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Twenty-four new students in the Specific Ministry Pastor Program (SMP) received their vicarage assignments during the Opening Service of the Academic Year on Friday, Sept. 6, at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, St. Louis.

• Paul Albers, Rocky Mountain District – LCMS, Aurora, Colo.
• Martin Albrecht, Faith Lutheran, Topeka, Kan.
• Doyle Wayne Boykin, Prince of Peace Lutheran, Cedar Crest, N.M.
• Phillip Chaffee, Family of Christ Lutheran, Comstock Park, Mich.
• Sean Chapman, Divine Shepherd Lutheran, Omaha, Neb.
• William Clark, Gloria Dei Lutheran, Urbandale, Iowa
• Michael Curtis, Trinity Lutheran, Lisle, Ill.
• Thomas Cusanelli, St. Luke Lutheran, Dix Hills, N.Y.
• Craig Furry, Our Savior Lutheran, Albuquerque, N.M.
• David Gieseking, Living Water Lutheran, Mexico Beach, Fla.
• Steven Gillmore, First Lutheran, Neosho, Mo.
• Richard Grunewald, Faith Lutheran, Troy, Mich.
• John Thomas Kral, Shepherd’s Gate Lutheran, Shelby Township, Mich.
• Gregg McCaslin, Concordia Lutheran, Lakewood, Colo.
• Timothy McNutt, St. Paul’s Lutheran, Mechanicsville, Md.
• Daniel Petrak, Gloria Dei Lutheran, Urbandale, Iowa
• Jon Richter, Greenwood Lutheran, Greenwood, S.C.
• William Roberts, St. Augustine Ev. Lutheran, Troy, Mich.
• Andrew Shaw, Cross Lutheran, Yorkville, Ill.
• Matthew Starner, Journey of Faith Lutheran, Bryon Center, Mich.
• Steven Struecker, Immanuel Lutheran/Zion Lutheran, Livermore/Lu Verne, Iowa
• David Reed Thompson, Our Savior Lutheran, McKinney, Texas
• Timothy Wendelin, Bethlehem Lutheran, Lakewood, Colo.
• Richard Williams, Zion Lutheran, Ashland, Wis.

The SMP program is designed to meet the needs of the church for pastors in mission and ministry opportunities where a pastor with a seminary degree may not be available. In order to be eligible for the SMP program men must be serving in a ministry of a Lutheran congregation which desires their service as a pastor. They must be nominated for the program by their District President. Based upon this nomination, and their previous ministry experiences, the men begin their academic work as concurrent-deferred vicars.

For more information, contact creative services, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO 63105; 314-505-7379; [email protected].