LTSP Annual Report 2012

THE LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AT PHILADELPHIA

2012 Annual Report of Donors

Ltsp.edu/annualreport

First and foremost, let me extend my heartfeltappreciation for the outstanding support TheLutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia

(LTSP) receives from you — its graduates, friends,congregations, synods, and everyone else who sacrifices tomake its mission in education possible. Thank YOU!

The three special stories herein highlighting theministries and giving of Romeo Dabee ’05; David Rowe’81; and Dick Grove ’64, his spouse, Nancy, and ourdevoted donor, Irma Wright, are self-explanatory. They say a great deal about the challenges of ministry today indifferent settings, and about what your generosity hasmade possible in the preparation of our graduates and thedifference they are making.

As I read about Romeo’s diligent pastoral ministry tothe scurrying passengers and busy employees at JFKAirport, regarded as a global gateway with its 42-milliontravelers each year, I couldn’t help thinking that theseminary too has served as an international portal, with somany graduates who have served all over the world. Ournew Dean, Dr. J. Jayakiran Sebastian, brings richinternational experience to his post, succeeding Dr. J. PaulRajashekar, who has served so well in that capacity andwho decided to step down to pursue teaching and otherinterests on our campus. On another international note:This fall, for the first time, we will have a field workerassigned to Seamen’s Church Institute of Philadelphia andSouth Jersey. Second-year seminarian Kat Steinly ofSellersville will visit ships, extending Christ’s love toseafarers from around the world in 2012–13.

The story of the ministry of the Rev. David Rowe inOley, Pennsylvania, reminds us once more of how many ofour graduates are engaged in just plain solid ministry despitemany challenges. Thanks to those of you who are graduatesand professional ministry “friends” who minister valiantly inoften unheralded circumstances! We thank God forentrusting the development of such leaders to us, and for theproclamation they give to the faith by how they lead. Pr.Rowe’s daughter, the Rev. Becky Resch, was one of our firstscholars in the Theological Education with Youth (TEY)program. Her dad tells us that several weeks after her TEYsummer was completed, she told her family that she haddecided to pursue pastoral ministry. She went on to attendLTSP and now serves as an associate pastor at AbidingPresence Lutheran Church in Ewing Township, New Jersey.

Thanks to Irma Wright’s devotion and the devotion ofothers, the Dr. Grover C. and Irma S. Wright ScholarshipFund to benefit African American students at LTSPcontinues to grow. A story in this report highlights thatmuch of the most recent growth is due to a $13,000 giftmade to the Fund by the Rev. P. Richard Grove, ’64, andhis wife Nancy. Dick and Nancy have also contributedregular scholarship assistance to help seminarians withchildren to better afford their training. Thanks to Dick,Nancy, and so many of you who have given to support themany aspects of LTSP.

It once was the case that, with the support LTSPreceived from the national church combined with support from its partner synods, there was, frankly, littleneed for raising significant amounts of money from ourconstituents. The seminary had a modest endowment andthat, along with church support, made it possible not tocharge our students tuition and keep other costs very low.Some even claimed the seminary had “lots of money.” Thatwas then! That is not the case now!

PRESIDENTFrom the

Today, the seminary is facing stiff financialchallenges in these difficult economic times.We are not alone. Many leaders in ourcongregations, synods, and denominationaloffices, as well as executives for many non-profitorganizations AND in the households we visit,exchange the same lament with us. Our staffand faculty know personally about hardshipsimposed by these times, as I am sure you do too.We give deep thanks to our staff and faculty fortheir dedication in such times. Almost everyoneknows someone who has been laid off,downsized, or who remains chronicallyunemployed. Dave Rowe speaks of suchhardships in the story of his ministry in Oley.Still, through our faith we continue to know aGod of love and hope in the midst of trials.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church inAmerica and our partner synods once were in aposition to provide financial support sufficientto cover most of the seminary’s budgetaryneeds, which in turn meant that our graduatesusually left seminary with no educational debt.Today, these partners furnish the seminaryonly 15 percent of its budgetary costs. Most ofour students today enter seminary withsignificant debt incurred during theirundergraduate studies, and are willing in manyinstances to take on more. Donors like you,Dick and Nancy Grove, and Dave Rowe domuch by their gifts to help to support ourstudents, as you will read. Still, despite our bestintentions for furnishing student financial aid,we cannot do as much as we want in thesetough times. Consequently, many of ourstudents graduate with significant debt, eventhough our tuition does not rival that of somany graduate schools. In addition, ourwonderful students, who have sacrificed somuch in order to serve our Lord, simply willnot leave seminary with the earning power ofmany other graduate students entering themarketplace. The sad reality is that some oftoday’s seminary graduates may spend most ifnot all of their careers paying down their debt.

Finally, delivering the kind of qualityeducation our students deserve is just plainexpensive today. We desperately needed TheBrossman Learning Center so many of youhelped make possible. Before Brossman wehad no classroom building! Another exampleof costs: Today’s seminarians come to ourschool expecting the same kind of technologyresources they used in their classrooms incollege and often have at home. The cost ofmaintaining our technology with the rapidityof change is taxing on all educationalinstitutions. Yet many visitors may not “see”all that it takes to keep up with improvementsand keep it running smoothly.

We need your gifts to support ourseminarians and help offset the growing costsof training them effectively making use of suchtools as rapidly changing technology.

We also need you to continue to send usnew students, who we believe will continue tofind valuable leadership roles across the church.When we send them to your congregations, be good to them. They have given and willcontinue to give much. The church desperatelyneeds the kind of skilled professional leadersthat you can send us and we can prepare forthese difficult but exciting times.

Meanwhile, we will be pursuing thestrategic goals I wrote about in the last issue ofPS Magazine:

• To complete a curriculum revision intime for the 2013–14 academic year.

• To achieve financial equilibrium,working with our many partners andthrough good stewardship of ourresources.

• By 2015, to complete a $10 millionendowment initiative for studentscholarships, endowment growth,faculty development, and therenovation of perimeter housing.

• To grow the student body to 500 by 2014 by increasing admissions by 20 per year in all programs.

• To prepare for the 150th anniversaryof the seminary in 2014 by embracingthe future that God is sending.

With your prayers and with your supportwe will get there together.

Philip D.W. Krey

Dear friend,You are part of a remarkable story.This is the outline: somewhere in this world a pastor is serving because of you. A leader is guiding a special ministry of care

because of you. A scholar is teaching, a musician is leading a congregation in song, a volunteer is serving food to hungrypeople, because of you. There is much more that could be told.

Think of this: those actions are the result of the gifts of many people, including you. You have blessed the work of theseminary with your encouragement and support, and as a consequence, men and women have been prepared for service in thechurch and the world, to lead in the proclamation of the Gospel in word and deed.

This annual report is a way of sending our thanks to you for your support, and we hope it also gives you a sense of the goodthat is accomplished through your contributions.

As we send this report the campus has welcomed new and returning students, and we have begun the new academic year.Many of them are here only because you have helped through your generous gifts to the seminary. The impact of your gift, the“return on your investment,” is truly immeasurable.

And so we thank you on behalf of the students and the people they will serve throughout their lives of ministry, becauseyou are a part of this wonderful work of the Spirit to call and prepare leaders for the church.

Please remember the seminary with generosity in prayer and support, and thank you for being a part of this life-giving story.

In Christ,

The Rev. John V. PuotinenVice President for Philanthropy

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PHILANTHROPYFrom

T h e L u t h e r a n T h e o l o g i c a l S e m i n a r y a t P h i l a d e l p h i a 3

CENTURY CLUBThe 2012

The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Century Club honors those who have given $100,000†

or more to the seminary in their lifetime. They are among the school’s most dedicated supporters, and theirvision and support continue to shape its direction through their generosity.

Advent Lutheran ChurchFort Lee, New Jersey

Alvin H. Butz, Inc.Allentown, Pennsylvania

The Rev. H. George Anderson & The Rev. Christine L. AndersonDecorah, Iowa

Anne Brossman Sweigart Charitable FoundationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Arthur Vining Davis FoundationJacksonville, Florida

Mr. DeLight E. Breidegam & Mrs. Helen S. BreidegamFleetwood, Pennsylvania

Dr. Robert Brezing* & Mrs. Charlotte BrezingPunta Gorda, Florida

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Byers, Sr.Chalfont, Pennsylvania

Christ Lutheran ChurchBaltimore, Maryland

Christ Lutheran ChurchRidgefield Park, New Jersey

Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, Pennsylvania

Epiphany Lutheran ChurchPleasantville, New Jersey

Episcopal Diocese of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChicago, Illinois

Dr. W. B. Fowler & Mrs. Marlene FowlerBethlehem, Pennsylvania

Mr. Richard E. Garman & Mrs. Patricia H. GarmanEast Aurora, New York

Mr. Garth H. Greimann & Mrs. Lindsay GreimannCambridge, Massachusetts

Mr. Frank M. Henry & Mrs. Dorothea HenryDallas, Pennsylvania

Dr. Ivan W. Hess & Mrs. Thelma HessHarleysville, Pennsylvania

Johnson & Johnson Family of CompaniesPrinceton, New Jersey

The Rev. Dr. John A. Kaufmann*Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mr. Knute H. Leidal & Mrs. Betty LeidalHarrisonburg, Virginia

Lilly Endowment, Inc.Indianapolis, Indiana

Lower Susquehanna Synod/ELCAHarrisburg, Pennsylvania

Margaret L. Wendt FoundationBuffalo, New York

Metropolitan New York Synod/ELCANew York, New York

Sir Thomas R. Moore & Ms. Sarah C. LanghamNew York, New York

New England Synod/ELCAWorcester, Massachusetts

New Jersey Synod/ELCATrenton, New Jersey

Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod/ELCAAllentown, Pennsylvania

Mr. Richard M. Palmer* & Mrs. Vivian PalmerWyomissing, Pennsylvania

Pew Charitable TrustsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Redeemer Lutheran ChurchIrvington, New Jersey

†Annuities not included*Deceased


CEN TURYCLUB

Robert and Janet Buescher FoundationMassapequa, New York

Mr. Donald F. Smith & Mrs. Jo Ann M. SmithReading, Pennsylvania

Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod/ELCAPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

St. John Lutheran ChurchStamford, Connecticut

St. John’s Lutheran ChurchSummit, New Jersey

The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.New York, New York

The Kresge FoundationTroy, MichiganI

The Wengert Family (Timothy, Ingrid, Emily, David, & Janet)Riverton, New Jersey

Thrivent Financial for LutheransAppleton, Wisconsin

Trinity United Church of ChristChicago, Illinois

Upstate New York Synod/ELCACamillus, New York

The Rev. Dr. Harold S. Weiss & Mrs. Mary Anne WeissAllentown, Pennsylvania

William and Jemima Brossman Charitable FoundationEphrata, Pennsylvania

Mr. James H. YocumReading, Pennsylvania


THE THEODORE GERHARDT TAPPERT SOCIETYGifts of $2,500 or moreDr. Theodore G. Tappert — theologian, historian, author— was a beloved professor of church history and LutheranConfessions at the seminary from 1930-1973. For manyyears, Dr. Tappert’s translation of The Book of Concord wasthe definitive scholarly edition in use throughout theEnglish-speaking world.

Those whose gifts qualify them for this Societyprovide the outstanding leadership that Dr. Tappertexhibited throughout his ministry.

Mr. Jack L. Asher & Mrs. Carol AsherMs. Renate BayhaDr. Robert F. Blanck, Esq.Mr. DeLight E. Breidegam & Mrs. Helen S. BreidegamMr. Robert H. Buescher & Mrs. Janet C. BuescherDr. Addie J. ButlerMr. Joseph Colaneri & The Rev. Susan ColaneriCommonwealth of PennsylvaniaMr. Kenneth Daly & Mrs. Donna J. DalyThe Rev. William A. FluckDr. W. B. Fowler & Mrs. Marlene FowlerMr. Richard E. Garman & Mrs. Patricia H. GarmanMr. William W. GowenMr. Richard G. GravenThe Rev. P. Richard Grove & Mrs. Nancy GroveMr. John O. Heck & Mrs. Elizabeth D. HeckThe Rev. Dr. Rolf Hedberg & Mrs. Lois HedbergMr. Frank M. Henry & Mrs. Dorothea HenryMr. Robert Hensil & The Rev. Cheryl HensilThe Rev. Kenneth C. HeuermannThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. HoffmanMr. J. Lawrence House & Mrs. Karen HouseThe Rev. Dr. John G. Huneke & Mrs. Clare Feger HunekeMs. Catherine M. HunterMs. Lorraine KnappDrs. Michael & Linda KrentzThe Rev. Dr. Philip D. Krey & Mrs. René Diemer KreyThe Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Krommes & Dr. John D. StrongThe Rev. Dr. Margaret A. Krych & The Rev. Arden KrychThe Rev. Dr. Charles R. LeonardThe Rev. Sara E. Lilja

Mr. Robert C. Lockyer & Mrs. Carol LockyerThe Rev. Richard A. Miller & Mrs. Carolyn M. MillerThe Rev. Dr. Paul R. Mills & Mrs. Jolene H. MillsDr. William R. Miner & Mrs. Mary LaVerne MinerMr. Robert O’Connell & Mrs. Evelyn O’ConnellThe Rev. John V. Puotinen & Mrs. Janet PuotinenThe Rev. Dr. J. Paul Rajashekar & Rev. Esther RajashekarDr. William Reifsnyder & Mrs. Peggy ReifsnyderMrs. Martha ReumannMr. Clarence Rhoda & Mrs. Patricia RhodaThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. John C. RichterMr. Fred E. Risser & Ms. Barbara BacharThe Rev. Dr. Robert B. Robinson

& Mrs. Joanna RobinsonMs. Jan E. Schnitzlein & Mr. Christopher JaworskiDr. Reinhard G. Schwartz & Dr. Helga D. SchwartzThe Rev. & Mrs. Gordon E. Simmons, IIMr. Donald F. Smith & Mrs. Jo Ann M. SmithMr. Richard L. Smoot & Mrs. Amanda SmootMrs. Bernice L. StahleMs. LuAnn SteinhauerMr. David W. Swartz & Mrs. Martha H. SwartzMr. Andrew M. VonDeak & Mrs. Candace M. VonDeakThe Rev. Dr. Harold S. Weiss & Mrs. Mary Anne WeissThe Rev. Dr. Andrew J. White & Mrs. Phyllis Ann WhiteThe Rev. Dr. Andrew H. Willis, Jr.

& The Rev. Dr. Gladys J. Willis

THE HENRY MELCHIOR MUHLENBERG SOCIETYGifts of $1,000 to $2,499Henry Melchior Muhlenberg was responsible above all others for developing the shape of Lutheranism incolonial America. While his dream of starting a seminaryin Philadelphia was not realized during his lifetime, hisstatue at the entrance of the seminary is a tribute to hisvisionary leadership.

Those whose gifts qualify them for this Society help achieve the vision for the work of the church intoday’s world.

The Rev. Leonard F. Ashford & Mrs. Sandra AshfordMs. Lynn H. AskewMr. Wes Astheimer & Mrs. Mary Ellen Astheimer

SOCIETIESGiving

*Deceased


S O CIETIE S(The Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Society continued)

Mrs. Alice G. BaerMr. Kyle Barger & Mrs. Florrie MarksMr. Charles L. Barndt, Jr.The Rev. Robert M. Bauers & Ms. Christina M. BauersMr. Larry BellMrs. Joanne S. BergerMr. Wilbur J. Blew & Mrs. Hannelore F. BlewMrs. Sandra Bodnyk & The Rev. Michael J. BodnykThe Rev. Dr. Frederick H. Borsch

& Mrs. Barbara BorschMr. Warren L. Brill & Mrs. Alverda BrillThe Rev. J. Elise BrownMrs. Maria T. CarlsonThe Rev. Dr. Wayne E. Croft, Sr.The Rev. Bruce H. Davidson & Mr. Donald BakerThe Rev. Dr. William A. Davis & Mrs. Irene D. DavisThe Rev. John J. Deisinger & Mrs. Joan M. DeisingerMr. Robert C. DieterMr. William Dimmich & Mrs. Liz DimmichThe Rev. Chris K. Duckworth

& The Rev. Dr. Jessicah L. DuckworthThe Rev. Sharon R. EckhardtMiss Lois E. EisenhardThe Rev. William G. Erat & Ms. Linda EratMr. Richard H. Erb & Mrs. Dorothy ErbMs. Susan M. FayleThe Rev. Dr. Kenneth C. Feinour

& Mrs. Roselee B. FeinourMr. Vincent D. FergusonThe Rev. Carol L. FickenMrs. Yueh GoffinThe Rev. Dr. Donald C. Hagey & Mrs. Mary Ann HageyMs. Sonja HegymegiThe Rev. & Mrs. Arthur J. HenneMr. John R. Hillegass & Mrs. Jean A. HillegassThe Rev. Kay M. Hollinger & Mr. James L. HollingerThe Rev. Dr. Robert G. Hughes

& Mrs. Dona-Lee HughesMr. Kevin I. Imes & Mrs. Lauren M. ImesThe Rev. Paul J. Jann & Mrs. Donna JannThe Rev. James KniseleyThe Rev. Thomas T. Kochenderfer, Jr.The Rev. J. Kenneth Laber & Mrs. Susan LaberMrs. Priscilla Krey Loring

The Rev. Cheryl F. Meinschein & Mr. Richard Hausman

The Rev. Michael G. Merkel & Mrs. Susan MerkelThe Rev. Craig A. Miller & Ms. Nancy MorganDr. Kenneth W. Miller & Mrs. Barbara S. MillerMrs. Christine MummertThe Rev. Susan E. Nagle & Mr. Andrew NagleMr. Russel H. Neubauer & Mrs. Nancy NeubauerMrs. Helen PalmerMr. Carl W. Phelps & Mrs. Carol A. PhelpsMr. Thomas J. Price & Mrs. Rebecca D. PriceThe Rev. Walter O. Reimet, Jr.Mr. S. White Rhyne & Mrs. Rosemarie K. RhyneThe Rev. Dr. Nelson Rivera & Ms. Sara CalderonThe Rev. Dr. Quintin L. RobertsonMr. Jon H. Roth & Mrs. Margaret RothMr. Harold RovinsMs. Mary E. SarnoskiMr. Ernest W. Schleicher & Mrs. Grace I. SchleicherThe Rev. Dr. Lloyd E. Sheneman

& Mrs. Martha ShenemanMrs. Lucinda A. SpangMr. Barry Spiegel & Mrs. Elsa M. SpiegelMr. Mark Staples & Mrs. Lynn R. StaplesThe Rev. James Sudbrock & Mrs. Eleanore SudbrockThe Rev. & Mrs. John W. Tomlinson, Jr.The Rev. & Mrs. David L. VogelThe Rev. Dr. Ernest W. WeinreichThe Rev. G. Warren Weleck, Jr.The Rev. Lynnette White-BowenMr. Walter Williams & Mrs. Sara WilliamsMr. Edward Wright & Mrs. Meghan Wright

THE CHARLES PORTERFIELDKRAUTH SOCIETY Gifts of $500 to $999Charles Porterfield Krauth served on the originalfaculty of the seminary. Recognized as the leadinginterpreter of Lutheranism in the English languageduring his time, his concern for the confessionalintegrity of the Lutheran church established atradition which continues today.

The Rev. Carl R. Adams & Mrs. Johanna E. AdamsThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. LeRoy H. AdenMrs. Kathleen A. Afflerbach & Mr. Paul AfflerbachThe Rev. Robert E. AllardThe Rev. Dr. Gunnar L. AndersonThe Rev. Dr. Clair E. Anderson

& Mrs. Lucinda S. AndersonThe Rev. Kathleen Ash-FlashnerMr. William Baker & Mrs. Sharon BakerThe Rev. L. Alexander Black & Mrs. Eleanor H. BlackThe Rev. David M. Bohannon & Mrs. Jane BohannonMs. Margaretta BolichThe Rev. Dr. John M. Brndjar & Mrs. Elizabeth BrndjarThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul L. BrndjarThe Rev. & Mrs. William A. ClasenThe Rev. Dr. Katie Day & Mr. James N. SicksMr. Bernard E. Deichmann & Mrs. Joan E. DeichmannMr. Paul V. DeLomba & Mrs. Ruth L. DeLombaMr. Karl F. Dietrich & Mrs. Barbara A. DietrichMrs. Marie O. DietrichMrs. M. Virginia EbbertThe Rev. Guy S. Edmiston & Mrs. Barbara EdmistonThe Rev. Robert W. Endruschat

& Mrs. Louise EndruschatMr. David V. Voellinger & Dr. Lona M. FarrThe Rev. Paul S. FisherThe Rev. George J. Frank & Mrs. Lois M. FrankThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul F. GarrityMr. Garth H. Greimann & Mrs. Lindsay GreimannThe Rev. Scott A. Hall & Dr. Judy KuechenmeisterMr. & Mrs. James C. HamiltonMrs. Ruby M. HansonThe Rev. Jeffrey A. Hedin & Mrs. Ruth A. HedinMs. Arlene B. HeilnerThe Rev. Frederick C. Heitzenroder

& Dr. Wendy R. HeitzenroderMrs. Mildred F. HergenhanDr. J. Frederick Hiehle & Mrs. Dolores HiehleThe Rev. Louise N. JohnsonMr. Donald G. Johnson & Mrs. Janet A. JohnsonThe Rev. John R. KehrliThe Rev. George G. KinneyThe Rev. John L. KinzelThe Rev. William A. Koeber & Mrs. Valerie KoeberMs. Charleen Kramer

Grover and Irma WrightScholarship Fund EnjoysGrowth and a SignificantNew Gift

Irma S. Wright continues todevote her energies togrowing and sustaining the

scholarship fund in support ofAfrican American Lutheranstudents who seek to becomerostered professional leaders inthe church. The fund is housedat The Lutheran TheologicalSeminary at Philadelphia (LTSP).

“I love young people and tryto encourage them to want to dosomething with their life,” Irma Wright said. “This is the fruits of the things that[Grover] used to do and now I’m the one to keep it moving! Thank God I madethe right decision!” Her decision was to donate a sustaining gift of $75,000 toestablish The Dr. Grover C. and Irma S. Wright Scholarship Fund in the fall of2010. Her extraordinary gift — the single largest African American Lutheran giftto LTSP in its nearly 150 year history — was made possible by proceeds from thedissolution of the Black Lutheran Community Development Corporation(BLCDC), founded in 1987 by Dr. Grover Wright to provide affordable housingfor single-parent families and support such families to become self-sufficient. Theorganization developed several housing units in Philadelphia. Irma Wright carriedon the work of BLCDC after her husband’s death in 1997 until the organizationcould no longer be sustained.

Today, more than $100,000 has been raised for the fund, according to YvonneLembo, the first recipient of the scholarship in her third year of the Master ofDivinity degree program at LTSP and a philanthropic advisor with the LTSPOffice for Philanthropy who plays a key role in administering and attractingsupport for the fund.

