LTSP Annual Report 2012

THE LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AT PHILADELPHIA
2012 nnual Report of onors

Ltsp.edu/annualreport
F
, let me extend my heartfelt
appreciation for the outstanding support The
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
(LTSP) receives from you its graduates, friends,
congregations, synods, and everyone else who sacrifices to
make its mission in education possible. Thank YOU!
The three special stories herein highlighting the
ministries and giving of Romeo Dabee 05; David Rowe
81; and Dick Grove 64, his spouse, Nancy, and our
devoted donor, Irma Wright, are self-explanatory. They
say a great deal about the challenges of ministry today in
different settings, and about what your generosity has
made possible in the preparation of our graduates and the
difference they are making.
As I read about Romeos diligent pastoral ministry to
the scurrying passengers and busy employees at JFK
Airport, regarded as a global gateway with its 42-million
travelers each year, I couldnt help thinking that the
seminary too has served as an international portal, with so
many graduates who have served all over the world. Our
new Dean, Dr. J. Jayakiran Sebastian, brings rich
international experience to his post, succeeding Dr. J. Paul
Rajashekar, who has served so well in that capacity and
who decided to step down to pursue teaching and other
interests on our campus. On another international note:
This fall, for the first time, we will have a field worker
assigned to Seamens Church Institute of Philadelphia and
South Jersey. Second-year seminarian Kat Steinly of
Sellersville will visit ships, extending Christs love to
seafarers from around the world in 201213.
The story of the ministry of the Rev. David Rowe in
Oley, Pennsylvania, reminds us once more of how many of
our graduates are engaged in just plain solid ministry despite
many challenges. Thanks to those of you who are graduates
and professional ministry friends who minister valiantly in
often unheralded circumstances! We thank God for
entrusting the development of such leaders to us, and for the
proclamation they give to the faith by how they lead. Pr.
Rowes daughter, the Rev. Becky Resch, was one of our first
scholars in the Theological Education with Youth (TEY)
program. Her dad tells us that several weeks after her TEY
summer was completed, she told her family that she had
decided to pursue pastoral ministry. She went on to attend
LTSP and now serves as an associate pastor at Abiding
Presence Lutheran Church in Ewing Township, New Jersey.
Thanks to Irma Wrights devotion and the devotion of
others, the Dr. Grover C. and Irma S. Wright Scholarship
Fund to benefit African American students at LTSP
continues to grow. A story in this report highlights that
much of the most recent growth is due to a $13,000 gift
made to the Fund by the Rev. P. Richard Grove, 64, and
his wife Nancy. Dick and Nancy have also contributed
regular scholarship assistance to help seminarians with
children to better afford their training. Thanks to Dick,
Nancy, and so many of you who have given to support the
many aspects of LTSP.
It once was the case that, with the support LTSP
received from the national church combined with
support from its partner synods, there was, frankly, little
need for raising significant amounts of money from our
constituents. The seminary had a modest endowment and
that, along with church support, made it possible not to
charge our students tuition and keep other costs very low.
Some even claimed the seminary had lots of money. That
was then! That is not the case now!
PRESIDENT
From the
Today, the seminary is facing stiff financial
challenges in these difficult economic times.
We are not alone. Many leaders in our
congregations, synods, and denominational
offices, as well as executives for many non-profit
organizations AND in the households we visit,
exchange the same lament with us. Our staff
and faculty know personally about hardships
imposed by these times, as I am sure you do too.
We give deep thanks to our staff and faculty for
their dedication in such times. Almost everyone
knows someone who has been laid off,
downsized, or who remains chronically
unemployed. Dave Rowe speaks of such
hardships in the story of his ministry in Oley.
Still, through our faith we continue to know a
God of love and hope in the midst of trials.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America and our partner synods once were in a
position to provide financial support sufficient
to cover most of the seminarys budgetary
needs, which in turn meant that our graduates
usually left seminary with no educational debt.
Today, these partners furnish the seminary
only 15 percent of its budgetary costs. Most of
our students today enter seminary with
significant debt incurred during their
undergraduate studies, and are willing in many
instances to take on more. Donors like you,
Dick and Nancy Grove, and Dave Rowe do
much by their gifts to help to support our
students, as you will read. Still, despite our best
intentions for furnishing student financial aid,
we cannot do as much as we want in these
tough times. Consequently, many of our
students graduate with significant debt, even
though our tuition does not rival that of so
many graduate schools. In addition, our
wonderful students, who have sacrificed so
much in order to serve our Lord, simply will
not leave seminary with the earning power of
many other graduate students entering the
marketplace. The sad reality is that some of
todays seminary graduates may spend most if
not all of their careers paying down their debt.
Finally, delivering the kind of quality
education our students deserve is just plain
expensive today. We desperately needed The
Brossman Learning Center so many of you
helped make possible. Before Brossman we
had no classroom building! Another example
of costs: Todays seminarians come to our
school expecting the same kind of technology
resources they used in their classrooms in
college and often have at home. The cost of
maintaining our technology with the rapidity
of change is taxing on all educational
institutions. Yet many visitors may not see
all that it takes to keep up with improvements
and keep it running smoothly.
