 2017), two articles in the Dictionary of Luther and the Lutheran Traditions (Baker Academic, 2017) and an essay on the relationship between Lutherans and Seventh-day Adventists in Here We Stand: Luther, The Reformation, and Seventh-day Adventism (Pacific, 2017).

Dr. Lohrmann continues to speak on themes in Reformation history and their importance for faith today in a variety of church and academic settings.

Rev Dr Craig Nessan, Academic Dean and Professor of Contextual Theology and Ethics, Holder of William D. Streng Professor for the Education and Renewal of the Church, is author of the article entitled “Luther against the Jews: Repudiating a Reformation Legacy,” published in Tikkun, Summer 2017 issue and also published an article, “Liberation Theologies”, scheduled to appear in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of

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Religion. He participated in the working seminar on Luther’s early writings on the Jews at the Luther Congress held in Wittenberg, Germany, July 31-August 4, and was a presenter in the Northeastern Minnesota Synod at Hope Lutheran Church in Moose Lake, Minnesota on Friday, January 19, 2018 on the topic: Preaching Pastorally and Prophetically in an Era of Polarization and Messy Politics.

Rev Dr Winston Persaud, Professor of Systematic Theology and Holder of Kent S. Knutson and UELC Chair in Theology and Mission, and Director of the Center for Global Theologies, was the: preacher and presenter on L-RC Dialogue, U.S.A., St. Paul’s LC, Baraboo, WI (23 Oct 2016); theologian-in-residence, Mount Olivet LC, Minneapolis, MN (12-17 Nov. 2016); preacher/presenter, Global Sunday worship services, Bethany LC, Crystal Lake, IL (5 Feb. 2017); preacher/presenter on L-RC Dialogue, St. John’s LC, Mendota, IL (19 Feb. 2017); keynote speaker on, “Christian Witness in a Pluralistic World: CrossCultural Challenges,” Northern IL Synod Congregational Resource Event,

Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL (11 March 2017); presenter, Adult Ed. Forum, Our Savior’s LC, Rockford, IL (23 April 2017); workshop presenter on “Lutheran Living-A Life Rooted in Worship,” SEMN Synod Assembly, Rochester, MN (6 May 2017); preacher at service in which Kyle Barton was ordained, St. Matthew LC, Davenport, IA (3 June 2017); instructor in TEEM course, TM041W Sytematics I on campus (10-13 June 2017); preacher and teacher in three ELCG parishes— including the Week of Renewal, Redeemer LC, and ELCG Theological Intensive, Being Lutheran in the 21st Century: Hearing the Witness to the Gospel in Luther’s Hymns!—during his annual summer visit (15July-8Aug. 2017); presenter, Adult Forum, St. Paul LC, Davenport, IA (10 Sept. 2017); keynote speaker on, “Grounded in Christ for Witness in the World,” at

NWMN Synod Theology Conference for Ministry, Detroit Lakes, MN (17-19 Sept.

2017). He will give the lecture, “Texts and Contexts: A Personal Reflection on Formation for and by the LutheranRoman Catholic Dialogue, U.S.A.,” at the Event in Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, Loras College, 28 Sept. 2017.

Mr Timothy Snyder, Instructor of Practical Theology and Director of Educational Technology, will preach at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion, Iowa on October 29th, at the congregation’s celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation.

Rev Dr Troy Troftgruben, Assistant Professor of New Testament, published the facilitator’s guide for By Heart: Conversations with Martin Luther’s Small Catechism (Augsburg Fortress) and was one of the Bible study leaders for the ELCA Rostered Leaders’ Gathering in Atlanta. He has also participated this Fall in presenting on the Reformation and scripture studies at various congregations (Anamosa, Madison, Fort Dodge, Dubuque). He is currently working on a book project (Church Roots, with Fortress Press) designed as an introduction to the earliest church community in the New Testament.

Alumni Notes ‘51 Mrs Jane Lechner, wife of deceased alum Ludolph Lechner, died July 3, 2017.

‘64 Rev James Adix died August 4, 2017. He served First, Our Savior and St. Petri, Stephen/ Argyle, MN; Salem, Andrews, IA; Grace, Eau Claire, WI; Immanuel, Independence, IA; St. Mark’s, Olathe, KS and Our Savior’s, Cedar Rapids, IA. Jim was also a member of the Wartburg Seminary faculty for several years as Professor of Contextual Education and Director of Internship.

‘65 Rev Dr Leonard Carlson died July 1, 2017. He served Dovre & North Dovre, Osnabrock, ND; First, Ohio, IL; St. Paul, Pontiac, IL; Our Saviour’s, Chicago, IL and St. Luke, Olympia SC.

‘79 Rev Fred Krebs has accepted a call at St Paul, Mason TX. He previously served Prince of Peace, Austin, TX for nearly 20 years.

‘84 Rev Stephen Talmage has accepted a call at Love of Christ, Mesa, AZ. He previously served as Bishop at the Grand Canyon Synod.

‘92 Rev Anna M Peck retired May 31, 2017, which was also the 25th anniversary of her ordination. She spent all 25 years serving small town and rural congregations in the South Dakota Synod. In a “return to her roots” she now lives in Cedar Rapids, IA. ‘07 Rev Justin Wiese died October 2, 2007. He was serving St John, Norfolk, NE and a campus ministry nearby.

‘09 Mr Glenn Sauter, husband of Rev Vicki Sauter, died June 12, 2017.

‘10 Rev Kalen Barkholtz has accepted a call at Christ, Sharon, WI. Rev Thomas Dowling has accepted a call at Williams Bay, Williams Bay, WI. He previously served St. Johns Evangelical, Richland Center, WI. ‘13 Rev Joshua Brecht has accepted a call at Good Shepherd, Manchester, MO. He previously served Pilgrim, Lexington, SC. ‘17 Rev Rebecca Goche was ordained on July 29th, 2017. She has accepted a call as an Associate Pastor at English Lutheran Church in LaCrosse, WI.

Rev Amy Heinz was ordained on July 13th, 2017. She has accepted a call to Our Saviours Lutheran Church in Medford, WI and Trinity Lutheran Church in Unity, WI. Rev Reed Pedersen was ordained on the 29th of October 2017 and has accepted a call to serve Augustana Lutheran Church in Andover, IL. Rev Megan Preston was ordained July 8th, 2017.

Megan has accepted a call at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grove City, MN. Both Rev Kelsie Theiss and Rev Paul Theiss were ordained on July 15th, 2017 and have accepted calls to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bastrop, TX; Faith Lutheran Church in McDade, TX; and Grace Lutheran Church in Giddings, TX.

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