Recent fund growth is thanks in part to a $13,000 gift from the Rev. P. Richardand Nancy Grove of Philadelphia, designed to provide a full scholarship for anAfrican American seminarian during the 2012-2013 academic year. Grove, a 1964LTSP graduate, served as pastor at Christ Lutheran Church, 30th and DiamondStreets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for several years in the late 1960s. Grove wenton to become coordinator of the Northwest Philadelphia Lutheran Parish, modeledafter a similar collaborative Lutheran Church initiative in Center City. The Groves,now retired, live in Center City Philadelphia where Richard Grove serves oneafternoon a week as a docent for the National Constitution Center.

“Grover and Irma were devoted members of the Christ Church congregation,”Grove recalled. “He was a Pullman railroad porter and at the church was a Boy Scoutleader with many young men in the community involved in Scouting. I was reallyimpressed with his leadership qualities, and so I worked to recruit Grover to become a

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Richard and Nancy Grove

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Mr. Shem Krey & Ms. Alice KernMr. & Mrs. F. Thomas Kull, Jr.Mr. Todd C. Lambert & Mrs. Mary T. LambertMrs. Yvonne LemboMr. Raymond LemmonMr. Paul F. LilienthalThe Rev. Hubert C. Linn & Mrs. Phyllis LinnThe Rev. & Mrs. Andrew C. LoweChaplain Michael Lozano & Mrs. Pattianne LozanoMr. Blake C. Marles & Mrs. Marilyn L. MarlesThe Rev. Donald J. McCoidMr. Patrick L. McRobertsMs. Ruth N. T. Miller & Mr. Kenneth MillerThe Rev. Beatrice M. Moore BillupsThe Rev. & Mrs. Paul H. NeffThe Rev. Dr. William & Mrs. Anne Marie NicholsonMs. Elsa OrescanThe Rev. Janet S. Peterman & Mr. Kent PetermanMr. C. Royce Rasmussen & Mrs. Carole RasmussenMr. Fred Renigar & Mrs. Guyanne RenigarBishop E. Roy RileyThe Rev. Dr. Dennis S. Ritter & Mrs. Susan RitterMr. Paul Roedel & Mrs. Frances RoedelThe Rev. Susan Ruggles & Dr. Roger RugglesThe Rev. Karen B. SafstromThe Rev. Leslie ScanlonThe Rev. & Mrs. Larry V. SchellDr. Christine SchlichtingMr. C. Glenn SchuelerDr. Richard H. Sieling & Mrs. Carolyn E. SielingThe Rev. Donald C. Simmons & Mrs. Marion SimmonsThe Rev. Dr. Larry V. SmooseMr. W. Donald SparksThe Rev. Eileen E. Spehr & Mr. Paul R. SpehrThe Rev. Vernon F. Squire & Mrs. Virginia SquireThe Rev. Dr. Richard N. Stewart & Mrs. Dawn StewartThe Rev. & Mrs. David R. StrobelMrs. Susan Y. SwavelyThe Student BodyMr. Reidar Tryggestad & The Rev. Carolyn V. TryggestadMr. Eberhard Von AuenmuellerMr. William Walker & Ms. Linda K. WalkerThe Rev. Gustave H. Wedemeyer & Mrs. Erna Wedemeyer

community organizer and outreach leader for Christ Church. At the time, he wasbeginning to think that his future in railroading was limited, and so was pleased atthe church leadership opportunity. Irma was involved in many activities at thechurch, and both were a great support to me as a young pastor. So when theScholarship Fund was started, we saw it as a great way to honor the Wrights’ legacyby providing financial support to an African American student.” For several years,the Groves have also furnished scholarship aid to assist married seminarians withchildren.

Grover Wright went on from his work at 30th and Diamond to becomeassociate director for leadership development for the Lutheran Church inAmerica’s Division for Professional Leadership, which was seeking to recruittalented African Americans to become pastors in the church.

Irma Wright was constantly at his side, also serving as a teacher and mentorand providing administrative support and advice. In addition to serving aspresident of BLCDC, she worked with the Urban League, first as a volunteer andthen as an employed administrator, ordering and keeping track of supplies, andtracking income and expenses, among other responsibilities.” Today, she remainsactive as a pivotal member of Christ Church and stays close to the pulse of theScholarship Fund, regularly sending handwritten notes of appreciation to donors,including Dick and Nancy Grove!

The Grover and Irma Wright Scholarship Fund remains open for donations.The 2012-2013 fundraising goal is to match the Groves’ $13,000 gift with newgifts and pledged support for the Fund.

For more information, or to make a gift or pledge visit, Ltsp.edu/GroverIrmaWrightor contact Yvonne Lembo at 215.248.6318 or [email protected].

Photo courtesy of Jesse Brown


Pictured from left: Yvonne Lembo with Irma Wright and the Rev. Dr.Rudolph Featherstone at the May 1, 2011 award celebration.


S O CIETIE SThe Rev. Dr. Timothy J. Wengert & The Rev. Ingrid A. Wengert

Ms. Elizabeth Zindle

THE ELIZABETH ASHMEAD-SCHAEFFER SOCIETY Gifts of $250 to $499Elizabeth Ashmead Schaeffer demonstrated throughher leadership the power of lay ministry. In additionto being the founder of the Germantown Home, sheled efforts to enhance the condition of the studentresidence in the early years of the seminary.

Donations to the seminary at this level continuethe care and concern for students originally expressedby this outstanding lay woman.

The Rev. Floyd Addison & Mrs. Judith F. AddisonThe Rev. Roy G. Almquist & Mrs. Shannon AlmquistThe Rev. Ellen M. AndersonMs. Bette R. AntonThe Rev. Paul R. Beck & Mrs. Linda BeckThe Rev. Judith T. BeckThe Rev. Marcia G. Bell & Mr. Robert BellMr. Eric B. Blew & Mrs. Denise M. BlewMr. Ronald H. Bohr & Mrs. Diane BohrMr. Edward F. BommerMs. Esther C. BonnetThe Rev. Paul F. BoschThe Rev. Mont O. Bowser & Mrs. Eileen T. BowserThe Rev. Henry R. Brau & Mrs. Carolyn R. BrauThe Rev. Donald M. Bravin & Mrs. Irma BravinBishop C. Franklin Brookhart

& Dr. Susan M. BrookhartAttorney James Brookshire & Mrs. Peggy BrookshireMrs. Eleanor BrownThe Rev. Mark J. Buchan & Ms. Nancy BuchanMr. Edward A. Bucher & Mrs. Gail P. BucherThe Rev. Dr. Paul L. Buehrle & Mrs. Betty G. BuehrleBishop Claire S. BurkatMr. Christopher E. CarterThe Rev. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Conway, IIIMr. & Mrs. Winston L. DookramThe Rev. & Mrs. Albert I. DouglassThe Rev. Michael A. Dubsky & The Rev. Kristin Dubsky

Mr. Gary H. Eckhardt & The Rev. Sharon R. EckhardtMr. & Mrs. Alan C. EickhoffMs. Crisseda H. EvansThe Rev. Charles E. Fair & Mrs. C. Louise FairMs. Rita FaisonMr. John Franz & Mrs. Elfriede FranzMr. Robert J. FulmerThe Rev. & Mrs. Frederic B. GeehrMr. Frank H. Genieser & Mrs. Renate GenieserThe Rev. Arthur A. Gilbert & Evangelist R. Diane GilbertMr. Stephen T. GillenThe Rev. Stephen E. Godsall-Myers

& Dr. Jean E. Godsall-MyersThe Rev. Dr. David D. Grafton & Mrs. Karla GraftonThe Rev. Peter P. GrimesThe Rev. Joseph W. Hager & Mrs. Judith A. HagerMr. John Harenza & Mrs. Kate HarenzaThe Rev. James A. Harrison & Mrs. Ingrid H. HarrisonThe Rev. Dr. Albert L. Haversat

& Mrs. Christiana S. HaversatMr. Ralph V. Hedberg & Mrs. Mary E. HedbergThe Rev. Norman J. Heid & Mrs. Susan HeidThe Rev. William T. Heil & Mrs. Judith A. HeilThe Rev. Dr. Wayne A. HeintzelmanThe Rev. Donald L. Henderschedt

& Mrs. Bernice HenderschedtMr. Edward Hiergesell & Mrs. Stacy HiergesellThe Rev. Richard L. Hinkle & Mrs. Gladys I. HinkleThe Rev. Stephen Hluchy & Mrs. Olga HluchyThe Rev. Dr. John F. HoffmeyerThe Rev. Paul J. Hoh & Mrs. Mary C. HohThe Rev. & Mrs. John H. HunsickerMr. Joe Jauss & Mrs. Jane JaussMr. Darryl Jeffries & Mr. Tom SchultzMr. James N. JergeMr. Richard C. Judd & Mrs. Leila K. JuddMr. John Kahler & Mrs. Carol A. RowehlThe Rev. George E. Keck & Mrs. Betty KeckThe Rev. G. Frederick Klotz & Mrs. Kristine D. KlotzMr. Morgan J. Koch & Mrs. Susan L. KochThe Rev. Rodney S. KoppThe Rev. Robert A. Kramer & Mrs. Carolyn M. KramerThe Rev. Howard L. Kriebel

& The Rev. Dr. Martha B. KriebelMr. Richard A. Kunsch & Mrs. Jane Kunsch


S O CIETIE S(The Elizabeth Ashmead-Schaeffer Society continued)

Dr. Lois I. LefflerMr. Knute H. Leidal & Mrs. Betty LeidalMr. Tirtowa K. LemboThe Rev. David D. Mangiante & Mrs. Midy B. MangianteThe Rev. Dr. Foster R. McCurley

& The Rev. Jannine B. McCurleyThe Rev. & Mrs. Richard G. Miller, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. MillerThe Rev. Randy P. MillevilleThe Rev. Thomas F. Mugavero & Dr. Ann C. MugaveroMs. Grace MuscarellaThe Rev. Dr. Donald B. MyromBishop Richard F. Norris & Mrs. Mary A. NorrisThe Rev. Dr. Annemarie R. NotoThe Rev. Royal L. OlsonThe Rev. Joji OshibaMs. Eleanora OttDr. Jon Pahl & Mrs. Lisa PahlMs. Karen PaulusBishop Margaret G. Payne & Mr. John PayneMr. & Mrs. Hans PeckmanThe Rev. Charles Penniman & Mrs. Annette PennimanMr. Alfred W. PettitThe Rev. Stanley M. Phillips & Mrs. Frances E. PhillipsThe Rev. William A. PurdyMr. Charles R. Reeves & Mrs. Dorothy ReevesMr. Richard W. Reimet & Mrs. Elaine ReimetThe Rev. Karl M. Richard & The Rev. Leslie M. RichardMs. Phoebe RobinsonThe Rev. Edward B. Saling & Mrs. Christy SalingMr. David ScannapiecoMr. Nelson L. Schaeffer & Mrs. Kathryn SchaefferMr. Harry D. Schaller & Mrs. Inger S. SchallerMs. Diane L. SchuelerThe Rev. Dr. John T. Schweitzer

& The Rev. Carol SchweitzerThe Rev. Dr. Eloise R. ScottThe Rev. Dr. J. Jayakiran Sebastian

& Dr. Mrinalini SebastianThe Rev. James B. SlingluffMs. Sallie O. SmithDr. Lee L. SnyderThe Rev. Dr. Roger W. Spencer & Mrs. Patricia SpencerMr. Jonathan M. StechholzDr. & Mrs. Arnold Steffens

Mr. Robert Stocks & Ms. Marlene H. StocksThe Rev. Richard H. Stough & Mrs. Marcia StoughThe Rev. Dr. C. Paul Strockbine

& Mrs. Dolores K. StrockbineThe Rev. Timothy R. SwansonMrs. Anita SwartzThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Walter F. Taylor, Jr.The Rev. Dr. John W. Vannorsdall

& Mrs. Patricia VannorsdallDr. Nelvin L. Vos & Mrs. Beverly VosMr. & Mrs. Bruce WaechterThe Rev. & Mrs. Jan C. WalkerThe Rev. Repsie M. WarrenMs. Sarah T. WerntzThe Rev. William W. WightmanThe Rev. Jo Ann Wilhelmson & Mr. Stanley Wilhelmson

THE FRANKLIN CLARK FRY SOCIETYGifts of $100 to $249Franklin Clark Fry, a graduate of LTSP in 1925,served as president of both the United LutheranChurch in America and its successor body, theLutheran Church in America.

His leadership in the ecumenical movement isreflected as one of the priorities of the seminarytoday. The faithful support of the members of the FrySociety helps the seminary to prepare leaders to servethe church in the world today.

Mrs. Irene E. AckerMr. Thomas E. Ackerman & Mrs. Joan AckermanThe Rev. Kristina V. Ahlman & Mr. Lars T. AhlmanThe Rev. Paul G. Alberti & Mrs. Dorothy G. AlbertiMr. George Althouse & Mrs. Anne AlthouseThe Rev. Teal E. Anderson & Mr. Matthew S. TreskonThe Rev. James G. AndersonMr. Robert E. Anderson & Mrs. Marcia AndersonThe Rev. Robert L. AndersonMr. Charles G. Anderson & Mrs. Susan S. AndersonMrs. Ruth AnnunziatoThe Rev. A'Shellarien D. AnthonyThe Rev. Darrel E. AshcraftThe Rev. Dr. Robert C. AyersMs. Veronica Backenstoe


S O CIETIE SThe Rev. Ronald B. Bagnall & Mrs. Joyce W. BagnallMs. Lily K. BairdThe Rev. James P. Baker & Dr. Denise Wynne-BakerMr. Keith C. Barker & Mrs. Jean S. BarkerMr. Don C. Barnett & Mrs. Roberta BarnettThe Rev. John R. BartonThe Rev. Dr. Tracy L. Bass & Mrs. Tracy Y. BassMrs. Emma S. BauerThe Rev. Frank A. BaumanMr. & Mrs. Clifford BaumbachMr. Tyrone L. Beach & Mrs. Patricia S. BeachMr. C. Arthur BeckMrs. Elayne BenderThe Rev. Dr. D. Michael Bennethum

& Mrs. Diane L. BennethumMr. Kevin Bennett & Mrs. Kimberly Barnes-BennettMr. & Mrs. Norman H. Benninghove, Jr.The Rev. & Mrs. Carl E. BentzThe Rev. David G. BergThe Rev. Carl Berkobin & Mrs. Ruth C. BerkobinMr. Ralph E. BernsMrs. Mary P. BestMr. Willard M. Bickel & Mrs. Margaret E. BickelThe Rev. Carolyn R. BishopMrs. Sally K. BixlerMr. Harold M. BlackerThe Rev. Dr. Wilbert A. BoerstlerMs. Joyce C. BolleThe Rev. Winston S. Bone & Mrs. Faye A. BoneThe Rev. Anthony P. Booker & Mrs. Sheila D. BookerMrs. Agnes BornemannMr. G. Robert BowlbyMr. John A. Boyer & Mrs. Nancy E. BoyerThe Rev. James C. BresnahanMr. & Mrs. John D. BrnaRev. Jay B. Broadnax & Mrs. P. Ingrid BroadnaxMrs. Eva J. BrowneMr. Richard BuckmasterMr. Patrick M. Burke & Mrs. Kathleen J. BurkeMr. Robert Buzzard & Mrs. Carolyn BuzzardMr. Peter D. Calder & Mrs. Sharon Z. CalderThe Rev. Dr. Leslie D. CallahanThe Rev. John N. Campbell & Mrs. Arlene E. CampbellThe Rev. Jacqueline G. Capers

& The Rev. Terrance T. Capers

Mr. Harry Capobianco & Mrs. Lorraine CapobiancoThe Rev. Daniel Carlson & Mrs. Faith CarlsonThe Rev. Julius Carroll & Mrs. Geneva CarrollMr. Benjamin L. Chaney & Mrs. Valencia ChaneyThe Rev. Thomas B. ChittickMr. Livingston L. ChrichlowThe Rev. & Mrs. David B. ChristensenThe Rev. Thomas R. ClayMr. Joseph A. Cleaveland & Ms. Lauren J. HolmThe Rev. Edwin T. Cochran & Mrs. Harriette A. CochranMr. Domenico Colella & Mrs. Karen ColellaMs. Laurie Connor & Mr. Chip MeyrellesThe Rev. Dr. Michael Cooper-WhiteThe Rev. Dr. Edward N. Corneilson

& Mrs. Linnea A. CorneilsonMs. Doris F. CosgroveMrs. Mary Ann CraverMs. Lenore CronlundThe Rev. Laura A. Csellak & The Rev. Mark E. SwansonMr. Roosevelt Daniels & Mrs. Roselyn DanielsMr. J. Walter Dauber & Mrs. Katherine DauberRev. Robert M. Davidson & Mrs. Pamela DavidsonMr. Guy C. Davis & Mrs. Evelyn M. DavisElder Anthony R. DavisMr. David Derr & Mrs. Beth DerrMs. Barbara G. DevlinThe Rev. Marvin E. Dewalt & Mrs. Gloria L. DewaltMr. Timothy DewaltMr. H. Warren Dimmig & Mrs. Maralyn DimmigMrs. Anne Doberstein MoyleMr. Richard Doty & Mrs. Ruth F. DotyMr. William F. DowlingThe Rev. Samantha L. DrennanThe Rev. & Mrs. E. Wayne DreymanThe Rev. Louis W. DunkleMr. Ralph W. Eberly & Mrs. Diane S. EberlyMrs. Gloria M. EichnerMrs. Grace S. EllisonThe Rev. Lynda L. Elmer & Mr. Cedric ElmerMr. Richard Elterich & Ms. Elizabeth M. ElterichMrs. Barbara EngdahlThe Rev. Bernard Engelhardt & Mrs. Elaine EngelhardtMs. Alexa EpsteinMs. Ernestine N. EstesRabbi Sheldon Ezring


S O CIETIE S(The Franklin Clark Fry Society continued)

The Rev. William Fairchild & Mrs. Sandra FairchildThe Rev. William C. FenstererThe Rev. Joyce C. Fiore & Mr. Denis FioreThe Rev. Frederick I. FisherThe Rev. Richard H. Flock & Mrs. Barbara B. FlockThe Rev. Fred S. Foerster & Mrs. Mimi FoersterMs. Linda FordMrs. Jane L. ForryE. H. FreemanMr. Howard H. Frey & Mrs. Helen G. FreyThe Rev. Dr. John H. Frykman & Ms. Cheryl C. ArnoldMs. Megan E. FrylingThe Rev. Nelson W. Gaetz & Mrs. Margaret O. GaetzThe Rev. Robert L. GahagenMr. Joseph Ganly & Mrs. Shirley GanlyThe Rev. Kurt E. GarbeThe Rev. & Mrs. Richard G. GardnerRev. Keon A. GerowMrs. Joan A. GibneyMs. Judith J. GiffordMr. Donald P. Gleiter & Mrs. Rena GleiterThe Rev. & Mrs. C. David GodshallMr. & Mrs. Henry GolaThe Rev. Andrew D. Goodson

& Mrs. Megan M. GoodsonThe Rev. Kenneth A. GouldThe Rev. Russell B. Greene, Jr.The Rev. Charles H. Greene & Ms. Patricia A. PancoeMr. Ernest Greenwood & Mrs. Sandi Hollie GreenwoodThe Rev. Louisa D. GroceThe Rev. Robert E. GrochauMr. Royce E. Gross & Mrs. Serafine B. GrossThe Rev. Guy R. Grube & Mrs. Norma GrubeMr. & Mrs. Richard GumThe Rev. Dr. Harold HaasThe Rev. Sara J. HaleThe Rev. Nathaniel HallThe Rev. Dr. Donald M. HallbergThe Rev. Melvin J. Hammer & Mrs. Hattie M. HammerMrs. Natalie K. HandThe Rev. George E. HandleyThe Rev. Dr. J. Lawton HaneyDr. & Mrs. John S. HardingThe Rev. Warren S. Harding

The Rev. Ronald R. HariThe Rev. Patricia L. Harris & Mr. John C. HarrisThe Rev. Jocelyn K. HartThe Rev. Flora M. Hartford & Mr. Donald G. HartfordThe Rev. Donald W. HaynMr. John H. HaynerThe Rev. John R. Heller & Mrs. Mary B. HellerMr. Carl J. Henkel, Jr.The Rev. John R. Henrich & The Rev. Sarah HenrichThe Rev. Terrance HensfordMr. Russ HenzeMiss F. Phyllis HepfnerMr. Dale E. Herbranson & Mrs. Jean A. HerbransonMr. Edward E. Hermanns & Mrs. Claire HermannsChaplain Theodore C. HerrmannMr. & Mrs. Harold C. HieterThe Rev. David F. Hill & Mrs. Susan E. HillMr. Winton M. Hill & Mrs. Janis B. HillThe Rev. Jennifer S. Hitt & Mr. Gerry HittThe Rev. Raymond C. Hittinger & Mrs. Joyce HittingerMr. Robert F. Hoch & Mrs. Gail I. HochMr. J. Michael Hoffman & Mrs. Darina E. HoffmanMr. Ernest H. J. Hoh, Jr.The Rev. Gregory Holston & Mrs. Deborah HolstonThe Rev. Dr. J. Mack HoltThe Rev. Joseph W. Holt & Mrs. Melba HoltThe Rev. William M. Horn & Mrs. Lorraine S. HornMr. Gordon S. HoustonThe Rev. John A. HuennigerMr. David Hunt & Mrs. Gladys HuntThe Rev. Robert L. Isaksen & Mrs. Beverly IsaksenThe Rev. Otto W. Jacobson, Jr.Cdr. Steven L. JensenThe Rev. Dr. Theodore W. Jentsch & Mrs. Hilda JentschThe Rev. Dr. Darrell H. JodockMs. Addie M. JohnsonThe Rev. Albert Johnson & Mrs. Vivian JohnsonThe Rev. Robert E. JohnsonMr. Roy R. Johnson & Mrs. Donna JohnsonThe Rev. Reginald W. Johnson, IIThe Rev. Cedric H. Jones, Jr.The Rev. Dr. G. Daniel JonesMs. Penelope JonesMr. J. David Kaercher & Mrs. Jean Kaercher


S O CIETIE SThe Rev. Charles W. Kampmeyer & Mrs. Gertrude Kampmeyer

The Rev. Robert J. Karli & Mrs. Patricia A. KarliMr. Thomas C. Keck, Sr.The Rev. Ulrich M. KeemssThe Rev. Dr. Jessica Kendall IngramMr. Richard D. Kern & Mrs. Elizabeth B. KernMr. Gary R. KerneyThe Rev. David P. Kidd & Ms. Patrice Young KiddThe Rev. & Mrs. John D. KinardMs. Doreen M. KinzlerThe Rev. Henry W. Kircher & Mrs. Mabel KircherThe Rev. David N. Kistler & Mrs. Delores KistlerThe Rev. Richard W. KitzThe Rev. Kent B. Klophaus & Mrs. Margaret KlophausMs. Sarah W. Klos, AIMMr. Robert A. Knapp & Mrs. Dorothy M. KnappMr. Donald Knodel & Mrs. Patricia KnodelThe Rev. Stanley H. Knull & Mrs. Delores KnullMr. Steven R. Koch & Mrs. Michele A. KochThe Rev. Robert E. KoenigMrs. Patricia J. KoesterThe Rev. & Mrs. Rodger A. KrauseMr. David H. Krauter & Mrs. Joan F. KrauterThe Rev. William F. Krenz & Mrs. Rosemary KrenzThe Rev. David G. Krewson & Mrs. Doris KrewsonDr. Phoebe Krey LanzoniThe Rev. Clark W. Kuntz, IIRev. Madathikudy K. Kuriakose & Mrs. Mary KuriakoseMr. Thomas F. LachenmayerThe Rev. Richard E. Lackey & Mrs. Lisa LackeyThe Rev. & Mrs. Donald B. LandisMr. Ray A. Landis & Mrs. Priscilla L. LandisMr. E. Larry Lang & Mrs. Martha A. LangMr. John D. Lang & Mrs. Esther A. LangMr. & Mrs. Robert T. LarsonMr. John W. Lauer & Mrs. Bonnie L. LauerThe Rev. Jeffrey P. Laustsen & Mrs. Susan A. LaustsenMr. Lamar C. LehmanMr. S. Regnal LeibenspergerThe Rev. & Mrs. Charles H. LettMr. Martin W. Leukhardt