We need your gifts to support our
seminarians and help offset the growing costs
of training them effectively making use of such
tools as rapidly changing technology.
We also need you to continue to send us
new students, who we believe will continue to
find valuable leadership roles across the church.
When we send them to your congregations,
be good to them. They have given and will
continue to give much. The church desperately
needs the kind of skilled professional leaders
that you can send us and we can prepare for
these difficult but exciting times.
Meanwhile, we will be pursuing the
strategic goals I wrote about in the last issue of
PS Magazine:
To complete a curriculum revision in
time for the 201314 academic year.
To achieve financial equilibrium,
working with our many partners and
through good stewardship of our
resources.
By 2015, to complete a $10 million
endowment initiative for student
scholarships, endowment growth,
faculty development, and the
renovation of perimeter housing.
To grow the student body to 500
by 2014 by increasing admissions by
20 per year in all programs.
To prepare for the 150th anniversary
of the seminary in 2014 by embracing
the future that God is sending.
With your prayers and with your support
we will get there together.
Philip D.W. Krey
Dear friend,
You are part of a remarkable story.
This is the outline: somewhere in this world a pastor is serving because of you. A leader is guiding a special ministry of care
because of you. A scholar is teaching, a musician is leading a congregation in song, a volunteer is serving food to hungry
people, because of you. There is much more that could be told.
Think of this: those actions are the result of the gifts of many people, including you. You have blessed the work of the
seminary with your encouragement and support, and as a consequence, men and women have been prepared for service in the
church and the world, to lead in the proclamation of the Gospel in word and deed.
This annual report is a way of sending our thanks to you for your support, and we hope it also gives you a sense of the good
that is accomplished through your contributions.
As we send this report the campus has welcomed new and returning students, and we have begun the new academic year.
Many of them are here only because you have helped through your generous gifts to the seminary. The impact of your gift, the
return on your investment, is truly immeasurable.
And so we thank you on behalf of the students and the people they will serve throughout their lives of ministry, because
you are a part of this wonderful work of the Spirit to call and prepare leaders for the church.
Please remember the seminary with generosity in prayer and support, and thank you for being a part of this life-giving story.
In Christ,
The Rev. John V. Puotinen
Vice President for Philanthropy
jpuotinen@Ltsp.edu
215.248.6316
Ltsp.edu/give
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PHILANTHROPY
From
T h e L u t h e r a n T h e o l o g i c a l S e m i n a r y a t P h i l a d e l p h i a ,
CENTURY CLUB
The 2012
The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Century Club honors those who have given $100,000
or more to the seminary in their lifetime. They are among the schools most dedicated supporters, and their
vision and support continue to shape its direction through their generosity.
Advent Lutheran Church
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Alvin H. Butz, Inc.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
The Rev. H. George Anderson
& The Rev. Christine L. Anderson
Decorah, Iowa
Anne Brossman Sweigart Charitable Foundation
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Arthur Vining Davis Foundation
Jacksonville, Florida
Mr. DeLight E. Breidegam
& Mrs. Helen S. Breidegam
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Dr. Robert Brezing* & Mrs. Charlotte Brezing
Punta Gorda, Florida
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Byers, Sr.
Chalfont, Pennsylvania
Christ Lutheran Church
Baltimore, Maryland
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Epiphany Lutheran Church
Pleasantville, New Jersey
Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Chicago, Illinois
Dr. W. B. Fowler & Mrs. Marlene Fowler
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Mr. Richard E. Garman & Mrs. Patricia H. Garman
East Aurora, New York
Mr. Garth H. Greimann & Mrs. Lindsay Greimann
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mr. Frank M. Henry & Mrs. Dorothea Henry
Dallas, Pennsylvania
Dr. Ivan W. Hess & Mrs. Thelma Hess
Harleysville, Pennsylvania
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
Princeton, New Jersey
The Rev. Dr. John A. Kaufmann*
Mr. Knute H. Leidal & Mrs. Betty Leidal
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Lower Susquehanna Synod/ELCA
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Margaret L. Wendt Foundation
Buffalo, New York
Metropolitan New York Synod/ELCA
New York, New York
Sir Thomas R. Moore & Ms. Sarah C. Langham
New York, New York
New England Synod/ELCA
Worcester, Massachusetts
New Jersey Synod/ELCA
Trenton, New Jersey
Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod/ELCA
Mr. Richard M. Palmer* & Mrs. Vivian Palmer
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
Pew Charitable Trusts
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Irvington, New Jersey
Annuities not included

*Deceased
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Robert and Janet Buescher Foundation
Massapequa, New York
Mr. Donald F. Smith & Mrs. Jo Ann M. Smith
Reading, Pennsylvania
Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod/ELCA
St. John Lutheran Church
Stamford, Connecticut
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Summit, New Jersey
The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.
