The Michigan District welcomed 6 pastoral candidates and 4 vicars to its roster this week.
On Tuesday, April 23, Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. (CSL) held two separate worship services for assignment of vicarage and internships and for call placements, respectively. Vicars assigned to the Michigan District are Joseph Bender (Our Savior, Lansing) and Dayton Dangel (Messiah, Clio). Candidates receiving their first placement in Michigan from CSL are Jonathan Dueker (Peace, Rogers City), Morgan Garrett (St. Mark, Flint), and Dante Pronsati (St. Peter, Macomb).
On Tuesday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 24, two separate worship services took place at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. (CTSFW) for assignment of vicarage and internships and for call placements, respectively. Vicars assigned to the Michigan District are Peter Candreva (St. Peter, Petersburg) and Jack Engelder (Zion, Kalamazoo). The following pastoral candidates received their first placement in the Michigan District: Jesse Greenhagen (Zion, Mt. Pleasant); Christian Mundorf (Lutheran Church of the Messiah, Saginaw); and Kaleb Yaeger (Trinity, Sturgis).
Please keep these students and their families in your prayers as they transition from seminary life into vicarage and full-time ministry.
Photos courtesy of CSL and CTSFW.