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Seventeen students in the Specific Ministry Pastor (SMP) Program at SA国际传媒, St. Louis were recognized for their first calls to ministry Friday, Jan. 14, in the Chapel of St. Timothy and Titus.

The SMP Program is a four-year state of the art distance education program that prepares men for specific pastoral ministries in SMP students receive academic training in the setting where they will continue to serve following ordination.

The following SMP students were recognized for receiving calls:

• Shaun Adams, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Spokane, Wash., LCMS Northwest District
• Ray Anderson, St. Paul鈥檚 Lutheran Church/St. Paul鈥檚 Lutheran Church, Leola/Aberdeen, S.D., LCMS South Dakota District
• Mark Bray, Our Savior Lutheran Church, McKinney, Texas, LCMS Texas District
• Brian Crocitto, The Life Lutheran Church, Old Westbury, N.Y., LCMS Atlantic District
• Adam Gray, call pending, King of Glory Lutheran Church, Providence Forge, Va., LCMS Southeastern District
• David Keddington, call pending, Anchorage Lutheran Church, Anchorage, Alaska, LCMS Northwest District
• Leo Patrick Luke, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Orlando, Fla., LCMS Florida-Georgia District
• Henry Pahlkotter, Peace Lutheran Ministries, Saginaw, Mich., LCMS Michigan District
• Roger Penny, Messiah Lutheran Church, Charlotte, N.C., LCMS Southeastern District
• Christopher A. Ryan, St. Mark Lutheran Church, Chesterland, Ohio, LCMS Ohio District
• Christopher M. Ryan, call pending, St. John鈥檚 Lutheran Church, Buffalo, Minn., LCMS Minnesota South District
• David Schmitt, Trinity Lutheran Church, Park Hills, Mo., LCMS Missouri District
• Carl Seim, Lord of Glory Lutheran Church, Elk River, Minn., LCMS Minnesota North District
• Marvin St. Pierre, call pending, St. John鈥檚 Lutheran Church, Bakersfield, Calif., LCMS California-Nevada-Hawaii District
• Rex Watt, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Bellingham, Wash., LCMS Northwest District
• Jessy Wilson, call pending, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Delmar, N.Y., LCMS Atlantic District
• Steven Zandstra, Grace Lutheran Church, Cheyenne Wells, Colo., LCMS Rocky Mountain District

鈥淲e rejoice with these SMP students celebrating new calls into pastoral ministry,鈥� Dr. W. Mart Thompson, director of the Seminary鈥檚 SMP Program and associate professor of Practical Theology. 鈥淔or their service in specific ministries across the country, we give thanks to our Lord.聽We share in this joy with their families and those they serve in the Holy Ministry.鈥�

A recording of the service is .

The Seminary recognizes and celebrates calls throughout the year for students enrolled in programs such as the SMP Program, the Center for Hispanic Studies (CHS), Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology (EIIT) and others. The Seminary鈥檚 primary Call Day is held in the spring when students receive their first calls to ministry as well as assignments for vicarage and deaconess internships. Call Day is set for April 26.

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