& Mrs. Miloslava K. LeukhardtThe Rev. Rochelle LewisDr. Carter Lindberg

The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. LindersThe Rev. Dr. Charles D. LindholmMr. Keith LingenfelterMs. Edith V. LodgeThe Rev. Dr. Martin J. Lohrmann

& Mrs. Carrie LohrmannMs. Wenda S. LongThe Rev. Robert H. Loucks & Mrs. Ruth LoucksThe Rev. Ellis B. LoudenThe Rev. & Mrs. William G. LugerMrs. Lorraine A. LukensMrs. Mary Carlton LullThe Rev. Dr. Robert R. LutzThe Rev. Philip A. LynchMr. Otto MaatschThe Rev. Dr. Murdoch MacPhersonMrs. Sandra L. ManosMs. Kathryn R. MarianiMs. Mary Ellen MarkovcyMs. Eva J. Martin & Mr. Clarence A. MartinMr. Richard A. Martz & Mrs. Diane M. MartzMs. Mary E. Mc DermottThe Rev. Joell D. McDuffy

& The Rev. Eugene V. McDuffyMrs. Patricia A. McMahonThe Rev. James C. McMullanMrs. Anna MeckThe Rev. John C. MelinMs. Roberta MenapaceThe Rev. & Mrs. Paul R. MertzlufftThe Rev. Dr. John MeulendykMr. Walter W. Miller, Jr.The Rev. Paul N. Miller & Mrs. Marie MillerThe Rev. Lawrence A. Miller, Jr.The Rev. Raymond A. Miller

& The Rev. Serena S. SellersMs. Catherine MinardiMs. Dana MitchellThe Rev. Natalie MitchemThe Rev. Dr. F. Russell Mitman, Jr.Mr. Alfred R. Moenke & Mrs. Louise G. MoenkeThe Rev. Audrey E. MoodyThe Rev. William B. MooreBishop Ernest C. Morris & Mrs. Winifred W. MorrisMs. Janice Mosley


S O CIETIE S Mr. Steven K. MoyerThe Rev. William C. MunzMr. Daniel Muroff & Mrs. Melissa MuroffMrs. Marianne NapravnikThe Rev. Patricia Neale & Mr. David NealeThe Rev. David P. Nelson & Mrs. Mary Ann NelsonMr. Eric NeubacherThe Rev. Glenn G. NeubauerMr. Lincoln Noecker & Mrs. Barbara J. NoeckerMrs. Janet N. NorthThe Rev. Orville W. Nyblade & Mrs. June NybladeMr. Matthew O'RearMr. LeRoy S. Oelschlager & Mrs. Doris J. OelschlagerMrs. Beverly OlinThe Rev. Richard A. OlsonMrs. Elizabeth S. OppThe Rev. Charles J. OremThe Rev. Anthony P. PagottoMs. Charlotte PakanMs. Dorothy K. PappasMs. Stacia ParkerMr. John K. Pearson & Mrs. Kristine PearsonMr. Robert R. Peck & Mayor Concetta D. PeckMr. John E. Peterson & Mrs. Madeline L. PetersonMs. Bettie R. PhillipsMs. Ann L. PickinMr. Mark T. Pile & Mrs. Susan E. PileThe Rev. David W. Preisinger

& Mrs. Christine PreisingerMr. Richard G. Radey & Mrs. Abigail I. RadeyMr. John P. Ranck & Mrs. Henrietta K. RanckThe Rev. Amanda RangeDr. Jacob P. RayapatiMr. James G. Reading & Mrs. Janet M. ReadingMr. John D. ReischMr. Michael P. ReitzMs. Martha L. ReitzMr. Philip Reitz & Mrs. Susan ReitzMr. Larry E. Rentschler & Mrs. Linda RentschlerMrs. Miriam W. RhodyThe Rev. Dr. Elton P. Richards & Mrs. Anne S. RichardsMr. Irwin Richman & Mrs. Susan RichmanDr. Thomas E. Ridenhour, Sr.The Rev. & Mrs. Barry M. Ridge

Mrs. Jean D. RiekerThe Rev. Guy A. Ritter, Jr.The Rev. Edith B. RobertsMr. Alan Rodgers & Mrs. Sharon J. RodgersMs. June RohrThe Rev. Dr. David J. Roppel & Mrs. Becki RoppelMr. David L. Rorabaugh & Mrs. Carolyn M. RorabaughThe Rev. Vernon Ross, Jr.Ms. Ashley B. RossiThe Rev. David R. Rowe & Mrs. Mary RoweDr. Frederick R. Rude & Mrs. Ruth Anne S. RudeThe Rev. Dr. Glenn H. RudisillMrs. Sandra G. SamkavitzThe Rev. & Mrs. Rodney H. SaylorThe Rev. Robert A. Scheurer & Mrs. Diane ScheurerDr. Edgar B. Schick & Mrs. Peggy SchickThe Rev. Richard D. SchlegelMr. Soenke Schmidt-Lange & Mrs. Anne Schmidt-LangeMs. Carolyn SchneiderMs. Hilda SchneiderMs. Marilyn SchoenbornMs. Dorothy M. Scholz-Beyer, AIMMr. Andy Schottelkorb & The Rev. Lucy SchottelkorbThe Rev. Bruce V. SchraderThe Rev. John H. Schueltz & Mrs. Molly K. SchueltzThe Rev. Walter H. SchumanThe Rev. Dr. Carl G. Schweitzer

& Mrs. Mary Ann SchweitzerMs. Elsie C. SchwickrathMs. Helen L. SchwickrathMr. Thomas J. ScornavacchiThe Rev. Dr. Esther SealesThe Rev. David A. SearingThe Rev. James W. SeifertThe Rev. Durrell J. SeipThe Rev. William A. Shafer & Mrs. Marie F. L. ShaferThe Rev. Carl D. Shankweiler & Mrs. Cynthia ShankweilerThe Rev. Deacon Sheila G. Sharpe & Mr. Richard A. SharpeMrs. Eileen E. SheaThe Rev. Glenn ShepherdMrs. Virginia B. Sheppard, AIMThe Rev. Eugene L. Shiffer & Mrs. Elisabeth L. ShifferThe Rev. Kevin T. ShockThe Rev. Daniel A. Shook & Mrs. Mary Shook

(The Franklin Clark Fry Society continued)

Dr. Henry H. Skillman & Mrs. Josephine SkillmanMr. Bernard SmedleyMs. Jennifer A. Smith & Ms. Beth SlatingMrs. Lillian SmithMr. Stanley G. Smith & Mrs. Wanda S. SmithRev. Robert C. Smith & Ms. Lorene CaryDr. Laurance D. SmithMr. Rodney J. Smith & Mrs. Tawnya SmithThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Philip K. SmithThe Rev. John Smolik & Mrs. Joanne SmolikThe Rev. Dr. Stanley C. SneeringerMr. Andrew K. SnyderThe Rev. George F. Spieker & Mrs. Rebecca SpiekerThe Rev. Dr. Paul H. Spohn & Mrs. Jane Ann SpohnMrs. Virginia StackelMr. & Mrs. Edgar L. StaufferMr. Martin T. SteegeThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. John F. SteinbruckDr. Maxwell StepanukSister Gunnel M. SternerThe Rev. Gunther J. StippichThe Rev. Ralph W. Storm & Mrs. Juanita J. StormThe Rev. Albert W. Stott, Jr.Ms. Christine J. StrattonDr. & Mrs. Harold L. Strause, Jr.The Rev. Robert R. StrohlThe Rev. Nancy W. Stroud & Mr. William D. StroudThe Rev. Dr. Gene R. Stuckey & Mrs. Brenda StuckeyThe Rev. Paul F. StuehrenbergSister Janet A. StumpThe Rev. Dr. Donald G. SukoskyThe Rev. George W. SummersMr. Peter Teichmann & Mrs. Diane F. TeichmannThe Rev. Donald R. Thomas & Dr. Judith C. ThomasMr. David G. Thompson & Mrs. Elaine A. ThompsonMs. Mary K. ThrasherMrs. Evelyn B. TomoMrs. Laree M. TrollingerThe Rev. Suzanne M. TrumpThe Rev. Mark Tyler & Mrs. Leslie M. TylerThe Rev. Edward W. UtheThe Rev. John Van HaneghanMrs. Adele VeihlChaplain Michael G. Viise

Seminary Alumnus David Rowe on Serving the Rural Poor and the Importance of Giving to LTSP

The Rev. David Rowe, a 1981 LTSPgraduate and pastor of Friedens LutheranChurch in Oley, Pennsylvania, doesn’t

need a lot of prodding to explain why he is adiligent donor to the seminary.

“The seminary provides the most uniqueopportunity for people to explore their faith of anyplace,” he said during an interview in his office in thesmall, rural hamlet of Oley, surrounded by farmlands. Outside, the shouts andlaughter of children gathering for Vacation Bible School provided a backdrop. “Istarted my regular giving to support the (Timothy) Lull Lounge (in The BrossmanLearning Center), and I’ve made giving to my seminary [a] part of my tithing.”

Rowe has plenty of powerful memories of his seminary education, and said histraining at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP) is part ofhis daily approach to ministry. “The seminary gives its students a strongfoundation — first-rate teaching of the Bible, solid training in systematic theology,liturgy and homiletics [preaching],” Rowe said. He trots out the names of manymentoring professors — Lull, John H.P. Reumann, Foster McCurley, RichardJeske, Robert Bornemann, Lyman Lundeen, Robert Hughes, and Harold Albert.

“The seminary can’t teach the leaders it trains everything,” Rowe said. “It ishard to develop an understanding of stewardship and evangelism outside of theparish. But seminary gives you the hand tools, the foundation so you can figure outapproaches to that other stuff.” The seminary’s influence has extended beyondRowe in his family. His daughter, Becky, was an early scholar in the TheologicalEducation with Youth (TEY) program. “That TEY summer was a powerfulexperience for her,” Rowe said. “It was several weeks later that she told us she felt acall to pastoral ministry.” Becky went on to seminary and now serves as anassociate pastor at Abiding Presence Lutheran Church in Ewing Township, NewJersey. Son Andrew plays the tuba professionally, and has overcome the challengesof asthma to do so. A Penn State graduate, Andrew is the kitchen manager for acafe in State College, Pennsylvania. Pr. Rowe’s wife, Mary, has served in the area asa parochial school and child care teacher and now directs a child care program innearby Douglassville.

Rowe said he began to think about becoming a pastor during his teen years. Hegrew up as part of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Phoenixville and CentennialLutheran Church in Kimberton, both in Pennsylvania. As a youth he enjoyedleadership opportunities in Centennial Church. “I had a chance to lead worship,” herecalled. But for a while he thought he had a greater interest in chemistry and physics.When he entered Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, however, he

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registered “pre-seminary” and concentrated on philosophy and religion.He was positively influenced by Ursinus’s campus ministry initiative. Laterit was on to LTSP.

Rowe said worship and education are central to faith formation atFriedens Church, where he has served as pastor for 18 years. “Weemphasize discipleship,” he said. “We expect and encourage people tolive out their faith in their daily lives.” Key staff leadership, includingfor an ambitious child care program, comes from Associate in MinistryKathy Schaeffer, who has served at Friedens Church for 10 years.

Parishioners have run a food pantry at the church for 16 years, partof a Reading area hunger outreach by many congregations. “This areacan look affluent on the outside,” he said. But in recent years he notedthere has been an “uptick” in pantry use “from 40 to 50 families to 70to 90.” Anyone earning 150 percent of the poverty level or less iseligible for pantry service, he said. The congregation actually has aloading dock to receive goods for the pantry.

Oley is a beautiful rural community with adjoining, often majesticrolling farm acreage. Jobs in Oley itself are not plentiful, Rowe said.There is a trucking company, and the Oley area, comprising the townand four townships, has its own school district. Residents commute toKing of Prussia and Reading for work, but fewer young children arebeing raised in Oley than once was the case. “We have our share of lowincome people here,” Rowe explained. Pantry “customers” includeseniors on fixed incomes, single parents, and the newly unemployed,many of whom Rowe has come to know well. “Some of these peoplehave never been unemployed before now,” he said. On the morning ofthis interview, Rowe had a problem with part of the congregation’s airconditioning system. He telephoned a parishioner who might look.The man has been unemployed, but Rowe learned he has found worksome distance from the church and can’t come over. “Don’t worryabout the church,” Rowe said on the phone. “I’m just grateful you havefound work.”

Since Hurricane Andrew devastated Florida in 1992, Friedens hashad an active group of 15 or so folks who use vacation time to engage indisaster response recovery work. Friedens members are frequentlyjoined by folks from other local churches.

“Our crews go once or twice a year,” Rowe said. Crew visits are allover the map — North Dakota; Biloxi, Mississippi; the city of Athensand elsewhere in Pennsylvania; Florida; and Ohio.

Friedens members also offer leadership to Camp Noah, an initiativeorganized by Lutheran Social Services (LSS) of Minnesota to supportchildren in the wake of disasters that have impacted their communities.Rowe explained LSS has provided his parishioners with key trainingand made arrangements for Friedens members to stay in several placeswhere they have been needed to support the initiative. “The campbuilds its program around the story of Noah and the Flood,” he said.

“They have wonderful teaching and mental health programs. They helpchildren understand they were not responsible for disasters. Many ofthe children and their families have suffered huge losses. They knowpeople who died and who have moved away.” Rowe explained thatCamp Noah is a blessing for volunteers who want to make a differencebut who don’t happen to have carpentry or rebuilding skills. Athens, atown in northern Pennsylvania just south of Binghamton, New York,has received volunteer help from Friedens in the aftermath of floodslate last summer. “About 20 percent of the town’s people have movedaway,” Rowe explained. “They are having a tough time.” Such sites ofdevastation often quickly drop from the headlines after a naturaldisaster, Rowe noted, “and people can forget about them.” Friedens isamong the congregations trying not to forget.

Rowe encourages churches and leaders in the current climate “to dowhat they can” in the face of painful current events on many levels.“The Sermon on the Mount goads us,” he said. “For so many todaytheir work is their identity. We try to help those who are strugglingknow their identity is formed by God through Holy Baptism. Our giftis not in what we do but rather in who we are and what God has done.We try to walk with them, give them pastoral care, and tell them wereally care about them in this harsh, harsh time. Our hope is not inwhat we accomplish but rather in God. The role of each of us in ourassembly at Friedens is to be God’s brother and sister in Christ topeople who are having a hard time.”

Rowe said he knows some seminarians come to LTSP withouthaving had a lot of church experience. “They can learn that atseminary,” he said. On the other hand, with a mom who was a churchsecretary and a mother-in-law who was a church organist for manyyears, “I was probably overchurched,” he said with a smile.

For those discerning a possible professional church leadershipcareer, Rowe urges them “to taste and try a lot of stuff — church,reading, movies, jobs that have nothing to do with church — take whatcomes with a sense of adventure.” He urges prayer and conversationsabout faith in daily life. “Many people today are using different stylesand approaches in what they are doing,” he said, mentioning theInternet, and email devotions. In preparation for daily prayers, Rowe said he reads the newspaper to get a sense of the issues in hiscommunity and around the world. In that practice, he is following theadvice of a theologian he read in seminary, Karl Barth, pastoring andpreaching with a Bible in one hand and newspaper in the other.

“A challenge for those of us who experience absolution from God in our worship is how to share this — what God has done for us,”Rowe said. He described the poor he has met in the past year, the newlyunemployed, “and people who have lost their homes in a flood and nowhave nothing. There are so many faces of despair, and as a total churchwe need to do a better job relating to them.”


S O CIETIE SMr. John VoltzMs. Amy WackerMr. Richard L. Wahl & Mrs. Mary L. WahlMr. Richard G. Walck & Mrs. Diana WalckMs. Glenys A. WaldmanMr. Gerard Boone & The Rev. Kathleen M. WalterThe Rev. Juanita J. WaltersThe Rev. Timothy F. WaltonenMiss Judy WanfriedThe Rev. Daniel B. WardThe Rev. Gordon W. Ward, Jr.Mr. Ray H. Warmkessel & Mrs. Faye M. WarmkesselThe Rev. Dr. J. Francis Watson & Mrs. Mary WatsonMrs. Lynn Webb & Mr. Kerry WebbMr. David S. Weber & Mrs. Kristine WeberThe Rev. Reinhold K. WeberMr. Christopher A. Weinrich & Mrs. Karen S. WeinrichMs. Carol L. Weiser & Mr. Dennis R. OberholtzerThe Rev. Marjorie E. Weiss & Mr. David W. DerrMr. Brian J. WelshMr. Ralph R. WelshMr. David WengertMr. Mark P. Wentland & Mrs. Clara K. WentlandMr. Timothy P. Werstler & Mrs. Cynthia A. WerstlerMr. R. Leland WesnerMr. Thomas R. West & Ms. Brenda J. OvercashMr. Wendell R. WhitlockThe Rev. Grant A. Wickert & Mrs. Linda L. WickertMs. Elaine E. WilcoxThe Rev. & Mrs. Richard C. WolfMr. James R. Woods & Mrs. Alice M. WoodsMs. Elizabeth F. WoodsideMr. Trevor E. Woolridge & Mrs. Delphine E. WoolridgeMrs. Shirley D. WuchterMr. Thomas A. YoungThe Rev. Judith YoungmanThe Rev. George P. Zacharda, Jr.Bishop Samuel R. Zeiser & Mrs. Linda ZeiserThe Rev. Dr. Arvids Ziedonis & Mrs. Zigrida ZiedonisMr. Paul C. Zieger & Mrs. Bonnie Zieger

FRIENDSGifts up to $99We gratefully acknowledge the gifts of many faithfulfriends whose support contributes to the mission ofthe seminary and its preparation of the church’sfuture leaders.

Ms. Paulette Abdul-MaajidThe Rev. Charles A. Adami & Mrs. Karen L. AdamiMs. Ollie AdamsMs. Joyce AdamsMs. May C. AlbertiniMs. Robin K. AlderferMrs. Miriam AlderferDr. Scott Aldinger & Mrs. Mindy AldingerMr. Roger D. AlexisMs. Roberta AlfordMs. Gloria J. Alford-NortonThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Louis T. AlmenMr. Lowell E. Alt & Mrs. Dottie K. AltMrs. Elizabeth AmpietroThe Rev. Arvid E. Anderson & Mrs. Nancy AndersonMrs. Betty K. AndersonMr. Milton AndersonMr. Walter R. AndersonMr. Charles H. Andre & Mrs. Diane L. AndreMr. Herman ArceMr. Charles Arlington & Mrs. Lucinda ArlingtonMs. Irene V. ArmstrongMs. Delores ArnoldMr. John M. Ashcraft & Mrs. Dorothy AshcraftMs. Laurajean M. AupperleThe Rev. James H. AustinMr. Andy Autrey, Jr.Dr. Kathleen V. Axen, PhDMs. Jane A. BachenskyMs. Eleanor B. BackMr. & Mrs. Glen T. BackmanThe Rev. Cliff A. Bahlinger & Mrs. Lisa BahlingerMr. Everett L. BanfieldColonel Brent C. Bankus

& Mrs. Diane M. O'Rourke-Bankus

(The Franklin Clark Fry Society continued)


S O CIETIE S(Friends continued)

The Rev. Paul Baranek & Mrs. Martha BaranekMs. Gwynn BargerThe Rev. Anna Lois BarksdaleMrs. Rena A. BarnwellMr. James M. Barritt & Mrs. Dorothy M. BarrittThe Rev. Nickolaus H. Bastian & Mrs. Sheryl BastianMr. & Mrs. Jon A. BaughmanThe Rev. Willard R. BaumgartnerMr. David BauschMr. William J. Baxter & Mrs. Dawn M. BaxterMs. Beatrice BeanMs. Tracey A. BeasleyMr. David P. Bechtel & Mrs. Linda A. BechtelThe Rev. Ruth B. BeckerMr. Wayne W. BeckerMs. Sylvia BelkMs. Bediah BellMs. Joan W. BennettMr. William E. BensonMr. & Mrs. Charles BergeMiss Betty F. BergerMr. Dorsen A. Berger & Mrs. Betty M. BergerMr. & Mrs. Charles H. BergmanMr. John BerryThe Rev. James T. BettsThe Rev. Dr. Donald R. BilleckMr. Richard BinderThe Rev. Virginia M. BiniekMs. Carolyn BlacksonMr. & Mrs. Louis L. BlanchardMr. Charles L. BlocksonMs. Barbara BlountThe Rev. Harry S. Bohn, Jr.Ms. Tonya BoltonSister Olive BonnerThe Rev. Edward W. BooneMs. Elisabeth A. BoothMrs. Edna BorgerMr. Watson F. BoslerThe Rev. Dr. Raymond M. Bost & Mrs. Margaret BostDr. Simon P. BouieMs. Pamela BowenMr. Roger A. Bowker & Mrs. Barbara F. BowkerMr. David P. Bowman

Mr. & Mrs. Carl BoydThe Rev. & Mrs. Timothy D. BoyerMrs. Marie E. BoyerMs. Evelyn V. BoyleMs. Ida V. BradwayMs. Jenna M. BrandoliniThe Rev. Dr. John T. BraughlerMs. Cynthia T. BrayMs. Shirley BrayThe Rev. Peter S. BredlauThe Rev. Christine D. Bridge & Mr. John BridgeMr. Brian Briggs & Mrs. Deborah BriggsMs. Meta J. BrockmannMs. Anissa G. BrookinsMiss Marianne BrooksMs. Lydia B. BrooksMr. Edward A. BrophyThe Rev. Sarah P. BrownMs. Agnes S. BrownThe Rev. Robert H. BrownMs. Wyniqua L. BrownMs. D. K. BrownMs. Christine BrownMs. Marcia BrownThe Rev. Marsha Brown WoodardMr. Chris Browne & Mrs. Susan BrowneMrs. Rosa F. BrowningThe Rev. Dr. H. Lee BrumbackMr. Vernon Brunton & Mrs. Elizabeth A. BruntonMr. Gordon B. Bryan & Mrs. Diane BryanMs. Mary W. BuccosMr. Dan M. Burgess & Mrs. Elaine BurgessMs. Dessie D. BurgessMr. & Mrs. Ronald W. BushkofskyMs. Eunice ButlerMr. Michael P. Cady & Mrs. Patricia A. CadyMr. Benjamin D. CaldwellMs. Karen CanadyMr. George Cannon & Mrs. Dorisann CannonMs. Ingeborg CarlsonMr. Derek S. Carr & Mrs. Carlla M. CarrMr. Jeffrey S. CarstensMs. Candace E. CarterMs. Carolyn Carter


