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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ of St. John’s Lutheran Church & School:

On Tuesday, August 2 nd, I received the Divine Call to serve at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Trenton, Michigan. I had known that this was a strong possibility for several weeks. Melissa and I had a comprehensive visit there in mid-July. Therefore, I had been praying and deliberating on this call for some time now, even though the call officially came on August 2 nd.

Out of great respect for St. John’s Lutheran, and due to the time sensitivity of Melissa’s position as Kindergarten teacher at St. John’s, and with school starting soon for everyone, I am letting you know that I have accepted the call to serve at St. Paul. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve alongside you in both church and school ministry. Your passion for the Lord, His Word, and His ministry in, among

and through you is wonderful to see. Your hard work for the Kingdom is greatly appreciated by all.

You may be surprised or even shocked by all of this. That is completely understandable. Essentially, the process and deliberation that accompanies a pastoral call had already been mostly done before the call was officially issued. That’s why I was able to accept the call so quickly.

Please keep myself, Melissa, Grace, and Owen in your prayers during the upcoming transition. We will keep all of you and the ministry of St. John’s in our prayers. The Lord will take care of His Church!

Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

“The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.” (1 Corinthians 16:23-24)

God’s peace in Christ,

Pastor Ben

Youth who are in 7th or 8th grade and have not yet been confirmed may enroll in this upcoming year's Confirmation program. Please email the Church Office, churchoffice@stjohnslagrange.org to enroll by August 21st.

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