
From left Rev.
Robert Hauter, St. Paul Lutheran, Kouts; Rev. Donald Stock, St. Paul
Lutheran, Munster; Rev. Dan Dierks, Peace Lutheran, Schererville;
Pastor Kleinschmidt; Rev. Ronald Saatkamp, Trinity Lutheran, Hammond,
and installing official as Hammond Circuit Counselor; Rev. Christopher
Gillespie, Grace Lutheran, Dyer; Vicar William Ringer, Redeemer
Lutheran, Highland; Rev. Bryan Reeves, Celebration Lutheran Ministries,
Park Forest, IL and preacher for the installation service; and Rev.
Karl Davies, retired. |
Redeemer Lutheran Church announces the installation of
Rev. Eric Allen Kleinschmidt as the Sole Pastor of the congregation.
The installation worship service was held December 11, 2011 with
area ministers participating and the congregation witnessed. A
celebration reception was held in the followship hall following the
service.
Pastor Kleinschmidt was called to serve Redeemer as Associate Pastor on
April 24, 2007 where he also served as the congregation's 20th Vicar in
2005-2006. He was ordained on June 24th, 2007 by the Rev. Alden
J. Beversdorf at St. John Lutheran Church in Merrill, Wisconsin.
He was then installed as Redeemer's Associate Pastor on July 8,
2007 by Rev. Arthur Burkman. Pastor Kleinschmidt is the 5th Pastor to
serve Redeemer congregation in its 57-year history.
Additional photographs of the Installation can be found on the Redeemer Lutheran Church Facebook page.
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