James Hofrenning \u201953 M.Div.<\/strong> died March 28, 2020.<\/p>\n John Berg \u201977 M.Div.<\/strong> celebrated his five-year anniversary as a chaplain at SSM Health St. Mary\u2019s Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n Albert Lawrence \u201979 D.Min.<\/strong> published \u201cHearts on Fire,\u201d an exploration of the real meaning of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n Rusty Edwards \u201985 M.Div.<\/strong> wrote the hymn, \u201cPraise the One Who Breaks the Darkness,\u201d which now appears in 20 hymnals around the world, including the hymnals of all three major Lutheran denominations.<\/p>\n In October, Evelyn Weston \u201991 M.Div.<\/strong> and Steve Weston \u201993 M.Div.<\/strong> were called to serve together at Northwoods STaR Ministries in Ogema, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n Charles \u201cJake\u201d Dryhaug \u201993 M.Div.<\/strong> accepted the call as senior pastor at Bethel Lutheran Church in Wahpeton, North Dakota, in November.<\/p>\n Clinton A. Pickett III \u201993 M.Div.<\/strong> died January 9, 2020.<\/p>\n In March, Thomas Glasoe \u201901 M.Div.<\/strong> left the United States for a month-long kayak trip down the Mekong River through Cambodia, Vietnam, and into the South China Sea.<\/p>\n Michelle Collins \u201907 M.A.<\/strong> accepted her call as assistant to the bishop for the Manitoba\/Northwestern Ontario Synod in April.<\/p>\n Meta Herrick Carlson \u201908 M.Div.<\/strong> released her book, \u201cOrdinary Blessings: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Everyday Life,\u201d in February.<\/p>\n In February, Amy Eisenmann \u201908 M.Div.<\/strong> was called to Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa.<\/p>\n Sarah Goldammer \u201909 M.Div.<\/strong> has served at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, since 2016.<\/p>\n Since 2018, Veronica Webber Smith \u201911 M.Div.<\/strong> has served as pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Killeen, Texas.<\/p>\n Angela Toombs Smith \u201917 M.Div.<\/strong> has served as pastor of Redeemer and Trinity Lutheran Church in Monaco, Pennsylvania, since her ordination.<\/p>\n Erin Zoromski Boysen \u201917 M.A.<\/strong> has worked as a help desk specialist at the University of Wisconsin\u2014La Crosse for more than one year and has been involved in the theater and arts scene in Winona, Minnesota.<\/p>\n Jane Crawford \u201918 M.Div.<\/strong> was ordained in 2019 and serves at First Lutheran Church in Renville, Minnesota.<\/p>\n In December, the Rocky Mountain Synod Council called Nicole Garcia \u201918 M.Div.<\/strong> to the position of mission development pastor at Westview Church in Boulder, Colorado.<\/p>\n Victoria Hoppes \u201918 M.A.<\/strong> now serves as the director of youth and children\u2019s ministries at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n In January, Jen Bacher \u201919 M.A. <\/strong>began serving as program director of Lutherock Camp and Conference Center in Newland, North Carolina.<\/p>\n Paul Drees \u201919 M.Div.<\/strong> accepted a call to serve at Granite Falls Lutheran Church in Granite Falls, Minnesota.<\/p>\n Bawi Dua \u201919 M.Th.<\/strong> is serving as lead pastor at Yangyiaung Baptist Church in Myanmar and speaks about Chin Christianity at conferences and camps.<\/p>\n In October, Nicole Eastwood \u201919 M.Div.<\/strong> began her first call at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Vero Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n In January, Lisa Hoelscher \u201919 M.Div.<\/strong> began her first call as associate pastor at Zion Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg, Texas.<\/p>\n Peter Johnson \u201919 M.Div.<\/strong> was ordained and installed last August at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in East Bethel, Minnesota.<\/p>\n Travis Kankam \u201919 M.A.<\/strong> accepted a position as a full-time lecturer at Good News Theological Seminary in Accra, Ghana.<\/p>\n Jessica Olson Miller \u201919 M.Div.<\/strong> received her call in March from the Eastern North Dakota Synod as mission developer pastor of The Neighborhood Church in Fargo, North Dakota.<\/p>\n In June 2019, Alyssa Weaver \u201919 M.Div.<\/strong> began her first call at Our Savior\u2019s Lutheran Church in Iola, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n Nancy Giddings \u201920 M.Div.<\/strong> died March 28, 2020.<\/p>\n The listings in this publication include notifications received by April 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Updates from graduates of Luther Seminary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6271,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6258","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"issue-summer-2020","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n1970s<\/h2>\n
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