Sixteen Concordia Nebraska alumni receive calls and placements from LCMS seminaries
Seward, NE (06/04/2026) — Both seminaries of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) recently conducted their call day events, a service at which concluding students receive their first calls to ministry and second-year students receive their assignments for vicarages and deaconess internships. Sixteen Concordia University, Nebraska alumni received calls or placements at these events.
"As Concordia Nebraska is renewing our emphasis on church work preparation, this is a wonderful time to note the impactful contributions our graduates will make on behalf of the church," said Concordia Nebraska Professor of Theology Dr. Mark W. Meehl.
On Tuesday, April 28 and Wednesday, April 29, 2026, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne conducted its call day services, which included nine Concordia University, Nebraska alumni.
Vicarage Placements:
- Nathan Demlow '24, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Catonsville, Maryland
- Jonathan Landrey '23, Immanuel Evangelical Church, Terre Haute, Indiana
- Philip Norton '24, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Gresham, Oregon
- Norton also received the Concordia Publishing House Award for Writing on the Lutheran Confessions
- Brandon Streeks '24, Zion Lutheran Church, Decatur, Indiana
- Caleb Zeckzer '24, Messiah Lutheran Church, Danville, California
Pastoral Placements:
- James Gramzow '22, Emmaus Lutheran Church, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Gramzow was also named this year's outstanding student in Greek by the seminary
- Morgan Phillips '22, St. John Lutheran Church, Wagner, SD and Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairfax, South Dakota
- Carter Thorman '22, St. John's Lutheran Church, Ogallala, Nebraska
- Thorman was also named this year's outstanding student in Hebrew by the seminary. He was also given the Shepherd's Staff Award, a student-nominated honor presented to a fourth-year student who demonstrates outstanding pastoral care, faith and life. It is given to recognize a student for his exceptional service and dedication to the ministerial role.
Deaconess Placement:
- Julia Witt '23, Zion Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, Ohio
On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Concordia Seminary in St. Louis conducted its call day service, which included seven Concordia University, Nebraska alumni.
Vicarage Placements:
- Christopher Genszler '18, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Seymour, Indiana
- Daniel Hampton '08, New Biginnings Lutheran Church, Pacific, Missouri
- Zachary Johnson '20, Concordia Lutheran Church, Macungie, Pennsylvania
- Jacob Morse '24, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Iowa City, Iowa
Pastoral Placements:
- Jacob Anderson '22, Associate Pastor, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Wichita, Kansas
- Jacob Harding '20, Pastor, First Lutheran Church, Paola, Kansas
- Joshua Marlatt '22, Associate Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, Belleville, Illinois
About Concordia University, Nebraska
Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod located in Seward, Nebraska, which currently serves more than 1,700 students. Concordia offers more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and leadership in the church and world. For more information, visit cune.edu.
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