S O CIETIE SBishop Lloyd W. CartwrightMrs. Emidio CarusoMr. Robert L. CasselberryMs. Ingrid W. CatlinMrs. Joyce ChaffeeMr. Albert D. Chamberlain

& Mrs. Mary A. ChamberlainMs. Tiffany C. ChaneyMr. & Mrs. Michael CiprianoThe Rev. Gilbert Clark & Ms. Jeannette ClarkMs. Terri ClaybrookMr. Larry ClinkscaleMs. Charlotte ClydeMs. Lois ClymerThe Rev. Dr. Susan ColeMr. & Mrs. Glenn ColliverThe Rev. Joseph A. Conner, Jr.Mr. Tom Conroy & Mrs. Ellen D. ConroyMs. Betty ConyersMr. Edward C. Cool & Mrs. Carol S. CoolMr. Augustine CooleyMr. Roy H. Copeland & Mrs. Dorothy Y. CopelandMs. Ellen CorbettMr. Franklin Coslett & Mrs. Susan CoslettThe Rev. Ghislaine M. CotnoirMr. John CrapperMs. Cynthia CrenshawMrs. Pernell CrockettMs. Sharon P. CrockettRev. Lisa R. CrossMs. Mary Jane CrossMs. Amy CruzThe Rev. & Mrs. Elwood J. CulpMs. Olivia CunninghamMs. Margaret CurfmanMs. Ruth V. CurtisMs. Yvonne CurtisDr. DeWitt DabbackMrs. Dorothy H. DabrowskiDr. Horst Daemmrich & Dr. Ingrid DaemmrichSister Ramona Daily & Mr. Tim DailyMs. Karen DaleyMs. Michelle Y. DanielsMrs. Barbara A. Dankenbring

Mr. Neil A. Daub & Mrs. Barbara DaubDr. Jennifer W. Davidson & Mr. Douglas R. DavidsonMr. Evan M. DavisMr. Michael DavisThe Rev. Albert G. DavisMs. Joan DavisMs. Otavia B. DavisThe Rev. Mary E. Davis & Mr. Freddie DavisMs. Barbara A. DawkinsThe Rev. Ronald L. Deck & Mrs. Darlene DeckMrs. Elizabeth DeibertMr. Irvin F. Dell & Mrs. Mary B. DellMr. Richard S. DenMrs. Roberta DetmersThe Rev. Julie K. DeWerthMs. Lorraine W. DiamondMs. Susan L. DichterMs. Linda C. DickersonMs. Jean E. DicksonMr. Douglas F. Didyoung, Sr.Mr. Armon DiedrichMs. Emma L. DiemerThe Rev. Lauretta J. DietrichThe Rev. George W. Dietrich & Mrs. Maria DietrichMr. Larry DiFranco & The Rev. Eileen M. DiFrancoMrs. Claire K. DodsonMs. Pat DorrahMr. Lloyd E. Dotterrer & Mrs. Betty V. DotterrerMs. Cynthia M. DouseMs. Dolores G. DowneyMs. Donna M. DrakeMr. Robert A. Drennan & Mrs. Donna M. DrennanMr. Michael A. Duffy & Mrs. Marilyn M. DuffyMrs. Marie DurchsprungMr. Peter F. DurocherMs. Jessie M. EbischbachMs. Jennifer H. EcholsMs. Ruth EdwardsMr. Jeremy EdwardsMs. Carolyn R. EdwardsThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Christian D. EichornMs. Katherine A. EndresMr. Thomas D. Endy & Mrs. Michelle R. EndyMr. Rasmus A. Erdal & Mrs. Marian F. Erdal



Mrs. Florence S. ErvinMrs. Beryl EvansMr. Vladimir R. Fabrici & Mrs. Berharda FabriciMs. Ruth Ann FarleyThe Rev. Paul H. FeilMs. Lori A. Feiler & Mr. Don FeilerMrs. Dorothy FenimoreThe Rev. Dr. Carl F. W. Ficken & Mrs. Anne H. FickenThe Rev. Carl W. FilerMs. Lauren FinnilaMr. James H. FisherMr. Larry FisherMrs. Jean G. FisherMs. Dedra A. Florence-Johnson & Mr. James E. JohnsonThe Rev. Ernest R. FloresThe Rev. Audrey B. FoleyMr. & Mrs. Roy G. Foltz

The Rev. Ray L. ForstromMr. Joseph FosterThe Rev. Andrew L. Foster & Mrs. Blanche M. FosterThe Rev. Susan F. FoxMr. Robert FrantzMs. Bernice M. FrantzMrs. Lois FrederickThe Rev. Dr. Gilbert B. Furst & Mrs. Fern FurstThe Rev. Dr. Wilda C. GafneyMr. & Mrs. John P. GallagherMs. Carolyn GardnerMs. Marian E. GarfieldMs. Sarah Garner-WhittleMrs. Hope GarrettMr. Ethan GeehrMr. Robert E. GehmanThe Rev. Sterling R. Geiger & Mrs. Jean Geiger


S O CIETIE SThe Rev. Harold G. Geiss & Mrs. Nancy K. GeissMiss Betty Lou GeisslerMs. Jennifer GeraldMr. Mark L. Gerner & Mrs. Janet E. GernerMs. Hope C. GiamboyThe Rev. Herbert N. Gibbons, Sr.The Rev. Calder A. Gibson & Mrs. Barbara R. GibsonThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Hartland H. GiffordMs. Selena F. GillespieMs. Susan GlennMs. Mary L. GlickmanThe Rev. Guy GlimpMs. Brenda L. Glover-JenkinsMs. Catherine I. GodboldteMrs. Anita Godfrey & Mr. Clement GodfreyMs. Veronica S. GoodeMr. David R. Goodson & Mrs. Catherine M. GoodsonThe Rev. James L. Goodyear, Jr.Ms. Laura E. GortonMs. Jenell GovanThe Rev. William B. Gray & Mrs. Brenda G. GrayMr. Bruce E. GreenMr. Samuel Greene & Mrs. Carla GreeneMs. Rosa Lee GregoryMs. Cynthia GriffinMs. Theresa GrimesMr. Robert F. Gruber & Mrs. Eleanor F. GruberThe Rev. Dr. Shirley W. GuiderMr. Robert H. GumpMr. & Mrs. Bernhard GundermannMs. Lorraine F. GuytonThe Rev. Richard J. HaferMr. Theodore N. Hagan & Mrs. Lena V. HaganMs. Jean HagenMs. Jessica M. Hahn & Mr. Mason A. HahnMr. Mason Hahn & Mrs. Susan HahnMr. Scott D. Hahner & Mrs. Karen O. HahnerThe Rev. Elizabeth HainesThe Rev. Lesley J. HandThe Rev. Arthur S. Hanson & Mrs. Irene W. HansonMr. Gregg Hanson & Mrs. Debby HansonMs. Inger B. HansonThe Rev. Marvin L. Harding & Mrs. Dorace E. HardingMr. Rich Harkins & Mrs. Robin Harkins

Ms. Aldora HarmonMr. David HarpMinister Phillip HarrisMs. Elsie K. HartThe Rev. Mary J. HastingsThe Rev. & Mrs. Curtis A. HaynesMs. Shirley HaywoodThe Rev. & Mrs. Rodney R. HeckertThe Rev. David A. HecklerMs. Mary L. HeenMr. A. David Heilemann & Mrs. Jo-Ann HeilemannMs. June M. HellerThe Rev. James L. Henderschedt

& Mrs. Elizabeth I. HenderschedtMr. Thomas HendersonThe Rev. Eric T. Henry & Ms. Nadine Shingler-HenryMrs. Adelaide HetrickMs. Colleen R. HetrickMs. Jeanette M. HettingerMr. Daniel R. Hettler & Mrs. Emma J. HettlerMs. Rhonda D. HibblerMr. David L. HicksMr. & Mrs. John G. HizaMr. Douglas K. HjelmstadThe Rev. David C. HoeckerThe Rev. & Mrs. Robert F. HoenichThe Rev. E. Frederick Holst & Mrs. Barbara A. HolstMs. Cynthia M. HoltMrs. Joan W. HorakThe Rev. Laurence G. Horn & Mrs. HornMrs. Lois HouseMs. Jessie HowardMs. Rebecca R. HowellThe Rev. John G. Huber & Mrs. Maggie H. HuberMr. William H. Hubler & Mrs. Linda L. HublerMs. Sandra HuntleyMr. Junior Huseman & Mrs. June HusemanMr. Charles R. Hyland & Mrs. Marjorie L. HylandThe Rev. Joseph F. IrvinMr. Clarence IrvineMrs. Jean IrvineMs. Kathryn S. Irwin & Mr. Carmine A. PerniniMr. Sekis JacksonMr. Levee Jackson


(Friends continued)

Mr. Harry L. JacksonThe Rev. Nancy L. JacksonMs. Wilberta C. JacksonMrs. Lyn JacksonMs. Jacqueline JacksonMr. Steven W. Jagiela & Mrs. Karin A. JagielaMs. Kimberly D. JamisonMs. Yalanda JenkinsMr. Frank A. Jescavage & Mrs. Nancy J. JescavageMs. Edith Jessup-BullockMs. Casandra B. JeterMs. Tyron JohnsonMs. Terra JohnsonThe Rev. Patricia H. JohnsonMs. Jacqueline D. JohnsonMs. Ann JohnsonMr. & Mrs. John H. Johnson, Jr.Mr. Conway JohnsonMs. Mia JohnsonThe Rev. Lawrence JohnsonThe Rev. Gwendolyn Johnson-BondMs. Nova S. Johnson-DerryMr. Walton Johnston & Mrs. Lois JohnstonMs. Brenda JonesMr. Charles Jones & Mrs. Susan JonesMs. Mary Smith JonesMs. Nicole JonesThe Rev. Alberta JonesMs. Geraldine S. JonesThe Rev. Dr. Randolph L. JonesMs. Marjorie L. JuddMr. Robert E. Kaufmann & Mrs. Ellen F. KaufmannMs. Ruth KeenerThe Rev. Thomas J. Keener & Mrs. Barbara KeenerMr. George KegleyMrs. Catherine KeimDr. James E. Keisler & Dr. Patience W. KeislerMr. James M. Keiter & Mrs. Lois J. KeiterThe Rev. Robert S. KellyMr. J. R. Kennedy & Mrs. K. S. KennedyMs. Karen KennedyThe Rev. Joanne S. Kernitz & Mr. Charles A. KernitzMinister Suzanne H. W. Kershaw, AIMThe Rev. & Mrs. Robert G. Kidd

CREATING anENDURING

LEGACYLIFE INCOME and BEQUEST GIFTS

“I’m interested in increasing my income andhelping prepare pastors to serve our church.”

“My education at LTSP was really important tome! I’ve always wanted to give something back inthanks for that education, but I need the incomefrom the investments I have made.”

The LTSP Office for Philanthropy staffregularly hear these comments, andthey help to open a conversation which

can result in increased income for you, whilealso helping to support the school that helpedprepare you or your pastor for ministry.

The following is an actual example of such an opportunity:A retired pastor and his spouse had faithfully given modest gifts to the seminary

during his active ministry. In a recent conversation, he recalled his years at theseminary and how important the foundation he received at Philadelphia was to himas he served the Lord and his church. His wife had also reflected upon the importantrole that seminaries play for everyone who is interested in the future of the church.

The couple was introduced to an easy method of accomplishing their goals. ACharitable Gift Annuity is a simple exchange of an asset (such as cash, stock, or evenreal estate) for regular income for the remainder of both of their lives. In this case, hewas 77 and she was 79. Based on their ages, they could receive a 6.0 percent rate ofreturn! This was significantly more than they were getting from their CD, so theydecided to make their gift, and by doing so their income actually increased! They alsoreceived some attractive income tax advantages and were pleased that ultimately theseminary would receive what was left.

The pastor and his wife were delighted because they increased their incomewhile helping their seminary.Would you like to know how such a gift might help you achieve your goals?For information or questions about Charitable Gift Annuities or other planned givingopportunities, please contact Larry House at 1.800.286.4616, Ext. 6315 [email protected].


S O CIETIE SMrs. Emily KiefaberMrs. D. Larue P. KiefferMr. Mark R. Kimm & Mrs. Suzanne M. KimmMr. Thomas D. King & Mrs. Joni D. KingMs. Rebecca KingMr. Mateo M. KingMs. Lydia P. KirklandMr. & Mrs. Ralph E. KjorlienMr. & Mrs. L. Kirk KlingensmithMr. Markus Knopf & Mrs. Heidi KnopfMr. & Mrs. Donald L. KochMrs. C. Marie KonschakMs. Kathryn Kors-JacobsonMr. Andrew KozakowskiThe Rev. Benjamin T. Krey & Mrs. Marissa S. KreyMr. Robert M. Kuba & Mrs. Jacqueline R. KubaMr. Joseph E. Kunetz & Mrs. Jessie N. KunetzMr. Robert M. Kuntz & Mrs. Elizabeth M. KuntzMr. & Mrs. Terry L. KurzwegMs. Geraldine P. LamarPastor Hezekiah LampleyPastor Kassandra D. LanceMs. Evelyn LarsonMr. Clifford P. LatneyMr. & Mrs. John R. LaughlinMs. Mary LazorMs. Chrisandra J. LeeMs. Carla Lee-StuckyMs. Maggie W. LegareMr. David A. Leidig & Mrs. Dorothy LeidigMr. Walter O. LeinoMr. & Mrs. Elwood LeisterMrs. Shirley M. LeisterThe Rev. Eric P. LemonholmThe Rev. Malcom A. LerchThe Rev. & Mrs. Joseph P. LettrichMs. Bonnie L. LeVanMr. Jackson LeveeMr. Michael LevengoodMr. Charles A. Lewis & Mrs. Barbara G. LewisThe Rev. John Lewis, Sr.Ms. Linda LewisMr. Walter G. Lieberman & Mrs. Barbara LiebermanThe Rev. Dr. Delrio Ligons-Berry

Mr. John Liljegren & Mrs. Eleanor LiljegrenThe Rev. Michael C. LindermanThe Rev. Herbert A. LohrMrs. Connie LordanMs. Gail M. LozenskiMr. John H. Luttenberger, IIIMs. Barbara J. LutzMs. Dolores F. LyonsMr. & Mrs. LeRoy C. Mac MurtrieMr. James MackDeacon Jerone MackMs. Edith MackMinister James Mack & Mrs. Courtney A. MackMs. Lela M. MaconThe Rev. Thomas E. Maehl & Mrs. Margaret J. MaehlMrs. Caroline MagillMs. Mary S. MametMs. Linda MansonMr. Forrest B. Mapp & Mrs. Marjorie R. MappMr. Donnie A. MarshallThe Rev. Jane M. MarstonMs. Helen L. MasseyThe Rev. Dr. Robin D. MattisonMrs. Eleanor C. MaxwellMs. Carol L. MayMrs. Bernice MayerMr. James M. Mc Roberts & Mrs. Janet M. Mc RobertsMr. Francis X. McCarthy & Mrs. Barbara H. McCarthyThe Rev. E. Louise McCrary-SandersMrs. Esterann McFarlandMs. Margaret McGrawMrs. Karla R. McJunkinMr. John M. McKinney & Mrs. Shirley A. McKinneyMs. Isabel MehrerMs. Marie D. MeleyMs. Jackie MenaghMs. Dorothy MeredithMs. Dorothy MetzgerMr. Ralph P. MeyerMr. Ladislav D. Michna & Mrs. Eva H. MichnaMr. & Mrs. James E. MilesMs. Marjorie A. MillerMs. Marian H. MillerThe Rev. Curtis Miller & Mrs. Sharyl Miller



Mr. & Mrs. John R. J. MillerMr. Glenn R. Miller & Mrs. Sally A. MillerMs. Gertrude E. MillikenMs. Diana MillnerMs. Janet A. MillsMs. Keesha L. MimmsMs. Frances M. Minnis, Esq.Mr. Richard R. Minor & Mrs. Donna M. MinorMs. Susanne E. MirotaMs. Patricia MitchellDr. Paul B. MojzesMr. Stan Molchanow & Mrs. Doris S. MolchanowMs. Corlette MonroeMs. Linda J. MooreMs. Julie S. MooreMs. Naomi R. MooreMrs. Rosemarie MordauntMs. Tera MorrisThe Rev. Mary E. Morris & Mr. Gerald D. MorrisThe Rev. Richard A. MoweryMr. & Mrs. Luther MoyerMs. Doris A. MulvaneyMs. Elaine P. MunginMr. Ecclester MusgroveMs. Doris A. MusselmanMr. Richard J. Myers & Mrs. Lois T. MyersMs. Virginia L. NaguskiDr. and Mrs. Larry NazarianMs. Wanda M. NebioloMs. Irene H. NeelMrs. Janet Neff & The Rev. Paul NeffMr. Randy A. Nelson & Mrs. Joy NelsonMiss Dorathea NelsonMs. Lynette NicholsMrs. Yvonne NicholsonMs. Verolga Nix-AllenThe Rev. Paul E. Nordeen & Mrs. Mary A. NordeenMs. Britney NormanMr. William NystromMr. LeRoy OelschlagerMs. Shirley OfficerThe Rev. Dr. Mark W. Oldenburg & Ms. Jill SchumannMs. Jacqueline OliverThe Rev. Matthew Ollikainen

The Rev. Fred S. Opalinski & Mrs. Jan OpalinskiMr. & Mrs. Stanley OrrThe Rev. G. Thomas OsterfieldMs. April L. OsterstockMs. Karen PaganMrs. Edna PagelMs. Linda PaleyMr. Virgie ParkerMs. Delores ParksMs. Valerie ParrishMr. David Patterson & Mrs. Lorraine F. PattersonMs. Cynthia PattersonMs. Ronnie J. PattonMr. Ronnie PayneMr. Bryan J. PenmanMs. Angelina A. PerilliMr. George H. Peterson & Mrs. Carolyn M. PetersonMr. & Mrs. Bruno PetricekMs. Ethel PierceMs. Valerie R. PierceMr. Bernard Pinder & Mrs. Elizabeth PinderMs. Myrna A. PinkettMr. Roger PinnelMr. James Piston & Mrs. Barbara J. PistonThe Rev. James A. PollardMrs. Joan E. Pope & Mr. Robert E. PopeMrs. Alice PopovicThe Rev. Earl W. PotterMs. Willa PowellMr. Wayne T. PriceMrs. Miriam PrickettThe Rev. Jack T. PrintzenhoffMs. Edith ProcopioMs. Audrey M. PyleMrs. Carolyn RasmussenThe Rev. Stacey-Kyle S. Rea & Mr. John ReaMr. Sara ReavesMs. Ernestine B. ReddThe Rev. Majorie D. ReedThe Rev. & Mrs. Glenn C. ReichleyThe Rev. Paul C. Reisch & Mrs. Catherine D. ReischMr. Alexander R. RekowMr. Scott J. Repa & Mrs. Barbara E. RepaMs. Veola D. Rice


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S O CIETIE S Ms. Charmaine RichardsonMs. Lorraine M. RicksMs. Dawn RidenhourMr. Louis S. RieckMr. Theodore E. Riesz & Mrs. Theresa A. RieszMr. Jeffrey Riotto & Mrs. Marta RiottoMr. Robert S. Ritter & Mrs. Carol J. RitterMr. Robert D. RiversThe Rev. Ann Robb SmithMr. G. McFadden RobertsMs. Patricia RobinsonMs. Ronniere D. RobinsonMr. James H. Robinson & Mrs. Davilla RobinsonMr. Warren C. Robinson & Mrs. Karen L. RobinsonThe Rev. Carlton E. Rodgers & Mrs. Lucille RodgersMr. Allen G. RoeserMs. Phyllis RohlandMr. Donald Rohrbaugh & Ms. Rena RohrbaughMr. & Mrs. Fritz RommelMs. Muriel M. RoseMr. Gregory Ross & Mrs. Beatrice E. RossMr. Robert R. Roth & Mrs. Muriel M. RothMr. George W. RouseThe Rev. & Mrs. Luther H. RoutteThe Rev. Homer E. Royer, Jr.Mr. Gary J. Mc Govern & Ms. Donna Marie RufMr. Willard L. Ruhe & Mrs. Bette RuheThe Rev. Daniel Rumfelt & Mrs. Lois RumfeltThe Rev. Dr. William G. Rusch & Mrs. Thora J. RuschMr. Charles R. Rush & Mrs. Joanne D. RushMs. Annette SampleMr. Clarence M. SamuelsMr. Scott C. Sanchez & Mrs. Sonja SanchezMs. Mary J. Sanders-BrownMiss Doris E. SandtMs. Barbara SatchellMs. Edwina M. SaundersMs. Sandra SavageMr. David N. SchaefferMs. Marie E. SchallMr. & Mrs. Peter W. SchererMrs. June R. SchillingerMs. Anneliese H. SchlechtMs. Virginia O. Schlechter

Mr. Francis A. Schlegel & Mrs. Gayle W. SchlegelMrs. Shirley SchleicherMr. Jay W. Schmehl & Mrs. Carole A. SchmehlThe Rev. Dr. Byron L. SchmidThe Rev. & Mrs. Edward C. SchmidtThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Eugene W. SchneiderMr. Howard D. Schneider & Mrs. Shirley C. SchneiderMr. Herbert J. Schoenly & Mrs. Darlene SchoenlyMrs. Roberta SchottMrs. Norma H. SchraderMs. Sandra S. SchraderThe Rev. & Mrs. Edward R. SchreiberMs. Adele SchuetzeMr. & Mrs. Donald J. SchumacherMr. Martin Schwab & Mrs. Carrie L. SchwabMr. Glen H. Schwenk & Mrs. Elaine M. SchwenkMs. Syreeta ScottChaplain Alberta ScottMs. Nancy C. SeamanThe Rev. Eugene T. Search & Mrs. Carolyn H. SearchThe Rev. William F. Seibert & Mrs. Phyllis SeibertThe Rev. Timothy J. Seitz-Brown & Mrs. Ann Seitz-BrownThe Rev. Dr. Charles F. SeivardMr. & Mrs. Forrest ShadleThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Ronald E. ShellhamerThe Rev. Robert L. ShepherdThe Rev. Doris R. ShermanMr. Eric Shiffer & Mrs. Starr L. ShifferThe Rev. Robert V. Shipman, Sr.Ms. Susan R. ShulerMr. Walter G. Shultz & Mrs. Cynthia M. ShultzMs. Cheryl SiebkeThe Rev. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. SilvernailMs. Judith C. SimkinsMr. Gerald C. SimmonsMs. Charlotte M. SimonThe Rev. Dr. Kenneth G. Simurro, Jr.Mr. Nathaniel SingletonMs. Jan SlackMs. Chondell SmithThe Rev. Harriet M. SnowdenMr. & Mrs. Paul F. SnyderMr. Frederick R. Sontheimer & Mrs. Linda C. SontheimerMr. Charles J. Soult & Mrs. Donna D. Soult

(Friends continued)


