After years of preparation and a Call Day filled with joy, 112 Concordia Seminary, St. Louis students learned their placement of first calls to pastoral and diaconal ministry and assignments as vicars and deaconess interns.
First calls to serve as pastors, deaconesses, chaplains and missionaries in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) were announced at a 7 p.m. worship service in which Dr. Dien Taylor, president of the LCMS Atlantic District, delivered the sermon.
The pastoral students receiving calls included 42 Master of Divinity (M.Div.), three Residential Alternate Route (RAR) students, three Center for Hispanic Studies (CHS) students, five Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology (EIIT) students and three Cross-cultural Ministry Center (CMC) students. Five residential Deaconess Studies Program students also received calls.
42 M.Div. and three RAR students who will serve as vicars and six residential Deaconess Studies students who will serve as interns received their assignments. The vicarage and deaconess internships assignments provide students the opportunity for in-service education.
All calls and assignments will be served in LCMS congregations and ministries. A complete list of assignments and placements, including an interactive map and photos, can be found at csl.edu/call-day or at the links below:
- Assignment of calls in alphabetical order
- Assignment of calls by district
- Vicarage and deaconess internship assignments in alphabetical order
- Vicarage and deaconess internship assignments by district
- Photo compilations of calls and assignments by district
Those who are interested in attending the Seminary are encouraged to visit csl.edu/admissions or contact Enrollment at 800-822-9545 or admit@csl.edu.