Twenty Concordia Nebraska alumni receive calls and placements from LCMS seminaries
Seward, NE (05/30/2025) — 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. Twenty 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 fine 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 Monday, April 28 and Tuesday, April 29, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne conducted its call day services, which included 11 Concordia University, Nebraska alumni.
Vicarage placements:
Owen Dawson to St. Paul, Austin, Texas
Nathan Kieser to Grace, Naples, Florida
Nathaniel Mars to Zion, Columbus, Ohio
Pastoral calls:
Aaron Ferguson to Christ, Perry, Oklahoma
Jacob Garrison to Centennial, Superior, NE & St. John, Chester, Nebraska
Ryan Groh to St. John, Schubert, Missouri & St. John, Babbtown, Missouri
Adam Hiles to Christ Our Savior, Freeburg, Illinois
Logan Smith to Immanuel, Ormsby, MN & Trinity, Trimont, Minnesota
Samuel Smith to Immanuel, Charleston, Illinois
Deaconess internship placements:
Grace Babbitts to Perry Lutheran Homes, Perry, Iowa
Paige Rebber to Lord of Life, Plano, Texas
On Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Concordia Seminary in St. Louis conducted its call day service, which included eight Concordia University, Nebraska alumni.
Vicarage placements:
Aaron Carlson to Holy Cross, Kearney, Nebraska
Max Johnston to Immanuel, Seymour, Indiana
Tyler Linneman to Zion, Pierce, Nebraska
Adler Rickords to Saint John's Ev., Laurel, Montana
Andrew Vought to Our Redeemer, Iowa City, Iowa
Jonah Wilson to Beautiful Savior, Olathe, Kansas
Pastoral calls:
Mark Esser to New Thing Lutheran, Towson, Maryland
Daniel Heitshusen to Grace, Aurora, Missouri
Deaconess internship placements:
Julia Witt to Zion, Cincinnati, Ohio
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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