| Pastor Eric Kleinschmidt | ||||
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Rev.
Eric Allen Kleinschmidt was installed as the Sole Pastor of Redeemer
Lutheran Church on December 11, 2011. Previously Pastor Kleinschmidt
had been called on April 24, 2007 to serve as
Associate Pastor of the congregation and was installed on July 8, 2007 by the Rev. Arthur R. Burkman. He
had also served as Redeemer’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. Pastor Kleinschmidt was born and raised in Merrill Wisconsin. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church and School where he attended until the eighth grade. He graduated Merrill Senior High School in 1999 where he was active in Mock Trial, Debate, and the Boy Scouts of America receiving his Eagle Scout Award in 1998. He also won the local VFW Voice of Democracy speech contest during his senior year. He then attended Concordia University Wisconsin graduating cum laude in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Pastoral Ministry. He enrolled at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne Indiana, graduating in 2007 with a Master of Divinity degree with a focus on Systematic Theology. During his time at the seminary, Pastor Kleinschmidt served as President of Concordia Toastmasters Club of Toastmasters International, and won the Systematic Theology Department award for his senior paper entitled “A Kantian Perspective on Postmodernity in Relation to the Lord’s Supper and Biblical Truth.” Pastor Eric lives in Highland with his wife Meghan whom he married on November 13, 2009. He hopes to enjoy a long, fruitful ministry serving the people of God at Redeemer Lutheran Church and in the surrounding communities. |
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| Vicar William Ringer | ||||
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Vicar
William Ringer was installed as the 21st Vicar, or pastoral intern, of
Redeemer Lutheran Church on August 7, 2011. He is in his third year of
studies at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
He will return to Seminary for the 2012-2013 session to complete
the Master of Divinity Program. Vicar Ringer was born and raised on the shore of Lake Erie in the small town of North East, PA which is about 20 miles from Erie, PA. He attended public schools in the North East School District and graduated in 2003 from North East High School. He enrolled in Mercyhurst College in the liberal arts program, and transferred to Thiel College where he completed his degree in Religion and Philosophy in 2009. He entered Seminary in the fall of 2009. While at Thiel Vicar Ringer met his wife Mary, whom he married on August 15, 2009. Vicar Bill is enthusiastically serving and learning with the Redeemer congregation as we share the Good News of Jesus Christ in our community. |
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Redeemer Congregation congratulates and wishes Godspeed to former Senior Pastor Rev. Authur Burkman who retired on June 30, 2011 after serving God's people for 26 years at Redeemer and 40 years in the ministry. Happy Retirement! |
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