At the sacred convocation of Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton (26 May), and the Call Service of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines (28 May), the following placements were announced. More news and photos will follow later.
Pastoral Candidate Placements
Keith Hoveland (CLS)…………………. Zion Lutheran Church, Golden Spike, Alberta
Milton Lam (CLTS)………………………. Christ Lutheran Church, Timmins, Ontario
Kurt Schultz (CLTS)…………………….. Placement pending
Vicarage Placements
Scott Brayall (CLS)………………………. Redeemer Lutheran Church, Didsbury, Alberta
Kai Buck (CLS)……………………………… Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Dryden, Ontario
Andrew MacDonald (CLS)…………. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Winkler, Manitoba
Kirk Radford (CLTS)…………………… Family of God Lutheran Church, Detroit, Michigan
Will Rose (CLS)…………………………….. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Valleyview, Alberta
Diaconal Placements
Kaitlin Schmitz (CUCA)………………. Faith Lutheran Church, Grand Prairie, Alberta
Other
Rev. Oleksiy Navrotskyy, a missionary for Lutheran Church–Canada in Ukraine, completed his MDiv at CLS and will be returning to the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine.
Rev. Jung Hun (Justin) Park of Toronto, Ontario, completed a year of residential studies at CLTS for the colloquy programme of the LCMS (English District) and will be commended for a call in June.
CLS = Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton, Alberta
CLTS = Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines, Ontario
CUCA = Concordia University College of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta (now Concordia University Edmonton)