S O CIETIE SMrs. Leona M. SouserMs. Genevieve SprakeMs. Viola St. CyrThe Rev. Todd M. Stange & Mrs. Jill A. StangeMajor General Clifford L. Stanley

& Mrs. Rosalyn H. StanleyMs. Arlette F. StansburyThe Rev. Richard B. StarrThe Rev. Scott Staub & Mrs. Marsha StaubThe Rev. & Mrs. Andrew J. StaufferMr. Donald R. Stealey & Mrs. Deborah J. StealeyMs. Violet M. StebnerMrs. Jeanette K. SteinerMs. Sandra StepanukMs. Elizabeth StewartThe Rev. Gregory A. Stoddard & Mrs. Teri L. StoddardMr. Alfred E. StoesserThe Rev. & Mrs. C. Conway StoneMr. Don J. Stovall & Mrs. Dolores StovallThe Rev. L. Warren Strickler, IIMs. Janice StrnatkaThe Rev. Dr. Scott L. Strohm & Mrs. Kathryn L. StrohmThe Rev. Gordon F. StrunkMs. Marian S. SudlerThe Rev. Dr. Storm K. SwainMs. Anne M. SwansonMs. Susan L. SwopeMs. Cynthia TalleyMr. & Mrs. James R. TanisMr. Charles C. TappertMr. Shelburne A. TaylorThe Rev. & Mrs. John R. TaylorMs. Barbara J. TeelThe Rev. & Mrs. Frederic J. TeichmannMs. Nancy TerryMr. Damien ThomasMs. Claire ThomasMr. Howard L. ThompsonMs. Lenora ThompsonThe Rev. Bruce J. ThorsenMr. Marlin J. Tirpak & Mrs. Carolyn TirpakMr. & Mrs. Warren W. TobiasThe Rev. R. Bruce ToddMr. & Mrs. Richard M. Trauger

Ms. Mae K. TrebingMs. Viola B. TribbeyMs. Tracey TuckerMs. Monica TurnerMs. Sandra Turner BecksMr. Mark H. Vacha & Mrs. Kristina M. Schoof VachaMs. Susan Van AusdallMs. Patricia A. VerderosaThe Rev. Sacia Y. VikThe Rev. Burton H. VincentMr. George Volz & Mrs. Martha R. VolzMr. George Voorhees & Mrs. Lois A. VoorheesMs. Kristin A. VoughtMs. Catherine WadeMr. & Mrs. Charles G. WadeMr. Robert C. WaehlerThe Rev. C. Albert WagamanMr. J. Richard WagnerMr. Ron Wallace & Mrs. Donna WallaceMr. Brian Wallace & Mrs. Sharice WallaceMr. LeRoy WallaceMs. Kate WalterMs. Blanche L. WarburtonMrs. Erma K. Ward-WalkerMr. Joe WarnerMs. Angela WarrenSenator LeAnna M. WashingtonMinister Carmen WatsonMs. Desiree WatsonMs. Cynthia WayThe Rev. Dr. M.D. Wayns, Jr.Ms. Benita L. WeathersMr. Timothy WeatherstoneMr. Craig S. Weaver & Mrs. Lynn WeaverMs. Judith WebbThe Rev. Albert W. WeidlichMr. Randy L. Weit & Mrs. Rosemary R. WeitMr. & Mrs. Ralph G. Wellington, Esq.Mrs. Kelly WenholdDr. Esther WenrichMr. George J. Wertz & Mrs. Margaret L. WertzMr. and Mrs. Wayne WestMr. H. William Westerman & Mrs. Janet B. WestermanMrs. Phyllisanne White

Ms. Ebonye WhiteMrs. Frances WhiteMs. Susan O. WhiteMr. & Mrs. Anton A. WhiteheadMs. Diane WidmanMrs. Martha WienckeMs. Vivian Y. Wiggins-CrewsMr. Theodore J. Wilk & Mrs. Delores WilkThe Rev. Michael D. Wilker & Ms. Judy KittlesonMs. Rackelle WilkinsonMs. Barbara WilliamsMs. Mae WilliamsMr. Arther WilliamsMr. James WilliamsMs. Sonya WilliamsMs. Linda G. Williams

Mr. David L. Wilson & Ms. Elizabeth LexaMs. Dorothy WilsonMs. Carla M. WimbushThe Rev. Mark A. Wimmer & Mrs. Leesa L. WimmerMs. Rosalyn I. Winder & Mr. Douglas WinderThe Rev. Dr. Karyn L. WisemanMs. Katherine E. WitzThe Rev. Daniel K. Wollo & Mrs. Clementine WolloThe Rev. Marsha B. WoodardMs. Virginia WoodburyMrs. Naomi H. WredeMs. Gertrude E. WrightMr. Jerold T. Wright & Mrs. Judith A. WrightThe Rev. Pastor Josephine M. WrightMr. Paul K. Wustrack & Mrs. Alanna S. WustrackThe Rev. Phillip N. Yang



Mr. Paul Yarmchuk & Mrs. Linda L. YarmchukThe Rev. John F. YedlickaMs. Joyce D. YelderMs. Lisa M. YoungerMiss Doris J. ZettleThe Rev. Catherine A. Ziel

JFK Airport ChaplainRomeo Dabee’s Ministry Approach:A Calm, Reassuring Witness for Christin a Frantic EnvironmentDabee graduated from LTSP in 2005 andwent on to earn an STM that he saysprepared him well to serve in a vibrant,international travel hub.

At times it can take Romeo Dabee(pronounced DayBEE), the Protestantchaplain at New York’s JFK Airport, an

hour to walk from his parked car outsideTerminal 4 to his office near The Christ for theWorld Chapel on the terminal’s fourth floor.

Recently, as he left the parking lot he foundit necessary to “step out” in front of a pull truckbearing a “Smarte Carte” label. The man hadbeen driving recklessly and had nearly struck apassenger crossing the street to enter theterminal. Dabee wasn’t about to ignore the episode as just another New Yorkmanic moment. His clerical garb quickly caught the attention of the driver, whoabruptly stopped. “I just gave him a little word. Slow down.” Vintage Dabee.Polished, reserved, calm but insistent. His low voice diffuses rather than escalatesthe episode. He makes his point and then moves on.

Just one episode in the fast-paced, confused, turmoil-laden atmosphere that isJFK International Airport in Jamaica, New York, regarded as “America’s Gatewayto the World.” Seven terminals and more than 70 airlines (many you probablynever heard of ), 10 square miles of territory, 42 million passengers each year,everyone on the move and wearing the varied, colorful garbs of a hundredhomelands, chatting in 50 dialects. Thirty thousand or so employees from variedbackgrounds staffing airline desks, ground transportation, cleaning crews, andcooking enterprises, and performing myriad other tasks visible and less visible toscurrying travelers. JFK is a whirling, jet-propelled cosmopolis, a United Nationson wings and wheels.

“Everyone here is on a journey,” Dabee explained. “When you want to be partof a ministry that serves the globe, this airport is the place to be a testament to thefounders of the Chapel, a place to let Christ be known around the world bywitnessing in one space.” The week before, Dabee was a helpful host to orphansarriving from the Ukraine to spend the summer with prospective adoptive families.Today, his Jewish Rabbi colleague is welcoming to the airport school childrenbound for a summer educational adventure to Tel Aviv. “The airport is a uniqueanimal, more of a community than a congregation,” Dabee said. “You serve

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travelers, strangers you may never see again, and the community of staffwho work in the airport whom you get to know over time.”

But wait, back to Dabee’s “commute” from the parking lot. Afterpausing to enlighten the Smart Carte guy, he encounters a lone travelingwoman steering her luggage down a hallway. She asks him for directions.When Dabee spots a traveler who appears to be struggling for bearings,he approaches cheerfully and asks “Where are we going today. Do youneed some help?” Many are grateful for his interest. Occasionally he isrebuffed. “You can’t let that bother you because right around the cornerwill be someone else you can assist,” Dabee said matter-of-factly.“Hospitality is a crucial aspect of ministry here. I work to assure thatpeople are somehow not blocked off from ways that are helpful, in a waythat travelers can hear a sane or still voice, that they see a smile thatbrings them a sense of comfort and peace in a stressful environment.”

Next stop, Mr. Kim’s dry-cleaning service on the first floor toexchange greetings with the proprietor. Dabee then says hello to thecurrency exchange employees at their station nearby. A little time witha baggage handler he has come to know. Then he spies a neighbor, AjayDhawan, a native of India who is the Station Manager (director of JFKoperations) for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. (Dhawan is also presidentof the Terminal 4 Airline Consortium, which helps airlines relate to theterminal’s management and TSA security management.) A quick visitto Dhawan’s colorful office, set off by model airplanes and a wall ofphotos of celebrities Dhawan has met.

Finally, Dabee arrives at the faith-based oasis that is at the east endof Terminal 4’s fourth floor. Hosts for anyone visiting the oasis includeRoman Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim chaplains who oversee theirrespective ministries, but who find ways to connect as well —examples: A Martin Luther King Day observance, a 9/11 remembranceevent, and recent disaster response preparation training featuringregional police, fire, and emergency management officials, the NewYork Port Authority, the National Transportation Safety Board, FBI,and the Red Cross. The event included training at the Jet BlueTerminal next door. “As chaplains we have been learning about our rolein connection with first responders,” Dabee said. While aninternational airport in New York City might seem like a terroristtarget, Dabee calmly explained how safe he feels JFK is, with all of itssecurity. With a smile he noted that air travel is the second safest modeof transit one can take “next to an elevator.” Still, he said, “we areworking on being better prepared.”

Dabee, a 2005 MDiv graduate of The Lutheran TheologicalSeminary at Philadelphia (LTSP), spent six years as a Lutheran parishpastor at Our Saviour, Jamaica, and Gloria Dei in New Hyde Park, NewYork, before his Conference Dean within the Metropolitan New YorkSynod of the ELCA handed him information about the need for aProtestant Chaplain at JFK, working under the auspices of the Councilof Churches of New York. At first Dabee tabled the idea, “but then itbegan tugging at me” and he pursued and won the post, beginning last

December. “During my STM (Master of Sacred Theology) studies atLTSP I took a course taught by Prof. David Grafton called “Childrenof Abraham,” which focused on Judaism, Christian, and Muslimtraditions. I did not see then that I was being led to a ministry like thisin a place like this where I would be working so closely with an Imamand a Rabbi.” There is also a Roman Catholic priest who serves as achaplain along the “oasis.” Another course that has strengthened hiscurrent approach to ministry was called “Sin, Evil, and the Travail ofChristian Theology” as taught by former Prof. Stephen Ray.

Dabee’s chaplaincy seems to know few bounds as he walks thefloors of the many terminals, introducing himself, greeting strangersand meeting unanticipated needs.

One week after he became chaplain, Dabee was contacted by aDelta Airlines worker who wondered if he would assist in honoring thememory of an inflight supervisor at JFK who had succumbed to achronic illness. “He was obviously a beloved figure to so many,” Dabeesaid. “The funeral, back home with family in Ohio, was not somethingmany staff here were in a position to attend. So we responded to theirrequest for a memorial service and held a service that includedpreaching, prayer, hymns, psalms, and a eulogy to bring closure to themfor the life of their valued colleague and friend.”

A few weeks later, an employee for the New York Port Authority atthe Lincoln Tunnel rang him up. Would Dabee conduct the wedding forhim and his fiancée? Both had demanding schedules and no home church.“He is a Baptist from the Carolinas and his future wife is an Anglican fromthe Barbados,” Dabee explained. “They told me our Christ for the WorldChapel would be the perfect setting for us to involve our families andworking colleagues in the wedding. It was a big celebration.”

In the Jet Blue Terminal one day, Dabee was chatting withmanagers for the airline when a passenger approached him. “Are you achaplain?” the traveler asked. Dabee told him yes. “I’m traveling to visitmy father who is ill in California. Could you pray for him? His name isRobert.” Dabee assured the man he would pray for his Dad and hisfamily. “Go with God,” he said to the man.

On another occasion, a bewildered woman inbound from aninternational flight and traveling with two young children was trying tofigure out where in the airport she could possibly connect with herscheduled flight to Dallas, Texas. Dabee discovered how to route herand gave her instructions to her plane a couple of terminals away.

He’s befriended an airport employee looking for a second job tohelp with family expenses, in part because her position at the airportdoes not include benefits. “She’s needed a driver’s license to qualify forthe job and has had trouble passing the test,” he said. “She’s neededsomeone to encourage her and not get too discouraged,” he explained.“Sometimes your ministry here has a spiritual focus, and then there is aneed just to be a presence, to provide comfort and reassurance to thewhole person.”


Each Wednesday about noon an announcement goes over thesound system at the airport inviting travelers and staff who choose totake a break to a brief worship service.

“It lasts only about 12 to 15 minutes,” he explained. “There is anopening prayer, Scripture reading, meditation hymn, prayers for thepeople, the Lord’s Prayer, a blessing for those attending and a sendinghymn.” His “congregation” includes passengers between flights andstaff, like baggage handlers, looking for a place of solace, respite, andcomfort in the midst of their hectic schedules. On one occasion ayoung man from India who now resides in Ohio engaged Dabee. Hissister’s husband died unexpectedly and he was going home for thefuneral. The man explained the service was just what he needed to facehis long trip home.

The chapel at the airport is available for all Christian groups to use.It receives funds from benevolent donors and aviation businesses thatappreciate it, and donations are always welcome, Dabee said.

“Funerals are a big reason why people travel through the airport,” hesaid. On another occasion a family from Guyana, his homeland, wastraveling for a funeral there. “In a sea of faces you can kind of pick outtravelers from the place you are from,” he said. When he greeted them

they quickly revealed the reason for their travels. “Right there at thegate I was able to do a blessing right before they got on their flight,” herecalled. Dabee came to the U.S. from Guyana in 2000 to enterseminary. One year ago he became a naturalized U.S. citizen.

Now, Dabee is working on plans for songfests during the Christmasholidays to greet passengers in JFK’s Arrival Hall. He’s also devisingfocus groups and plans for 30-minute Bible studies to better serve officestaff and other airport workers.

Dabee, 36, is married to Rozelle Fredrick-Dabee, who teachesEnglish as a Second Language in the New York City elementary schoolsystem. The couple lives in Queens Village, about a 10-minutecommute from the airport.

“What is at the heart of this ministry is to be a presence, to bearChrist to others in a busy, confusing environment, to bring solace andrest even for a moment, to give believers a chance to hear Christpreached, to offer them a word of promise and hope, just when theyneed it,” Dabee said. “For me it is a blessing, an honor to bring Christ tothem that way, to be a part of their journey.”

(Watch an extended interview with Pr. Dabee at Ltsp.edu/alumnispeak.)


The seminary is proud of the faithfulministry provided by its graduates.Pastors and other leaders whoreceived the foundation for theirministry at the seminary currently areproclaiming the Gospel in 46 statesas well as in 12 other countries.

We are grateful for the finesupport by so many graduates, andinvite other graduates to helpcontinue the ministry which hasprepared them to serve.

CLASS OF 1939Participation: 100%The Rev. Gunther J. Stippichr

CLASS OF 1942Participation: 50%The Rev. Dr. Harold HaasThe Rev. Dr. Glenn H. Rudisill

CLASS OF 1945Participation: 27%The Rev. Robert M. BauersThe Rev. Warren S. HardingThe Rev. Maurice J. Hart

CLASS OF 1946Participation: 29%The Rev. Paul G. AlbertiThe Rev. Paul C. Reisch

CLASS OF 1947Participation: 50%The Rev. Arthur S. HansonThe Rev. John R. Taylor

CLASS OF 1948Participation: 33%The Rev. Dr. Theodore W. JentschThe Rev. Glenn G. NeubauerThe Rev. Dr. John W. VannorsdallThe Rev. Reinhold K. Weber

CLASS OF 1949Participation: 11%The Rev. Alfred H. Erb

CLASS OF 1950Participation: 70%The Rev. Arvid E. AndersonThe Rev. Dr. Robert C. AyersThe Rev. Dr. John T. BraughlerThe Rev. Charles E. FairThe Rev. William G. LugerThe Rev. Glenn C. ReichleyThe Rev. Edward W. Uthe

CLASS OF 1951Participation: 45%The Rev. Mont O. BowserThe Rev. John N. CampbellThe Rev. John L. KinzelThe Rev. Guy A. Ritter, Jr.The Rev. Vernon F. Squire

CLASS OF 1952Participation: 38%The Rev. Carl BerkobinThe Rev. Paul S. FisherThe Rev. Laurence G. HornThe Rev. James B. SlingluffThe Rev. Frederic J. Teichmann

CLASS OF 1953Participation: 29%The Rev. Elwood J. CulpThe Rev. Dr. William A. DavisThe Rev. Marvin E. DewaltThe Rev. Robert W. EndruschatThe Rev. Marvin L. HardingThe Rev. Henry W. KircherThe Rev. Stanley H. KnullThe Rev. Dr. Lloyd E. Sheneman

CLASS OF 1954Participation: 31%The Rev. Frank A. BaumanThe Rev. C. Roger Burkins

The Rev. Bernard F. EngelhardtThe Rev. Paul H. FeilThe Rev. James A. HarrisonThe Rev. Kenneth C. HeuermannThe Rev. Ralph W. StormThe Rev. Dr. C. Paul StrockbineThe Rev. David L. Vogel

CLASS OF 1955Participation: 42%The Rev. L. Alexander BlackThe Rev. Dr. Paul L. BuehrleThe Rev. Edwin T. Cochran, Jr.The Rev. William C. FenstererThe Rev. Robert E. GrochauThe Rev. Charles W. KampmeyerThe Rev. Robert H. LoucksChaplain Michael G. ViiseThe Rev. Edward F. WeiskottenThe Rev. Dr. Harold S. Weiss

CLASS OF 1956Participation: 52%The Rev. James H. AustinThe Rev. Dr. Wilbert A. BoerstlerThe Rev. Paul F. BoschThe Rev. Donald M. BravinThe Rev. George C. DernerThe Rev. George E. HandleyThe Rev. Dr. Albert L. Haversat, Jr.The Rev. Dr. John G. HunekeThe Rev. Victor A. KroningerMr. John F. RobsonThe Rev. Jan C. WalkerThe Rev. Richard C. Wolf

CLASS OF 1957Participation: 54%The Rev. Paul BaranekThe Rev. Henry R. BrauThe Rev. Calder A. Gibson, IIThe Rev. Russell B. Greene, Jr.The Rev. Peter P. GrimesThe Rev. Arthur J. Henne

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The Rev. Joseph W. HoltThe Rev. Robert S. KellyThe Rev. David N. KistlerThe Rev. Donald B. LandisThe Rev. Philip A. LynchMr. Walter W. Miller, Jr.The Rev. Durrell J. SeipThe Rev. George F. SpiekerThe Rev. Dr. Donald G. Sukosky

CLASS OF 1958Participation: 37%The Rev. Thomas R. ClayThe Rev. William A. FluckThe Rev. Romaine L. Gardner, PhDThe Rev. Frederic B. GeehrThe Rev. Dr. J. Lawton HaneyThe Rev. E. Frederick HolstThe Rev. Rodger A. KrauseThe Rev. David D. MangianteThe Rev. Jack T. PrintzenhoffThe Rev. Eugene L. ShifferThe Rev. Dr. Paul H. SpohnThe Rev. L. Warren Strickler, IIThe Rev. Robert R. StrohlThe Rev. John H. WorthThe Rev. Dr. Arvids Ziedonis, Jr.

CLASS OF 1959Participation: 55%The Rev. Dr. Paul F. GarrityThe Rev. Harold G. GeissThe Rev. Albert U. Gesler, Jr.The Rev. C. David GodshallThe Rev. William T. Heil, Jr.The Rev. Paul J. HohThe Rev. Stephen HluchyThe Rev. John D. KinardThe Rev. Paul R. MertzlufftThe Rev. Thomas F. MugaveroThe Rev. Walter O. Reimet, Jr.The Rev. Dr. Elton P. Richards, Jr.The Rev. Richard D. SchlegelThe Rev. John H. SchueltzThe Rev. Daniel A. Shook

The Rev. Dr. John F. SteinbruckThe Rev. Gustave H. Wedemeyer, Jr.The Rev. Dr. Ernest W. Weinreich

CLASS OF 1960Participation: 33%The Rev. William A. ClasenThe Rev. James A. DanielsThe Rev. Dr. Carl F. W. Ficken, Jr.The Rev. Richard H. FlockThe Rev. George J. Frank, Jr.The Rev. Dr. John H. FrykmanThe Rev. Rodney R. HeckertThe Rev. James L. Henderschedt, Jr.The Rev. Richard G. Miller, Jr.The Rev. David P. NelsonThe Rev. William F. SeibertThe Rev. Burton H. Vincent

CLASS OF 1961Participation: 52%The Rev. Carl R. AdamsMr. Richard S. DenThe Rev. Gilberto FalconMr. James H. FisherThe Rev. Fred S. FoersterThe Rev. Charles H. GreeneThe Rev. Norman J. HeidThe Rev. Richard L. HinkleThe Rev. John A. HuennigerThe Rev. William F. KrenzThe Rev. Richard W. SpenglerThe Rev. Gordon W. Ward, Jr.

CLASS OF 1962Participation: 57%The Rev. Charles A. Adami, Jr.The Rev. Floyd Addison, Jr.The Rev. Dr. John M. BrndjarThe Rev. Guy S. Edmiston, Jr.Mr. John H. HaynerThe Rev. John G. Huber, Jr.The Rev. Dr. Robert G. HughesThe Rev. Dr. Foster R. McCurley, Jr.The Rev. Richard A. Miller

The Rev. Dr. Paul R. MillsThe Rev. Dr. William N. NicholsonThe Rev. Royal L. OlsonThe Rev. Stanley M. Phillips, Jr.The Rev. Larry V. SchellThe Rev. Dr. Charles F. SeivardThe Rev. Richard B. StarrThe Rev. Richard H. Stough, Sr.

CLASS OF 1963Participation: 37%The Rev. Edward W. BooneMr. Claude C. CrumptonThe Rev. Henry K. JohnsonThe Rev. Joseph W. HagerThe Rev. Dr. Donald C. HageyThe Rev. John R. KehrliThe Rev. David G. Krewson, Jr.Mr. Michael LevengoodThe Rev. Charles J. OremThe Rev. Dr. William G. RuschThe Rev. Dr. Byron L. SchmidThe Rev. Donald C. SimmonsThe Rev. Albert W. Stott, Jr.

CLASS OF 1964Participation: 32%The Rev. James C. BresnahanThe Rev. John J. DeisingerThe Rev. P. Richard GroveThe Rev. Melvin J. Hammer, Jr.The Rev. Richard J. HaferThe Rev. George E. KeckThe Rev. Thomas J. KeenerThe Rev. J. Kenneth LaberThe Rev. Malcom A. LerchDr. Richard H. SielingMr. Ralph R. WelshThe Rev. William W. Wightman

CLASS OF 1965Participation: 34%The Rev. Dr. Clair E. AndersonThe Rev. Ronald B. BagnallThe Rev. Louis W. Dunkle

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The Rev. Ulrich M. KeemssThe Rev. Dr. Martha B. KriebelThe Rev. Lawrence A. Miller, Jr.The Rev. Dr. Donald B. MyromThe Rev. Richard A. OlsonThe Rev. Dr. Carl G. SchweitzerThe Rev. M. Gregory ShannonThe Rev. Andrew J. StaufferThe Rev. John F. YedlickaMr. Brian J. Welsh

CLASS OF 1966Participation: 18%The Rev. Roy G. AlmquistThe Rev. Frederick I. FisherThe Rev. Dr. Gilbert B. FurstThe Rev. Richard W. KitzThe Rev. Edward C. SchmidtThe Rev. Bruce V. SchraderThe Rev. George P. Zacharda, Jr.

