From left: Rev. William “Bill” Wrede, Dr. Timothy Dost, Dr. Thomas Egger, Dr. Benjamin Haupt, Dr. Philip Penhallegon, Dr. David Schmitt and Mark Kempff.

The Concordia Seminary, St. Louis campus celebrated significant ordination and commissioning anniversaries of nine faculty, five emeriti faculty and five staff members in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus Dec. 2. In total, the men have served the church a combined 730 years.

Each man was recognized individually, followed by a time of prayer and thanksgiving.

Dean of Chapel Dr. Kent Burreson delivered a sermon written by Interim Seminary President Dr. Daniel Preus that reminded those serving in ordained ministry to “comfort God’s people, and to remind them that their warfare is ended; that their iniquities are forgiven. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.”

Faculty recognized for their ordination anniversaries were:

• Dr. David Adams, associate professor of Exegetical Theology, 35 years
• Dr. Timothy Dost, associate professor of Historical Theology, 35 years
• Dr. Thomas Egger, the Gustav and Sophie Butterbach Professor of Exegetical Theology, 20 years
• Dr. Benjamin Haupt, associate provost, 15 years
• Dr. Philip Penhallegon, professor of Exegetical Theology, 20 years
• Dr. David Schmitt, the Gregg H. Benidt Professor of Homiletics and Literature, 30 years
• Dr. Bruce Schuchard, professor of Exegetical Theology, 30 years
• Dr. William Schumacher, the Buehner-Duesenberg Professor of Missions, 35 years
• Dr. James W. Voelz, the Dr. Jack Dean Kingsbury Professor of New Testament Theology, 45 years

Emeriti faculty recognized for their ordination anniversaries were:

• Dr. James Brauer, 55 years
• Dr. Arthur Graudin, 70 years
• Rev. Harley Kopitske, 60 years
• Dr. Victor Raj, 45 years
• Dr. Henry Rowold, 55 years

Staff recognized for their ordination and commissioning anniversaries were:

• Michael Flynn, director of principal gifts, 45 years
• Mark Kempff, assistant to the director of the Center for Hispanic Studies and the Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology, 45 years
• Dr. Daniel Preus, interim president, 45 years
• Rev. Jeffrey Thormodson, interim director of Resident Field Education, 25 years
• Rev. William “Bill” Wrede, director of Ministerial Admissions, 20 years

About Concordia Seminary

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis provides Gospel-centered graduate-level theological education for pastors, missionaries, deaconesses, scholars and other leaders in the name of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). To learn more, visit csl.edu.