CLASS OF 1967Participation: 29%The Rev. Robert E. AllardThe Rev. Robert L. AndersonThe Rev. Thomas B. ChittickThe Rev. Sterling R. GeigerThe Rev. Robert E. JohnsonThe Rev. William A. Koeber, Jr.The Rev. Joseph P. LettrichThe Rev. Dr. Robert H. LindersThe Rev. James W. Seifert

CLASS OF 1968Participation: 38%The Rev. Leonard F. Ashford, Jr.The Rev. David M. BohannonMr. Edward F. BommerThe Rev. David F. HillThe Rev. Raymond C. HittingerThe Rev. John H. HunsickerThe Rev. Thomas T. Kochenderfer, Jr.The Rev. Donald J. McCoid

The Rev. Michael G. MerkelThe Rev. Richard A. MoweryThe Rev. G. Thomas OsterfieldThe Rev. John SmolikThe Rev. George W. SummersThe Rev. C. Albert Wagaman

CLASS OF 1969Participation: 25%The Rev. Donald L. HenderschedtThe Rev. Robert G. KiddThe Rev. Roy T. Lloyd

CLASS OF 1970Participation: 33%The Rev. David G. BergThe Rev. Dr. Donald R. BilleckThe Rev. William M. Horn, IIThe Rev. Andrew C. LoweThe Rev. Dr. Murdoch MacPhersonThe Rev. Martin M. RothThe Rev. Grant A. Wickert

CLASS OF 1971Participation: 40%The Rev. Nelson W. GaetzThe Rev. Robert J. KarliThe Rev. Clark W. Kuntz, IIThe Rev. John R. SabatelliThe Rev. Gordon E. Simmons, IIThe Rev. David R. StrobelThe Rev. John W. Tomlinson, Jr.

CLASS OF 1972Participation: 45%The Rev. Stephen L. BomgrenThe Rev. Richard G. GardnerThe Rev. Paul J. JannThe Rev. Dr. Robert R. LutzThe Rev. William C. MunzThe Rev. Barry M. RidgeThe Rev. Edward B. SalingThe Rev. Dr. John T. SchweitzerThe Rev. Carl D. Shankweiler

The Rev. Dr. Larry V. SmooseThe Rev. C. Conway StoneThe Rev. Timothy R. SwansonThe Rev. Donald R. Thomas

CLASS OF 1973Participation: 34%The Rev. Dr. Gunnar L. AndersonThe Rev. John R. BartonThe Rev. Harry S. Bohn, Jr.The Rev. Dr. Rolf L. HedbergThe Rev. Robert F. HoenichCdr. Steven L. JensenThe Rev. David P. KiddThe Rev. Herbert A. LohrThe Rev. Dr. David J. RoppelThe Rev. Edward R. SchreiberThe Rev. Dr. Stanley C. SneeringerThe Rev. Dr. Roger W. SpencerThe Rev. Dr. Gene R. Stuckey, Sr.The Rev. Dr. Walter F. Taylor, Jr.

CLASS OF 1974Participation: 23%Bishop C. Franklin BrookhartThe Rev. Bruce H. DavidsonThe Rev. William W. Fairchild, Jr.The Rev. Frederick C. HeitzenroderMs. Sarah W. Klos, AIM

CLASS OF 1975Participation: 17%The Rev. David B. AllenThe Rev. Kenneth A. GouldThe Rev. George M. HarpelThe Rev. Hyacinth J. MordeyThe Rev. Rodney H. Saylor

CLASS OF 1976Participation: 15%The Rev. James G. AndersonThe Rev. Dr. Charles R. Leonard


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CLASS OF 1977Participation: 22%The Rev. Carl W. FilerThe Rev. Jeffrey A. HedinThe Rev. Rodney S. KoppThe Rev. Dr. Dennis S. RitterBishop Samuel R. Zeiser

CLASS OF 1978Participation: 28%The Rev. Paul R. BeckThe Rev. Carl E. BentzThe Rev. Virginia M. BiniekBishop Claire S. BurkatBishop Marie C. JergeThe Rev. Charles D. MayMrs. Joan E. PopeThe Rev. David A. Searing

CLASS OF 1979Participation: 18%The Rev. Dr. D. Michael

BennethumThe Rev. John R. HenrichThe Rev. Raymond A. Miller, Jr.The Rev. Dr. Mark W. OldenburgThe Rev. Edith B. Roberts

CLASS OF 1980Participation: 18%The Rev. Ruth B. BeckerThe Rev. Lawrence J. Conway, IIIThe Rev. Joseph F. IrvinMr. Steven K. MoyerThe Rev. Dr. Peter A. PettitThe Rev. William A. ShaferThe Rev. Marjorie E. WeissThe Rev. Mark A. Wimmer

CLASS OF 1981Participation: 16%The Rev. Julius Carroll, IVThe Rev. Dr. Kenneth C. Feinour, Jr.The Rev. Cheryl F. Meinschein

The Rev. David R. RoweThe Rev. Catherine A. Ziel

CLASS OF 1982Participation: 16%Mr. C. Arthur BeckThe Rev. Sarah P. BrownThe Rev. Joanne S. KernitzThe Rev. R. Bruce Todd

CLASS OF 1983Participation: 20%The Rev. David B. ChristensenThe Rev. Sharline A. FultonThe Rev. Stephen E. Godsall-MyersThe Rev. Jeffrey P. LaustsenThe Rev. Repsie M. Warren

CLASS OF 1984Participation: 13%Mrs. Florence S. ErvinThe Rev. Nickolaus H. BastianThe Rev. Timothy D. BoyerThe Rev. Kurt E. GarbeChaplain Richard A. Whitesel

CLASS OF 1985Participation: 10%The Rev. Kristina V. AhlmanThe Rev. Lesley J. HandThe Rev. William B. MooreThe Rev. Robert L. Shepherd

CLASS OF 1986Participation: 28%The Rev. Laura A. CsellakThe Rev. Dr. Christian D. EichornThe Rev. Carol L. FickenThe Rev. Dr. Hartland H. GiffordThe Rev. Dr. J. Mack HoltBrother Daniel J. JohnsonThe Rev. Patricia H. JohnsonThe Rev. Jo Ann S. WilhelmsonThe Rev. G. Warren Weleck, Jr.

CLASS OF 1987Participation: 25%The Rev. Ghislaine M. CotnoirRabbi Sheldon EzringThe Rev. Ronald R. HariThe Rev. David A. HecklerThe Rev. Kay M. HollingerThe Rev. Karl M. RichardThe Rev. Dr. Nelson RiveraThe Rev. Timothy J. Seitz-BrownSister Janet A. Stump

CLASS OF 1988Participation: 16%The Rev. Joseph A. Conner, Jr.The Rev. Audrey E. MoodyThe Rev. Luther H. RoutteThe Rev. Bruce J. ThorsenThe Rev. Dr. J. Francis Watson

CLASS OF 1989Participation: 5%The Rev. Judith T. BeckThe Rev. Marcia G. Bell

CLASS OF 1990Participation: 3%The Rev. Sacia Y. Vik

CLASS OF 1991Participation: 24%The Rev. Beatrice M. Moore BillupsThe Rev. Julie K. DeWerthThe Rev. Arthur A. GilbertThe Rev. Dr. Ronald E. ShellhamerThe Rev. Ann Robb SmithThe Rev. Thomas E. Ridenhour, Jr.

CLASS OF 1992Participation: 17%The Rev. Susan F. FoxThe Rev. Dr. Shirley W. GuiderChaplain Michael L. LozanoMs. Sallie O. SmithThe Rev. Suzanne M. Trump


CLASS OF 1993Participation: 6%The Rev. Cliff A. BahlingerThe Rev. Ursula S. Scheike

CLASS OF 1994Participation: 9%The Rev. Mark J. BuchanThe Rev. Albert G. DavisThe Rev. Scott A. Hall

CLASS OF 1995Participation: 9%The Rev. Ellen M. AndersonThe Rev. Sara J. HaleThe Rev. Michael C. Linderman

CLASS OF 1996Participation: 21%The Rev. Peter S. BredlauThe Rev. Robert H. BrownThe Rev. Lauretta J. DietrichThe Rev. Craig A. MillerThe Rev. David A. OppoldThe Rev. Dr. Esther SealesThe Rev. Ingrid A. WengertThe Rev. Lynnette White-BowenThe Rev. Dr. Gladys J. Willis

CLASS OF 1997Participation: 5%The Rev. Lynda L. ElmerThe Rev. Joji Oshiba

CLASS OF 1998Participation: 11%Mr. Wayne W. BeckerThe Rev. Laurie B. ClineThe Rev. Janet C. H. GasbarroMs. Ruth N. T. MillerThe Rev. Jeffrey D. SilvernailMrs. Amanda Smoot

CLASS OF 1999Participation: 20%The Rev. Kathleen Ash-FlashnerThe Rev. Herbert N. Gibbons, Sr.The Rev. Louisa D. GroceMr. David L. HicksThe Rev. Jennifer S. HittThe Rev. Thomas E. MaehlThe Rev. Dr. John MeulendykMs. Donna Marie RufMs. Linda K. Walker, AIM

CLASS OF 2000Participation: 11%Ms. Gloria J. Alford-NortonThe Rev. Michael A. DubskyThe Rev. Eric T. HenryThe Rev. Garret M. JohnsonThe Rev. Vernon Ross, Jr.

CLASS OF 2001Participation: 13%The Rev. Dr. H. Lee BrumbackThe Rev. Lawrence JohnsonThe Rev. Albert JohnsonThe Rev. Kent B. KlophausThe Rev. Dr. Scott L. Strohm

CLASS OF 2002Participation: 20%The Rev. Chris K. DuckworthThe Rev. Mary J. HastingsThe Rev. Eric P. LemonholmThe Rev. Rochelle LewisThe Rev. Dr. Charles D. LindholmThe Rev. Dr. Annemarie R. NotoThe Rev. Matthew OllikainenThe Rev. Nathan D. PiphoThe Rev. Susan RugglesThe Rev. Glenn ShepherdThe Rev. Gordon F. Strunk

CLASS OF 2003Participation: 15%The Rev. Anthony P. BookerThe Rev. Dr. Edward N. CorneilsonDr. Jennifer W. DavidsonThe Rev. Sharon R. EckhardtThe Rev. G. Frederick KlotzThe Rev. Dr. Eloise R. Scott

CLASS OF 2004Participation: 12%The Rev. Dr. James L. BenedictMrs. Ruth F. DotyThe Rev. Guy GlimpThe Rev. Robert A. KramerMs. Elaine P. MunginThe Rev. Anthony P. PagottoThe Rev. Eileen E. Spehr

CLASS OF 2005Participation: 19%Rev. A'Shellarien D. AnthonyThe Rev. Jacqueline G. CapersThe Rev. Dr. Susan ColeThe Rev. Elizabeth HainesThe Rev. Curtis A. HaynesThe Rev. Brenda C. JackThe Rev. Alberta JonesMs. Eva J. MartinThe Rev. Natalie MitchemThe Rev. Ernst A. MosslThe Rev. Thomas M. O'Brien &

Mrs. Dolores O'BrienThe Rev. Carlton E. RodgersThe Rev. Rev. Karen B. Safstrom

CLASS OF 2006Participation: 19%The Rev. Dr. Tracy L. BassThe Rev. Christine D. BridgeMrs. Elizabeth A. BruntonThe Rev. Patricia L. HarrisMinister Suzanne H. W. Kershaw, AIM

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The Rev. John Lewis, Sr.The Rev. Paul N. MillerThe Rev. Robert A. ScheurerThe Rev. Kevin T. ShockThe Rev. Kathleen M. WalterMrs. Lynn Webb

CLASS OF 2007Participation: 15%The Rev. Carolyn R. BishopThe Rev. Mary E. DavisThe Rev. Eileen M. DiFrancoThe Rev. Sandra I. JonesThe Rev. Richard E. LackeyThe Rev. Jane M. MarstonThe Rev. Patricia G. NealeThe Rev. Todd M. StangeThe Rev. Dr. Richard N. Stewart

CLASS OF 2008Participation: 7%Mr. Benjamin D. CaldwellThe Rev. Robert M. DavidsonThe Rev. Benjamin T. KreyThe Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. KrommesMrs. Carol A. Rowehl

CLASS OF 2009Participation: 13%Mrs. Kathleen A. Afflerbach, AIMMs. Lori A. FeilerThe Rev. Andrew D. GoodsonThe Rev. Flora M. HartfordThe Rev. James C. McMullanThe Rev. Dr. Eugene W. SchneiderThe Rev. Miriam E. SedzroThe Rev. Deacon Sheila G. SharpeThe Rev. Josephine M. Wright

CLASS OF 2010Participation: 17%The Rev. Teal E. AndersonThe Rev. Anna Lois BarksdaleThe Rev. Donald P. GleiterThe Rev. James L. Goodyear, Jr.The Rev. Reginald W. Johnson, IIMrs. Jacqueline R. KubaThe Rev. Martin J. Lohrmann, PhDMr. Clifford P. LatneyMs. Linda MansonThe Rev. Joell D. McDuffyThe Rev. Stacey-Kyle S. ReaThe Rev. Eugene T. SearchThe Rev. Scott Staub

CLASS OF 2011Participation: 12%Mrs. Maria DietrichThe Rev. Samantha L. DrennanThe Rev. Amanda RangeMs. Jennifer A. SmithMs. Rosalyn I. Winder

CLASS OF 2012Participation: 30%Mr. Jeffrey S. CarstensMs. Tiffany C. ChaneyMrs. Jane L. ForryMs. Megan E. FrylingMs. Laura E. GortonMs. Jessica M. HahnMr. Tirtowa K. LemboMr. Bryan J. PenmanMs. Ronniere D. RobinsonMs. Ashley B. RossiThe Rev. Leslie ScanlonMr. Thomas J. ScornavacchiMr. Rodney J. SmithThe Rev. Dr. Philip K. SmithMs. Kristin A. Vought

The CRITICALNEED for

STUDENT FINANCIAL

ASSISTANCEAccording to the ELCA Vocation and Education unit, seminarystudent indebtedness today averages over $31,000. The LutheranTheological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP) is committed tosending students into ministry with the lowest indebtednesspossible. However, this is an increasing challenge.

Funds for financial aid and scholarship support are a keyneed for securing the future of LTSP students, the seminary, andthe church. Your outright gifts, as well as planned gifts designatedto enhance the endowment, will help to assure that financial aidwill be there for today’s and tomorrow’s students.For more information about creating an endowed scholarship fund,please contact John Puotinen, 1.800.286.4616, ext. 6316 [email protected].


The seminary is grateful for thepartnership of Lutherancongregations, congregationalorganizations, synods, and theEvangelical Lutheran Church inAmerica which include the seminaryin their stewardship. We alsoappreciate the support from othersoutside the Lutheran tradition thatrecognize the important ministry theseminary provides to the wholechurch.

CONNECTICUTHartfordEmanuel Lutheran ChurchGrace Lutheran ChurchTrumballDorcas Mission Guild-Holy TrinityLutheran Church

KENTUCKYLouisvilleAscension Lutheran Church

MASSACHUSETTSFalmouthChrist Lutheran ChurchWorcesterTrinity Lutheran Church

MARYLANDBaltimoreSt. Philip Evangelical Lutheran ChurchWestminsterTrinity Lutheran Church

NEW JERSEYAbseconReformation Lutheran ChurchBeachwoodSt. Paul Women of the ELCAGarfieldZion Lutheran ChurchGlen GardnerSpruce Run Women of the ELCAGlen RockGood Shepherd Lutheran ChurchHaddonfieldOur Savior Lutheran ChurchHainesportSt. Paul Evangelical Lutheran ChurchKeyportGethsemane Lutheran ChurchLavalletteFaith Lutheran ChurchLong ValleyZion Lutheran ChurchManasquanHoly Trinity Lutheran ChurchMoorestownSt. Matthew Lutheran ChurchNutleyHoly Trinity Lutheran ChurchParamusThe Church of the Savior LutheranChurchParlinMessiah Lutheran ChurchPhillipsburgSt. James Lutheran ChurchPleasantvilleEpiphany Lutheran ChurchSecaucusSt. Matthews Lutheran ChurchSomers PointGrace Lutheran ChurchSouth PlainfieldSt. Stephen Lutheran ChurchSummitSt. John’s Lutheran Church

TeaneckGrace Evangelical Lutheran ChurchUnionChrist Lutheran ChurchWhitingChrist Lutheran ChurchWildwoodHoly Trinity Lutheran Church

NEW YORKAmherstCrossroads Lutheran ChurchBronxFirst Lutheran ChurchBrooklynOur Saviour Lutheran ChurchClarence CenterZion Lutheran ChurchClayImmanuel Lutheran ChurchClifton ParkPrince of Peace Lutheran ChurchEast NorthporChrist Lutheran ChurchFranklin SquareAscension Lutheran ChurchGreenportSt. Peter Lutheran ChurchJamaicaNew Hope Lutheran ChurchKendallConcordia Lutheran ChurchMassapequa ParkSt. David Lutheran ChurchMount KiscoResurrection Lutheran ChurchNew HartfordZion Lutheran ChurchNew Hyde ParkChrist Lutheran ChurchNew YorkAdvent Lutheran ChurchNewburghChrist Lutheran Church

FAITHCommunity of


COMMUNITY OF FAITH

North BostonGood Shepherd Lutheran ChurchRosedaleEvangelical Lutheran Church ofChristStaten IslandMessiah Lutheran ChurchZion Lutheran ChurchSydneySt. Luke’s Lutheran ChurchSyracuseAtonement Lutheran ChurchSt. Stephen Lutheran ChurchYorktown HeightsGrace Lutheran Church

OHIOLewis CenterThe Church at North Pointe

PENNSYLVANIAAllentownChrist Evangelical Lutheran ChurchJerusalem Lutheran Congregationof Western SalisburyAmblerUpper Dublin Evangelical LutheranChurchAshlandGood Shepherd Lutheran ChurchAuburnSt. Paul Lutheran ChurchAudubonSt. Andrew Lutheran ChurchBathEmmanuel Lutheran ChurchBechtelsvilleTrinity Lutheran ChurchBethlehemMessiah Lutheran ChurchSt. Mark Lutheran ChurchSt. Matthew Lutheran ChurchBoyertownSt. Joseph’s (Hill) Lutheran Church

Center SquareSt. John Lutheran ChurchCherryvilleHope Lutheran ChurchCoatesvilleGood Shepherd Lutheran ChurchCoopersburgSt. Paul Lutheran (Blue) ChurchDevonSt. Luke Lutheran ChurchDoylestownSt. Paul Lutheran ChurchDrexel HillGrace Lutheran ChurchEastonSt. Andrew’s Evangelical LutheranChurchEmmausLutheran Church of the Holy SpiritExtonSt. Paul’s Lutheran ChurchFleetwoodChrist (Mertz) EvangelicalLutheran ChurchFreelandSt. Peter and Paul Lutheran ChurchFriedensburgSt. John Lutheran ChurchGilbertsvilleNew Hanover Lutheran ChurchGlensideSt. Paul’s Lutheran ChurchHarleysvilleAdvent Lutheran ChurchHersheyHoly Trinity Lutheran ChurchKresgevilleSalem-St. Paul Lutheran ChurchLansfordSt. John Slovak Lutheran ChurchLeesportHoly Trinity Lutheran ChurchLititzSt. Paul Women of the ELCA

MediaReformation Lutheran ChurchMohntonRobeson Lutheran ChurchNazarethSt. John’s Evangelical LutheranChurchNorth EastSt. Peter’s North EastNorthamptonHoly Trinity Slovak LutheranChurchOleyFriedens Evangelical LutheranChurchOrefieldJordan Lutheran ChurchPalmyraPalm Lutheran ChurchPen ArgylSt. John Lutheran ChurchPenndelRedeemer Lutheran ChurchPennsburgSt. Mark Lutheran ChurchPhiladelphiaBickley’s New Beginning UnitedMethodist ChurchBright Hope Baptist ChurchChurch of the Redeemer BaptistChurchEnon Tabernacle Baptist ChurchGerman Circle of ImmanuelLutheran ChurchGrace Baptist Church ofGermantownGrace Trinity UCCHickman Temple AME ChurchHoly Communion LutheranChurchHoly Temple Church of God inChristJanes Memorial United MethodistChurch


COMMUNITY OF FAITH

Mother Bethel AME ChurchMt. Airy Church of God in ChristMt. Zion Baptist ChurchMt. Zion Baptist ChurchNew Beginnings Sanctuary ofPraise, Inc.Second Baptist Church ofGermantownSt. Paul’s Evangelical LutheranChurchSt. Peter Lutheran ChurchTabor Lutheran ChurchTenth Memorial Baptist ChurchWaters Memorial AME ChurchPottstownEmmanuel Lutheran ChurchSt. James Evangelical LutheranChurchQuakertownSt. Paul’s Evangelical LutheranChurchUpper Bucks Conference — WELCAReadingSt. Mark Lutheran ChurchTrinity Lutheran Church

Zion Spies Evangelical LutheranChurchRoyersfordGrace Lutheran ChurchShoemakersvilleZion Lutheran Church of PerryTownshipSpringfieldSt. Matthew Lutheran ChurchWomenSpringhouseBethlehem Baptist ChurchTrinity Lutheran ChurchStroudsburgSt. John Lutheran ChurchTelfordSt. Paul Lutheran ChurchToptonGrace Lutheran ChurchTrexlertownSt. Paul Lutheran ChurchValley ViewTrinity Lutheran ChurchWernersvilleTrinity Lutheran Church

West ChesterCalvary Lutheran ChurchWhite HavenSt. Paul Lutheran ChurchWhitehallFaith Lutheran ChurchWyndmoorGrace Lutheran ChurchWyomissingAtonement Lutheran ChurchYorkChrist Lutheran Church

VIRGINIAMadisonHebron Lutheran Church

VERMONTLondonberrySecond Congregational Church


The ability of LTSP to grow and expand its ministriesand outreach is due in large part to the love, faithfulness,and commitment of its alumni and friends. The Cloudof Witness society acknowledges those who have hadthe vision to include the church in their estate andfinancial planning as well as their annual giving.

The Rev. David B. AllenThe Rev. Albert E. AlspachMs. Stephanie V. AmmonsThe Rev. Dr. Mary W. Anderson

& The Rev. Frank W. AndersonThe Rev. Leonard F. Ashford & Mrs. Sandra AshfordThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Frederick P. Auman, Jr.Mrs. Mercia Bachmann*Ms. Eleanor B. BackMrs. Elizabeth H. BaggerThe Rev. Paul Baranek & Mrs. Martha BaranekThe Rev. Robert M. Bauers & Ms. Christina M. BauersMiss Grace A. Becker*The Rev. Ruth B. BeckerMrs. Isabel M. Becker*The Rev. Dr. D. Michael Bennethum

& Mrs. Diane L. BennethumThe Rev. Julie B. BergdahlThe Rev. George Bierkoe* & Mrs. Eleanor T. Bierkoe*Ms. Margaret V. Billmyer*The Rev. Virginia M. BiniekThe Rev. Rudolph H. Bischoff & Mrs. Miriam Bischoff*Dr. Robert F. Blanck, Esq. & Mrs. Barbara Blanck*The Rev. Dr. Walter E. Bock* & Mrs. Barbara BockMs. Esther C. BonnetThe Rev. Lisa K. BorrellMr. Jon F. Boyer*Ms. Sarah M. BoyerMr. Wilbur L. BoyerMrs. Hildegarde Boylan*Mr. L. Jack Bradt & Dr. Patricia BradtThe Rev. Donald M. Bravin & Mrs. Irma BravinMs. Anna E. Brenner*Mr. William F. Brenner & Mrs. Jean M. BrennerThe Rev. Dr. John M. Brndjar & Mrs. Elizabeth BrndjarThe Rev. Dr. Paul L. Brndjar & Mrs. Pamela BrndjarMr. Robert H. Buescher & Mrs. Janet C. BuescherThe Rev. Dr. Albert H. Buhl* & Mrs. Agnes H. Buhl

Mrs. Hedwig E. Buhner*Mr. Robert W. BuhnerMr. Robert Buzzard & Mrs. Carolyn BuzzardMr. Livingston L. ChrichlowMrs. Elsie K. Clare*The Rev. Edwin T. Cochran

& Mrs. Harriette A. CochranMr. William R. Cooper & Mrs. Ethel M. CooperMs. Amanda CravenThe Rev. Richard G. Creadick & Mrs. Mary L. CreadickThe Rev. Dr. William A. Davis & Mrs. Irene D. DavisThe Rev. John J. Deisinger & Mrs. Joan M. DeisingerMs. Ella B. Derr*Mr. Robert C. DieterThe Rev. Paul H. Ebert & Mrs. Gladys M. EbertMs. Jessie M. EbischbachMr. Samuel E. Eby* & Mrs. Ethel B. Eby*The Rev. Sharon R. EckhardtMiss Lois E. EisenhardThe Rev. Oswald Elbert* & Mrs. Alice F. Elbert*The Rev. Robert W. Endruschat

& Mrs. Louise EndruschatMr. and Mrs. Duane EngelhardtThe Rev. Canon Roy J. Enquist* & Dr. Mia I. EnquistThe Rev. Charles E. Fair & Mrs. C. Louise FairMs. Susan M. FayleMr. James C. Finley*Mrs. Elizabeth M. Fisher*The Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Fischer*

& Mrs. Francis Fischer*The Rev. Rose A. FoegeThe Rev. Dr. George W. Forell*

& Mrs. Elizabeth R. ForellMr. David F. Fortney* & Mrs. Mildred Fortney*The Rev. Glenn P. Foster & Mrs. Terri FosterThe Rev. Susan F. Fox & Mr. David FoxDr. Frank A. Franco & Mrs. Paula V. FrancoMr. James J. Frankenfield*

& Mrs. Margaretta Frankenfield*The Rev. Dr. Franklin D. Fry *The Rev. Dr. John H. Frykman & Ms. Cheryl C. ArnoldThe Rev. Dr. Herbert N. Gibney*

& Mrs. Joan A. GibneyMr. Martin A. Gilman & Mrs. Mildred GilmanMr. William W. Gowen

WITNESSESCloud of

*Deceased


WITNE S SE S The Rev. Charles H. Greene & Ms. Patricia A. PancoeThe Rev. P. Richard Grove & Mrs. Nancy GroveMs. Blanche I. GrubeThe Rev. Richard J. Hafer & Mrs. Sara Hafer*The Rev. George E. HandleyDr. Doris E. Hanson*The Rev. Dr. Autumn HardenstineThe Rev. Marvin L. Harding & Mrs. Dorace E. HardingThe Rev. Ronald R. HariThe Rev. Dr. Albert L. Haversat

& Mrs. Christiana S. HaversatMr. John O. Heck & Mrs. Elizabeth D. HeckThe Rev. Harry L. Heffelfinger, Jr.The Rev. John R. Heller & Mrs. Mary B. HellerMr. Wilbur C. Hennings*Mrs. Marie M. Henritzy-Stutz*Mr. Earl Henry & Mrs. Mary T. HenryThe Rev. Arthur Hergenhan*

& Mrs Mildred F. HergenhanThe Rev. Kenneth C. HeuermannMrs. Leona R. HilbertThe Rev. David F. Hill & Mrs. Susan E. HillMr. John R. Hillegass & Mrs. Jean A. HillegassMr. John W. Hinkle*Mr. Ernest H. J. Hoh, Jr.The Rev. Paul J. Hoh & Mrs. Mary C. HohMrs. Julia A. HolzermanThe Rev. William M. Horn & Mrs. Lorraine S. HornMr. J. Lawrence House & Mrs. Karen HouseThe Rev. Paul H. Howells & Mrs. Carol HowellsThe Rev. Dr. John G. Huneke

& Mrs. Clare Feger HunekeRev. Franklin Leefeldt Jensen*Cdr. Steven L. JensenThe Rev. Dr. Theodore W. Jentsch

& Mrs. Hilda JentschBishop Marie C. Jerge & Mr. James JergeThe Rev. Patricia H. JohnsonMrs. Ann JollieMrs. Anne KandraThe Rev. Edward R. Kappeler*

& Mrs. Shirley S. KappelerThe Rev. Dr. John A. Kaufmann*The Rev. George E. Keck & Mrs. Betty KeckChaplain Charles M. Kern* & Mrs. Kathryn Kern

The Rev. Charles Kerschmar*Ms. Lorraine KinzeyThe Rev. David N. Kistler & Mrs. Delores KistlerMr. John S. Kline*The Rev. Dr. Frank W. Klos* & Ms. Sarah W. KlosThe Rev. William F. Krenz & Mrs. Rosemary KrenzThe Rev. Dr. Philip D. Krey & Mrs. Rene Diemer KreyThe Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Krommes

& Dr. John D. StrongMrs. Charlotte R. Landis*The Rev. & Mrs. D. Craig LandisMrs. Katharine E. LeeThe Rev. & Mrs. Joseph P. LettrichMr. Walter G. Lieberman & Mrs. Barbara LiebermanMs. Elizabeth S. Lottich*The Rev. Robert H. Loucks & Mrs. Ruth LoucksChaplain Michael & Mrs. Pattianne LozanoMr. Ronald Maul* & Mrs. Diana MaulThe Rev. Dr. Kenneth R. May* & Mrs. Mary B. May*The Rev. Dr. Wanda E. McNeillMr. Alfred Melenbacker* & Mrs. Grace Melenbacker*The Rev. Michael G. Merkel & Mrs. Susan MerkelThe Rev. Richard A. Miller & Mrs. Carolyn M. MillerThe Rev. Lawrence A. Miller, Jr.The Rev. Nancy A. Milleville

& The Rev. Randy P. MillevilleDr. William R. Miner & Mrs. Mary LaVerne MinerThe Rev. George P. Mocko & Mrs. Delores MockoMr. Ronald D. Mordosky & Mrs. Catherine R. MordoskyMr. John W. Moser & Mrs. Shirley R. MoserThe Rev. Dr. Donald Dean MoyerMr. Gerald F. Moyer*Mr. Earl L. Mummert* & Mrs. Christine MummertThe Rev. Dr. Donald B. MyromThe Rev. Carl O. NelsonMs. Lena J. Nelson*Ms. Nancy NoldeThe Rev. Dr. Annemarie R. NotoMr. Stephen G. NyeThe Rev. Dr. Elmer A. Ortner* & Mrs. Dorothy Ortner*Mrs. Helen PalmerThe Rev. Dr. Robert G. Petersen, DDMr. Alfred W. Pettit & Mrs. Betty Pettit*The Rev. Paul J. PfadenhauerMrs. Joan E. Pope & Mr. Robert E. Pope*

S O CIETIE S

Did you know that Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has a new charitablegiving program? They are no longer matching gifts of any kind. Rather,eligible members are designated Choice Dollars through the ThriventChoice program based on their relationship with Thrivent Financial. If youhave Choice Dollars, we invite you to direct them to The LutheranTheological Seminary at Philadelphia.

Here are step-by-step instructions on how to designate your funds:1. Log on to www.thrivent.com.2. Sign in with your username and password or register for an account. 3. Once you have registered and signed in, select the “Thrivent Choice”

button, then scroll down and select the “Get Started” button. If you are eligible for Choice Dollars, the amount of dollars you have to direct is displayed in the Thrivent Choice portal below your login.

4. In the middle of the next page, type in “Lutheran Theological Seminary,” in the “Organization Name” box and click search.

5. Next to the seminary’s name, you will see a “Direct Now” button. You will be able to direct all or part of your choice dollars to the seminary. You can also set it up so LTSP continues to get your futureThrivent Choice Dollars.

6. Click the “Submit” button and your Thrivent Choice Dollars will be sent to LTSP.

...or you can call 800.847.4836 to designate your allocated dollars.

Thank you for your support of the seminary!

If you have any questions, please contact Kathie Afflerbach, Director ofDonor Services, at 215.248.6324 or email [email protected].

Designate yourTHRIVENT

CHOICE DOLLARS to

The LUTHERANTHEOLOGICAL

SEMINARY atPHILADELPHIA

The Rev. Ernest P. PretschMr. Ralph U. PriceMrs. Lois Pritz*The Rev. Dr. Conrad W. Raker* & Mrs. Grace Raker*Mr. C. Royce Rasmussen & Mrs. Carole RasmussenMrs. Louise D. Reichert*Dr. William Reifsnyder & Mrs. Peggy ReifsnyderThe Rev. Walter O. Reimet, Jr. & Mrs. Virginia Reimet*The Rev. Phares Oscar Reitz*Mrs. Martha ReumannThe Rev. & Mrs. Clarence W. Rhoda*Mr. S. White Rhyne & Mrs. Rosemarie K. RhyneThe Rev. Karl M. Richard & The Rev. Leslie M. RichardThe Rev. Dr. Elton P. Richards & Mrs. Anne S. RichardsThe Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Richter*

& Mrs. Caroline Richter*Ms. Mary E. RifenburgMr. Reed B. RikerThe Rev. Dr. William H. Rittberger

& Mrs. Joan RittbergerThe Rev. Andrew J. F. Robin*Mr. John F. RobsonThe Rev. Allen H. Roth*The Rev. John R. Sabatelli & Mrs. Jane L. SabatelliMr. John H. Saeger & Mrs. Joyce M. SaegerMr. Frank SansonMs. Mary E. SarnoskiThe Rev. David N. SchaeferMs. Ethel SchafferMrs. Shirley SchleicherMs. Elizabeth D. SchlenkerMrs. Vida Schoeneman*Mrs. Alice SchoenhalsMr. Arthur Schoenhals* & Mrs. Alice SchoenhalsThe Rev. Titus Scholl* & Mrs. Charlotte A. SchollMr. Charles M. SchultzeDr. Reinhard G. Schwartz & Dr. Helga D. SchwartzThe Rev. Rollin G. Shaffer* & Mrs. Ethel ShafferMrs. Ruth Shartle*The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Francis A. Shearer*The Rev. Dr. Lloyd E. Sheneman

& Mrs. Martha ShenemanMrs. Ethel ShintayDr. Richard H. Sieling & Mrs. Carolyn E. Sieling

*Deceased



WITNE S SE S Ms. Sallie O. SmithThe Rev. Dr. Larry V. SmooseMr. Richard L. Smoot & Mrs. Amanda SmootMrs. Leona M. SouserThe Rev. Dr. Paul H. Spohn & Mrs. Jane Ann SpohnMr. Robert A. Stahle* & Mrs. Bernice L. StahleMr. Mark Staples & Mrs. Lynn R. StaplesMrs. Helen E. Steigerwalt*Mrs. Ethel Steinhauer*The Rev. Richard H. Stough, Sr.The Rev. Dr. Theodore Tappert*

& Mrs. Helen C. Tappert*The Rev. Raymond J. ThielThe Rev. Donald R. Thomas & Dr. Judith C. ThomasMrs. Doris A. ThompsonMr. Wilson E. Touhsaent* & Mrs. Evelyn TouhsaentMr. Richard M. Veihl* & Mrs. Adele VeihlMr. Carl W. Veit* & Mrs. Mary Veit*Mr. Fred K. Vogt*Mr. Robert B. Walker* & Mrs. Jean C. Walker*Mr. Hans Walther & Dr. Barbara DrescherMrs. Dorothy S. Walton*Ms. Dorothy WardThe Rev. Dr. Frederick G. Wedemeyer

& Mrs. Kathleen A. Wedemeyer

The Rev. Gustave H. Wedemeyer & Mrs. Erna Wedemeyer

The Rev. Christopher L. Weidner & Mrs. Jane WeidnerThe Rev. Dr. E. Werner WeinreichThe Rev. Dr. Harold S. Weiss & Mrs. Mary Anne WeissThe Rev. Dr. Timothy J. Wengert

& The Rev. Ingrid A. WengertMr. Herbert J. WetterauThe Rev. Dr. Andrew J. White*Mrs. Martha WienckeThe Rev. Thomas C. WilsonMr. David L. Wilson & Ms. Elizabeth LexaMrs. Kathryn B. Wimmer*Mrs. Doris M. WittMs. Betty L. WrightThe Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Sr.*The Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.Ms. Mary B. WrightDr. Mary H. Wright*Mr. Paul C. Zieger & Mrs. Bonnie ZiegerMrs. Anna E. ZiegerMr. Richard J. Zimmerman*

*Deceased


In Memory of:The Rev. Martin L. Acker, 1957Mrs. Martin L. AckerMr. William AlbertiniMs. May C. AlbertiniThe Rev. Jean W. Barge, 1981The Rev. Sarah P. BrownMr. Ulla E. Bauers & Mrs. Mary BauersThe Rev. Robert M. Bauers & Ms. Christina M. BauersThe Rev. Gustavus H. Bechtold, 1912Mrs. Leona M. SouserMrs. Nettie BensonMr. William E. BensonThe Rev. Dr. William C. Berkemeyer & Mrs. Mary Frances BerkemeyerGrace Lutheran ChurchThe Rev. Raymond C. Best, 1955Mrs. Mary P. BestMrs. Barbara BlanckMr. & Mrs. Clifford BaumbachMr. Dorsen A. Berger & Mrs. Betty M. BergerMr. Robert H. Buescher & Mrs. Janet C. BuescherCreekwood Village Community AssociationThe Rev. Ronald L. Deck & Mrs. Darlene DeckMr. Robert C. DieterMr. Michael A. Duffy & Mrs. Marilyn M. DuffyThe Rev. Dr. Donald M. HallbergMr. John M. McKinney & Mrs. Shirley A. McKinneyThe Rev. Dr. Lloyd E. Sheneman & Mrs. Martha ShenemanDr. Lee L. SnyderDr. Philip D. BonnetMrs. Esther BonnetThe Rev. Dr. Robert E. Bornemann, 1946The Rev. Ronald R. HariMr. Andrew KozakowskiMr. George Boyer & Mrs. Marie E. BoyerMrs. Marie E. BoyerThe Rev. Dr. John G. Conz, 1966Mrs. Lucinda A. SpangDr. Charles M. Cooper, 1935The Rev. Dr. Theodore W. Jentsch & Mrs. Hilda JentschThe Rev. Joseph H. Deibert, 1949Mrs. Elizabeth DeibertThe Rev. Gerhard G. Dietrich, 1943Mr. Kevin I. Imes & Mrs. Lauren M. ImesPalm Lutheran ChurchMr. Harold Rovins

Mrs. Marie O. DietrichMs. Nicole (Anderson) AllenMr. Charles Arlington & Mrs. Lucinda ArlingtonMs. Lily K. BairdColonel Brent C. Bankus & Mrs. Diane M. O'Rourke-BankusCentral Pennsylvania Youth BalletMs. Laurie Connor & Mr. Chip MeyrellesMr. James M. Keiter & Mrs. Lois J. KeiterMr. J. R. Kennedy & Mrs. K. S. KennedyMr. Richard D. Kern & Mrs. Elizabeth B. KernMr. Joseph E. Kunetz & Mrs. Jessie N. KunetzMr. Francis X. McCarthy & Mrs. Barbara H. McCarthyMr. Ralph P. MeyerMs. Virginia L. NaguskiMr. David Patterson & Mrs. Lorraine F. PattersonMs. Angelina A. PerilliMs. Phyllis RohlandMr. David L. Rorabaugh & Mrs. Carolyn M. RorabaughMr. Harold RovinsMr. Frederick R. Sontheimer & Mrs. Linda C. SontheimerMr. David G. Thompson & Mrs. Elaine A. ThompsonTrinity Lutheran ChurchMr. Barry DoranMr. & Mrs. John H. Johnson, Jr.The Rev. Orion A. Eichner, 1953Mrs. Gloria M. EichnerMr. Ralph Esser and Ms. Caroline EsserMr. Wayne T. PriceMrs. Sue FerrenceMr. Glen H. Schwenk & Mrs. Elaine M. SchwenkThe Rev. Dr. Lester E. Fetter, 1938The Rev. & Mrs. Richard G. Miller, Jr.The Rev. Dr. Franklin D. Fry, 1952The Rev. Sharon R. EckhardtThe Rev. Stephen P. Gerhard, 1971The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Walter F. Taylor, Jr.The Rev. Dr. Herbert N. Gibney, 1944Mrs. Joan A. GibneyMrs. Joyce E. GumpMr. Robert H. GumpDr. Walter R. Hagey & Mrs. Dorothy E. HageyThe Rev. Dr. Donald C. Hagey & Mrs. Mary Ann HageyThe Rev. Edward R. Hanson, 1957Mrs. Ruby M. HansonMr. Earl L. Hedberg & Mrs. Albertha E. HedbergThe Rev. Dr. Rolf Hedberg & Mrs. Lois Hedberg

MEMORIAMIn


ME MORI A M Master Bjorn HeenMs. Mary L. HeenThe Rev. Dr. Martin Heinecken & Mrs. Vera HeineckenThe Rev. Gordon W. Ward, Jr.The Rev. Dr. Martin J. HeineckenThe Rev. J. Kenneth Laber & Mrs. Susan LaberMr. Carl Henkel & Mrs. Myrtle HenkelMr. Carl J. Henkel, Jr.The Rev. Arthur Hergenhan, 1943Mrs. Mildred F. HergenhanMrs. Claire HermannsMr. Edward E. Hermanns & Mrs. Claire HermannsMr. Alfred L. HetrickMrs. Adelaide HetrickMr. Zachary HoffmanMr. J. Michael Hoffman & Mrs. Darina E. HoffmanThe Rev. Dr. Paul J. Hoh, 1918The Rev. Charles E. Fair & Mrs. C. Louise FairMrs. Virginia K. HyndmanMr. David Edwards & Mrs. Ann EdwardsMr. David Hunt & Mrs. Gladys HuntMr. George Ulrich & Mrs. Judy UlrichMr. Thomas Ulrich & Mrs. Linda UlrichMr. Donald F. Irvin & Mrs. Margaret J. IrvinMr. Richard G. Radey & Mrs. Abigail I. RadeyMr. John Johnson & Mrs. Louise JohnsonMr. & Mrs. John H. Johnson, Jr.The Rev. John A. Kaercher, 1934Mr. J. David Kaercher & Mrs. Jean KaercherThe Rev. Dr. John A. KaufmannThe Rev. & Mrs. Carl E. BentzMr. Robert E. Kaufmann & Mrs. Ellen F. KaufmannMr. Frank W. KiefaberMrs. Emily KiefaberMrs. Priscilla S. KinneyThe Rev. George G. KinneyThe Rev. L. Samuel KrouseMs. Marie E. SchallMr. Howard M. Landis & Mrs. Blanche S. LandisMrs. Kathleen A. Afflerbach & Mr. Paul AfflerbachThe Rev. Dr. William H. Lazareth, 1953Mr. & Mrs. Glen T. BackmanThe Rev. & Mrs. Carl E. BentzThe Rev. William C. FenstererMrs. Faye M. LehmanMr. Lamar C. LehmanMr. Bruno LeinoMr. Walter O. Leino

Mr. Bernard Lewee & Mrs. Mabel LeweeThe Rev. Dr. Rolf Hedberg & Mrs. Lois HedbergMrs. Mayme LofgrenThe Rev. Daniel B. WardLoved OnesThe Rev. Thomas R. ClayMr. Alan Rodgers & Mrs. Sharon J. RodgersDr. Timothy F. LullThe Rev. Ronald R. HariMrs. Mary Carlton LullSt. Paul Women of the ELCAThe Rev. Dr. Richard LundinDr. William Reifsnyder & Mrs. Peggy ReifsnyderDr. Dorothy J. MarpleThe Rev. Susan E. Nagle & Mr. Andrew NagleMs. Ruth MartensonMiss Dorathea NelsonMr. Ernest McLoughlin & Mrs. Hannah McLoughlinMrs. Anita SwartzThe Rev. Roy W. MeckMrs. Anna MeckThe Rev. Charles E. Mertz, 1957Mr. & Mrs. Forrest ShadleMrs. Anna B. MillerMr. & Mrs. John R. J. MillerMrs. Arline T. MillerThe Rev. Lawrence A. Miller, Jr.Mr. Stuart MillerThe Rev. Richard A. Miller & Mrs. Carolyn M. MillerMr. Scott C. Sanchez & Mrs. Sonja SanchezThe Rev. William B. MillerMr. Mark R. Kimm & Mrs. Suzanne M. KimmThe Rev. Carl H. Moyer, 1933Mr. Gerald F. Moyer TrustMs. Frances MuraMr. Jeffrey Riotto & Mrs. Marta RiottoMy ParentsThe Rev. Frederick I. FisherDr. Arthur Nelson, PhDMr. Joseph Colaneri & The Rev. Susan ColaneriThe Rev. Carl G. Olin, Jr., 1959Mrs. Beverly OlinMrs. Betty PettitMr. Alfred W. PettitRev. Dr. Donald R. Pichaske, 1941Ms. Ann L. PickinMr. Ernest O. PlagemannMrs. Marion K. Plagemann


ME MORI A MThe Rev. Martin PlagemannMrs. Marion K. PlagemannThe Rev. Otto A. PlagemannMrs. Marion K. PlagemannThe Rev. John RayapatiDr. Jacob P. RayapatiMrs. Virginia H. ReimetThe Rev. Walter O. Reimet, Jr.Mrs. Kathryn W. ReischMr. John D. ReischThe Rev. Elwood W. Reitz, 1945Ms. Gertrude E. MillikenThe Rev. Phares Oscar Reitz, 1939Ms. Martha L. ReitzMr. Michael P. ReitzMr. Philip Reitz & Mrs. Susan ReitzThe Rev. Dr. John Reumann, 1950The Rev. Nickolaus H. Bastian & Mrs. Sheryl BastianThe Rev. & Mrs. Carl E. BentzThe Rev. Mark J. Buchan & Ms. Nancy BuchanThe Rev. Ronald R. HariMs. Grace MuscarellaMrs. Martha ReumannThe Rev. Dr. Paul H. Spohn & Mrs. Jane Ann SpohnThe Rev. Dr. Gene R. Stuckey & Mrs. Brenda StuckeyMr. Timothy P. Werstler & Mrs. Cynthia A. WerstlerThe Rev. Clarence W. Rhoda 1931 & Mrs. Esther RhodaMr. Clarence Rhoda & Mrs. Patricia RhodaThe Rev. Reuben W. Rhody, 1947Mrs. Miriam W. RhodyThe Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Richter & Mrs. Caroline RichterMs. Mary K. ThrasherThe Rev. George W. Rieker, Jr., 1957Mrs. Jean D. RiekerMs. Mary E. RifenburgGethsemane Lutheran ChurchThe Rev. Dr. William H. Rittberger, 1955Upstate New York Synod/ELCAThe Rev. John W. Roberts, Jr., 1950The Rev. Edith B. RobertsThe Rev. Wesley A. SamuelsonThe Rev. Daniel B. WardThe Rev. Jacob S. Savacool, 1915Mr. Keith C. Barker & Mrs. Jean S. BarkerMs. Beatrice L. SchickMs. Eleanor B. Back

The Rev. Karl A. Schneider, 1964Mr. Robert F. Gruber & Mrs. Eleanor F. GruberThe Rev. Ulrich M. KeemssMr. Donald Rohrbaugh & Ms. Rena RohrbaughMs. Carolyn SchneiderMr. Robert Stocks & Ms. Marlene H. StocksThe Rev. Dr. Robert F. Scholz, 1976Ms. Dorothy M. Scholz-Beyer, AIMProf. George R. SeltzerThe Rev. Dr. Wilbert A. BoerstlerThe Rev. Dr. Francis J. Shea, 1994Mrs. Eileen E. SheaThe Rev. Dr. Robert W. Stackel, 1938Mrs. Virginia StackelThe Rev. Eugene O. Steigerwalt, 1933Mr. Irwin Richman & Mrs. Susan RichmanThe Rev. Ralph J. Steinhauer, 1933Ms. LuAnn SteinhauerMrs. Lucille StrauseDr. & Mrs. Harold L. Strause, Jr.The Rev. J. Gordon SwansonMs. Anne M. SwansonMr. George R. SwartzMrs. Anita SwartzThe Rev. John A. Swavely, 1951Mrs. Susan Y. SwavelyMr. Frank SweitzerMr. Glen H. Schwenk & Mrs. Elaine M. SchwenkThe Rev. Dr. Theodore G. Tappert & Mrs. Helen TappertMr. Charles C. TappertThe Rev. Frederick W. Teichmann, 1922Mrs. Ruth AnnunziatoThe Miller & Tucker FamiliesThe Rev. Lawrence A. Miller, Jr.The Rev. Andrew Tomo, 1951Mrs. Evelyn B. TomoMr. Gary L. TrollingerMrs. Laree M. TrollingerMr. Douglas D. TrumpThe Rev. Suzanne M. TrumpMr. Harold Van Horn & Mrs. Emma Van HornMs. Evelyn V. BoyleMr. Richard VeihlMrs. Adele VeihlViolet, A Beloved Friend - 2012The Rev. Ruth B. BeckerMrs. Louise E. WagnerMs. Jackie Menagh


ME MORI A M

The Rev. Herman E. Wahrmann, 1897Ms. Mary L. GlickmanThe Rev. Martin L. Wahrmann, 1933Ms. Mary L. GlickmanMr. Robert B. WalkerMrs. Jean C. WalkerThe Rev. William T. Walton, 1956The Rev. William F. Krenz & Mrs. Rosemary KrenzMrs. Lois R. WeberThe Rev. Reinhold K. WeberThe Rev. Willard Weida, 1940 & Mrs. Cleonice M. WeidaMr. David N. SchaefferMr. Nelson L. Schaeffer and Mrs. Kathryn SchaefferMrs. Judith WeidlichThe Rev. Albert W. WeidlichMrs. Emilie N. WelshMr. Ralph R. WelshMrs. Miriam WhiteGifts received in memory of Rev. Dr. Andrew J. WhiteRev. Dr. Andrew J. WhiteThe Rev. & Mrs. Carl E. BentzThe Rev. Robert L. Isaksen & Mrs. Beverly IsaksenMr. & Mrs. Elwood LeisterMr. Randy A. Nelson & Mrs. Joy Nelson

The Rev. Dr. J. Paul Rajashekar & Rev. Esther RajashekarMr. John P. Ranck & Mrs. Henrietta K. RanckMrs. Martha ReumannThe Rev. & Mrs. Gordon E. Simmons, IIThrivent Financial for LutheransMrs. Phyllisanne WhiteMr. Warren Widman & Mrs. Gloria WidmanMs. Diane WidmanRev. Dr. Matthew I. Wiencke, 1945Mrs. Martha WienckeThe Rev. Walter E. Wrede, 1953Mrs. Naomi H. WredeDr. Grover C. WrightMs. Karen PaulusThe Rev. Dr. Kenneth G. Simurro, Jr.St. Luke Lutheran ChurchThe Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Sr.Miss Marianne BrooksMrs. Pernell CrockettMr. Don J. Stovall & Mrs. Dolores StovallMr. Edward Wright & Mrs. Meghan WrightThe Rev. Dr. Michael D. Wuchter, 1972Mrs. Shirley D. WuchterThe Rev. Robert Z. Wuchter, 1945Mrs. Shirley D. Wuchter


In Honor of:The Rev. Carl R. Adams, 1961Mr. Larry E. Rentschler & Mrs. Linda RentschlerThe Rev. Dr. LeRoy H. AdenThe Rev. Susan F. FoxThe Rev. Paul G. Alberti, 1946Second Congregational ChurchMr. Carl AlioThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Hartland H. GiffordThe Rev. Arvid E. Anderson, 1950Ms. Diane L. SchuelerThe Rev. Ellen M. Anderson, 1995The Rev. Carol L. FickenThe Rev. H. George Anderson 1956 & The Rev. Christine L. AndersonThe Rev. Dr. Carl F. W. Ficken & Mrs. Anne H. FickenThe Rev. W. Dean Bickel, 1972Mr. Willard M. Bickel & Mrs. Margaret E. BickelMr. Wilbur J. Blew & Mrs. Hannelore F. BlewMr. Eric B. Blew & Mrs. Denise M. BlewThe Rev. Dr. John M. Brndjar, 1962The Rev. Cheryl F. Meinschein & Mr. Richard HausmanThe Rev. Dr. Paul L. BrndjarPalmerton Area Historial SocietyThe Rev. Dennis L. Bushkofsky, 1986Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. BushkofskyClass of 1946The Rev. Paul G. Alberti & Mrs. Dorothy G. AlbertiClass of 1947The Rev. Arthur S. Hanson & Mrs. Irene W. HansonClass of 1950The Rev. Edward W. UtheClass of 1952The Rev. Carl Berkobin & Mrs. Ruth C. BerkobinThe Rev. James B. SlingluffClass of 1957The Rev. Henry R. Brau & Mrs. Carolyn R. BrauThe Rev. Peter P. GrimesThe Rev. & Mrs. Arthur J. HenneThe Rev. Joseph W. Holt & Mrs. Melba HoltThe Rev. David N. Kistler & Mrs. Delores KistlerThe Rev. Durrell J. SeipClass of 1958The Rev. E. Frederick Holst & Mrs. Barbara A. HolstClass of 1962The Rev. Charles A. Adami & Mrs. Karen L. AdamiThe Rev. Floyd Addison & Mrs. Judith F. Addison

Mrs. Alice G. BaerThe Rev. Dr. John M. Brndjar & Mrs. Elizabeth BrndjarThe Rev. Guy S. Edmiston & Mrs. Barbara EdmistonMr. John H. HaynerThe Rev. John G. Huber & Mrs. Maggie H. HuberThe Rev. Dr. Robert G. Hughes & Mrs. Dona-Lee HughesThe Rev. Dr. Foster R. McCurley & The Rev. Jannine B. McCurleyThe Rev. Richard A. Miller & Mrs. Carolyn M. MillerThe Rev. Dr. William Nicholson & Mrs. Anne Marie NicholsonThe Rev. Royal L. OlsonThe Rev. Stanley M. Phillips & Mrs. Frances E. PhillipsThe Rev. & Mrs. Larry V. SchellThe Rev. Dr. Charles F. SeivardThe Rev. Richard H. Stough & Mrs. Marcia StoughClass of 1966Mr. Ronald H. Bohr & Mrs. Diane BohrClass of 1967The Rev. Robert E. AllardThe Rev. Thomas B. ChittickThe Rev. Robert L. GahagenThe Rev. Sterling R. Geiger & Mrs. Jean GeigerThe Rev. Robert E. JohnsonThe Rev. William A. Koeber & Mrs. Valerie KoeberThe Rev. and Mrs. Joseph P. LettrichThe Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. LindersThe Rev. James W. SeifertClass of 1972The Rev. & Mrs. Richard G. GardnerThe Rev. Paul J. Jann & Mrs. Donna JannThe Rev. & Mrs. Barry M. RidgeThe Rev. Edward B. Saling & Mrs. Christy SalingThe Rev. Dr. John T. Schweitzer & The Rev. Carol SchweitzerThe Rev. Carl D. Shankweiler & Mrs. Cynthia ShankweilerThe Rev. & Mrs. C. Conway StoneThe Rev. Timothy R. SwansonThe Rev. Donald R. Thomas & Dr. Judith C. ThomasClass of 1974The Rev. William Fairchild & Mrs. Sandra FairchildClass of 1977The Rev. Carl W. FilerThe Rev. Rodney S. KoppBishop Samuel R. Zeiser & Mrs. Linda ZeiserClass of 1981The Rev. David R. Rowe & Mrs. Mary Rowe

HONORARIA


HONOR ARI A Class of 1982Mr. C. Arthur BeckThe Rev. Sarah P. BrownThe Rev. Joanne S. Kernitz & Mr. Charles A. KernitzThe Rev. R. Bruce ToddThe Rev. Mark A. Wimmer & Mrs. Leesa L. WimmerClass of 1986The Rev. Carol L. FickenClass of 1987The Rev. Ghislaine M. CotnoirThe Rev. David A. HecklerThe Rev. Karl M. Richard & The Rev. Leslie M. RichardThe Rev. Timothy J. Seitz-Brown & Mrs. Ann Seitz-BrownClass of 1992The Rev. Dr. Shirley W. GuiderThe Rev. Suzanne M. TrumpClass of 1996The Rev. Ingrid A. WengertClass of 1997The Rev. Joji OshibaClass of 2002The Rev. Dr. Annemarie R. NotoClass of 2007Mr. Larry DiFranco & The Rev. Eileen M. DiFrancoClass of 2011The Rev. Samantha L. DrennanThe Rev. John T. CollinsFaith Lutheran ChurchThe Rev. Laura A. Csellak, 1986St. Andrew’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchThe Rev. Dr. Katie DayThe Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Krommes & Dr. John D. StrongThe Rev. Marvin E. Dewalt, 1953Mr. Timothy DewaltThe Rev. Samantha L. Drennan, 2011Jerusalem Lutheran Congregation of Western SalisburyEmmaus Road Lutheran ChurchMrs. Dorothy FenimoreFaculty Past and PresentDr. Jennifer W. Davidson & Mr. Douglas R. DavidsonMs. Gertrude FauntteroyDr. William R. Miner & Mrs. Mary LaVerne MinerThe Rev. George J. Frank, Jr. 1960 & Mrs. Lois M. FrankMr. Chris Browne & Mrs. Susan Browne

The Rev. Christopher J. Franz, 1995Mr. John Franz & Mrs. Elfriede FranzThe Rev. Frederic B. Geehr, 1958Mr. Ethan GeehrMs. Laura E. GortonDrs. Michael & Linda KrentzThe Rev. Scott A. Hall, 1994St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchThe Rev. Curtis A. Haynes, 2005The Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Krommes & Dr. John D. StrongDr. Erik M. HeenThe Rev. Andrew D. Goodson & Mrs. Megan M. GoodsonMr. Francis W. Hemry & Mrs. Ruth E. HemryMrs. Agnes BornemannMs. Susan K. HemryMrs. Agnes BornemannSister Katherine J. HomburgMs. Karen PaulusThe Rev. Donna M. House, 2010St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchMr. J. Lawrence HouseThe Rev. Dr. D. Michael Bennethum & Mrs. Diane L. BennethumMr. C. Glenn SchuelerThe Rev. Dr. Elizabeth F. HuwilerMr. Gary J. Mc Govern and Ms. Donna Marie RufBishop Marie C. Jerge, 1978The Rev. David W. Preisinger & Mrs. Christine PreisingerThe Rev. Perry J. Kirschbaum, 1993Ms. May C. AlbertiniThe Rev. Dr. Philip D. Krey & Mrs. Rene Diemer KreyThe Rev. Dr. Michael Cooper-WhiteMrs. Roberta SchottThe Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Krommes, 2008The Rev. Stacey-Kyle S. Rea & Mr. John ReaThe Rev. Clark W. Kuntz, II, 1971Hope Lutheran ChurchThe Rev. Mary Ellen Larson, 1986Crossroads Lutheran ChurchMr. Mark LauerMr. John W. Lauer & Mrs. Bonnie L. LauerThe Rev. Dr. Charles R. Leonard, 1976Mrs. Sandra G. SamkavitzThe Rev. John C. Linn, 2000The Rev. Hubert C. Linn & Mrs. Phyllis Linn


HONOR ARI AThe Rev. Glenn D. MillerMr. Donald F. Smith & Mrs. Jo Ann M. SmithThe Rev. Richard A. Miller, 1962 & Mrs. Carolyn M. MillerDr. Kathleen V. Axen, PhDThe Rev. Robert L. Isaksen & Mrs. Beverly IsaksenThe Rev. Barry L. Mitchell, 1980 & The Rev. Elizabeth M. Mitchell, 1980Mr. Junior Huseman & Mrs. June HusemanThe Rev. Nancy L. Moore, 2006St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchThe Rev. Jerry MrazPalmerton Area Historial SocietyMr. & Mrs. Robert O’BrienDr. William R. Miner and Mrs. Mary LaVerne MinerThe Rev. Raymond J. Ormand, Jr., 1981Mr. Alexander R. RekowMs. Leila Ortiz, 2009The Rev. Flora M. Hartford & Mr. Donald G. HartfordMr. Bryan J. Penman, 2012Ms. Roberta MenapaceThe Rev. Christine R. Regan, 1990Ms. Lenore CronlundMr. Paul D. Reid, 2009Mr. Robert C. Lockyer & Mrs. Carol LockyerThe Rev. Walter O. Reimet, Jr., 1959Mr. Richard W. Reimet & Mrs. Elaine ReimetThe Rev. Dr. John C. RichterDr. William Reifsnyder & Mrs. Peggy ReifsnyderMs. June RohrMs. June RohrThe Rev. Susan Ruggles, 2002St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchMrs. Kathryn Schaeffer & Mr. Nelson L. SchaefferMr. Christopher A. Weinrich & Mrs. Karen S. WeinrichThe Rev. Dr. J. Jayakiran Sebastian & Dr. Mrinalini SebastianMr. Robert Hensil & The Rev. Cheryl HensilThe Rev. James B. Slingluff, 1952Trinity Lutheran ChurchSt. John’s Lutheran ChurchThe Rev. Harry S. Bohn, Jr.St. Matthews Lutheran ChurchSt. Matthews Lutheran ChurchThe Rev. Matthew C. Staniz, 2004Ms. Wenda S. Long

The Rev. Dr. Richard N. StewartThe Rev. Michael A. Dubsky & The Rev. Kristin DubskyThe Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Krommes & Dr. John D. StrongThe Rev. Sharon L. Taylor, 1997 & The Rev. Timothy L. Taylor, 1993Mr. Charles R. Rush & Mrs. Joanne D. RushThe Rev. Frederic J. Teichmann, 1952Mrs. Ruth AnnunziatoMr. Peter Teichmann & Mrs. Diane F. TeichmannMs. Ruth TinsleyDr. William R. Miner & Mrs. Mary LaVerne MinerThe Rev. Ingrid A. Wengert, 1996Mrs. Virginia B. Sheppard, AIMMrs. Esther J. WrightDr. William R. Miner & Mrs. Mary LaVerne MinerMrs. Irma WrightMs. Karen PaulusThe Rev. Eugene C. Zaiser, 1994Trinity Lutheran ChurchThe Rev. Kenneth E. Zindle, 1968Ms. Elizabeth Zindle


S O CIETIE S

CURRENT REVENUE CURRENT EXPENDITURES

20%6%

4%

44%

16%

9%

44% Tuition and Fees

20% Gi�s

16% Food and Housing

9% Synod Support

6% ELCA Support

4% Other Income

COMMUNITY SUPPORTMATCHINGGIFTCOMPANIESBank of America Matching

Gifts ProgramColgate-Palmolive CompanyHershey Company Gift

Matching ProgramIBM CorporationJohnson & Johnson Family of

CompaniesMacy’s FoundationMerck Partnership for GivingMobil Retiree Matching Gifts

ProgramPennsylvania Power & LightState Farm Companies

FoundationThe William Penn FoundationThrivent Financial for LutheransVerizon FoundationXerox Foundation

BUSINESSESAfrican American Lutheran

AssociationAmerifolio, Inc.Eastern Pennsylvania Conference

The United Methodist ChurchEducation by Inclusion, Inc.John A. Penny Company, Inc.National Penn Investors Trust

CompanyStandard Chair of Gardner Inc.The William Penn FoundationThrivent Financial for LutheransTrolley Car Diner & Ice Cream

Shoppe

ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FUNDSMrs. Hildegarde BoylanThe Rev. Charles KerschmarMrs. Charlotte R. LandisLeonard F. Markel TrustFredrick Mohrfeld TrustRobert K. Mosser TrustMr. Gerald F. Moyer TrustMs. Lena J. NelsonMrs. Grace RakerThe Rev. Phares Oscar ReitzMs. Mary E. RifenburgThe Rev. Virginia C. ThomasMrs. Jean C. WalkerThe Rev. Dr. Andrew J. WhiteYocum Family Trust

FOUNDATIONSAlfred O. Breinig FoundationBerks County Community

FoundationELCA FoundationFidelity Charitable Gift FundLutheran Community

FoundationLutheran Community Foundation

and the Doris M. Witt FundThe Association of Theological

Schools FoundationThe Foundation for Enhancing

CommunitiesThe Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.William and Jemima Brossman

Charitable FoundationWilliam Penn Foundation

24%

10%

9%

8%7%

3%40%

40% Institutional Support

24% Instruction

10% Scholarships

9% Food and Housing

8% Student Services

7% Physical Plant

3% Academic Support

2011–2012 unaudited numbers as of August 2012, totals not 100% due to rounding.

LTSP BOARD OF TRUSTEESChair The Rev. Dr. John C. Richter

Vice-Chair The Rev. J. Elise Brown

SecretaryThe Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Krommes

Assistant SecretaryDr. Addie J. Butler

TreasurerMr. John O. Heck

President of the SeminaryThe Rev. Dr. Philip D. Krey

CLASS OF 2012The Rev. J. Elise BrownMetropolitan New York Synod

Mr. John O. HeckSoutheastern Pennsylvania Synod

Dr. Earl A. MarsanMetropolitan New York Synod

Mr. Carl W. PhelpsUpstate New York Synod

Bishop E. Roy Riley, Jr.Representing the Bishops

Mr. David W. SwartzNortheastern Pennsylvania Synod

CLASS OF 2013Ms. Lynn H. AskewELCA Church Council Elections

Dr. Addie J. ButlerELCA Church Council Elections

The Rev. Dr. Rolf L. HedbergNew England Synod

Ms. Sonja HegymegiNew England Synod

The Rev. Dr. Marjorie H. KeiterSovak Zion Synod

The Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. KrommesSoutheastern Pennsylvania Synod

The Rev. Cheryl MeinscheinNortheastern Pennsylvania Synod

The Rev. Dr. Andrew H. Willis, Jr. ELCA Church Council Elections

CLASS OF 2014Dr. Robert F. Blanck, Esq.Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod

Bishop Claire S. BurkatRepresenting the Bishops

Ms. Susan M. FayleUpstate New York Synod

Mrs. Lorraine KnappNew Jersey Synod

The Rev. Sara E. LiljaNew Jersey Synod

Karen S. Matthias-LongNortheastern Pennsylvania Synod

Ms. Emma G. PorterELCA Church Council Elections

The Rev. Dr. John C. RichterELCA Church Council Elections

Mrs. Amanda SmootELCA Church Council Elections

Dr. Nelvin L. VosELCA Church Council Elections

LTSP FOUNDATION BOARDChairDr. Robert F. Blanck, Esq.

Vice-ChairMr. Robert H. Buescher

SecretaryThe Rev. Dr. John C. Richter

President of the SeminaryThe Rev. Dr. Philip D. Krey

Vice President, Office for PhilanthropyThe Rev. John V. Puotinen

Mr. Wesley AstheimerMr. E. Roland DavidThe Rev. Dr. Donald M. HallbergMs. Carla P. HaugenMr. John O. HeckThe Rev. Dr. Robert G. HughesMr. Patrick KennedyMrs. Christine MummertMrs. Janet Huber NeffThe Rev. Walter O. Reimet, Jr.Mr. Fred E. Risser

ALUMNI COUNCILPresidentThe Rev. Kathleen Ash-Flashner ’99

Vice-PresidentThe Rev. Dr. Clair E. Anderson ’65

The Rev. Paul Beck ’78The Rev. Dan Brettell ’10The Rev. Joseph Conner, Sr. ’88The Rev. Robert Davidson ’08The Rev. Nancy B. Dilliplane ’05The Rev. Michael Dubsky ’00The Rev. Michael B. Guy ’98The Rev. Chris Halverson ’11The Rev. Tom Irwin ’79Ms. Ruth T. Miller ’98 The Rev. Audrey Moody ’88The Rev. Amanda Range ’11Ms. Marva Rice ’07The Rev. Jeremiah A. Sassaman

(LTSG Representative)Ms. Linda Walker ’99The Rev. Suzanne H. Walls-Kershaw ’06

PRESIDENT’S COUNCILMr. David BauschDr. Robert F. Blanck, Esq.Mrs. Sandra BodnykMr. L. Jack BradtMr. Charles BreinigDr. Paul C. Brucker, Sr.Mr. Robert H. BuescherMr. Lee A. ButzThe Rev. Bruce H. DavidsonDr. Frank M. HenryThe Rev. Cedric H. Jones, Jr.The Honorable John E. JonesThe Rev. George E. KeckMr. Bruce G. KilroyMr. F. Thomas Kull, Jr.Dr. Earl A. MarsanThe Rev. Charles S. MillerMr. David NeffMr. Mitch PossingerMr. S. White Rhyne, Esq.The Rev. Dr. John C. RichterMs. Jan E. SchnitzleinMr. James H. ScottDr. Louise P. ShoemakerMr. Gary ShortsMr. Donald F. Smith, Jr.Mrs. Amanda SmootThe Rev. Richard H. SummyMs. Susan E. Wambaugh

BOARDSGoverning

as of June 30, 2012

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