New York, New York
The Kresge Foundation
Troy, MichiganI
The Wengert Family
(Timothy, Ingrid, Emily, David, & Janet)
Riverton, New Jersey
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Appleton, Wisconsin
Trinity United Church of Christ
Chicago, Illinois
Upstate New York Synod/ELCA
Camillus, New York
The Rev. Dr. Harold S. Weiss
& Mrs. Mary Anne Weiss
William and Jemima Brossman
Charitable Foundation
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Mr. James H. Yocum
Reading, Pennsylvania
THE THEODORE GERHARDT
TAPPERT SOCIETY
Gifts of $2,500 or more
Dr. Theodore G. Tappert theologian, historian, author
was a beloved professor of church history and Lutheran
Confessions at the seminary from 1930-1973. For many
years, Dr. Tapperts translation of The Book of Concord was
the definitive scholarly edition in use throughout the
English-speaking world.
Those whose gifts qualify them for this Society
provide the outstanding leadership that Dr. Tappert
exhibited throughout his ministry.
Mr. Jack L. Asher & Mrs. Carol Asher
Ms. Renate Bayha
Dr. Robert F. Blanck, Esq.
Mr. DeLight E. Breidegam & Mrs. Helen S. Breidegam
Mr. Robert H. Buescher & Mrs. Janet C. Buescher
Dr. Addie J. Butler
Mr. Joseph Colaneri & The Rev. Susan Colaneri
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Mr. Kenneth Daly & Mrs. Donna J. Daly
The Rev. William A. Fluck
Dr. W. B. Fowler & Mrs. Marlene Fowler
Mr. Richard E. Garman & Mrs. Patricia H. Garman
Mr. William W. Gowen
Mr. Richard G. Graven
The Rev. P. Richard Grove & Mrs. Nancy Grove
Mr. John O. Heck & Mrs. Elizabeth D. Heck
The Rev. Dr. Rolf Hedberg & Mrs. Lois Hedberg
Mr. Frank M. Henry & Mrs. Dorothea Henry
Mr. Robert Hensil & The Rev. Cheryl Hensil
The Rev. Kenneth C. Heuermann
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Hoffman
Mr. J. Lawrence House & Mrs. Karen House
The Rev. Dr. John G. Huneke & Mrs. Clare Feger Huneke
Ms. Catherine M. Hunter
Ms. Lorraine Knapp
Drs. Michael & Linda Krentz
The Rev. Dr. Philip D. Krey & Mrs. Ren Diemer Krey
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Krommes & Dr. John D. Strong
The Rev. Dr. Margaret A. Krych & The Rev. Arden Krych
The Rev. Dr. Charles R. Leonard
The Rev. Sara E. Lilja
Mr. Robert C. Lockyer & Mrs. Carol Lockyer
The Rev. Richard A. Miller & Mrs. Carolyn M. Miller
The Rev. Dr. Paul R. Mills & Mrs. Jolene H. Mills
Dr. William R. Miner & Mrs. Mary LaVerne Miner
Mr. Robert OConnell & Mrs. Evelyn OConnell
The Rev. John V. Puotinen & Mrs. Janet Puotinen
The Rev. Dr. J. Paul Rajashekar & Rev. Esther Rajashekar
Dr. William Reifsnyder & Mrs. Peggy Reifsnyder
Mrs. Martha Reumann
Mr. Clarence Rhoda & Mrs. Patricia Rhoda
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. John C. Richter
Mr. Fred E. Risser & Ms. Barbara Bachar
The Rev. Dr. Robert B. Robinson
& Mrs. Joanna Robinson
Ms. Jan E. Schnitzlein & Mr. Christopher Jaworski
Dr. Reinhard G. Schwartz & Dr. Helga D. Schwartz
The Rev. & Mrs. Gordon E. Simmons, II
Mr. Richard L. Smoot & Mrs. Amanda Smoot
Mrs. Bernice L. Stahle
Ms. LuAnn Steinhauer
Mr. David W. Swartz & Mrs. Martha H. Swartz
Mr. Andrew M. VonDeak & Mrs. Candace M. VonDeak
The Rev. Dr. Harold S. Weiss & Mrs. Mary Anne Weiss
The Rev. Dr. Andrew J. White & Mrs. Phyllis Ann White
The Rev. Dr. Andrew H. Willis, Jr.
& The Rev. Dr. Gladys J. Willis
THE HENRY MELCHIOR
MUHLENBERG SOCIETY
Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg was responsible above
all others for developing the shape of Lutheranism in
colonial America. While his dream of starting a seminary
in Philadelphia was not realized during his lifetime, his
statue at the entrance of the seminary is a tribute to his
visionary leadership.
Those whose gifts qualify themfor this Society
help achieve the vision for the work of the church in
todays world.
The Rev. Leonard F. Ashford & Mrs. Sandra Ashford
Ms. Lynn H. Askew
Mr. Wes Astheimer & Mrs. Mary Ellen Astheimer
SOCIETIES
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*Deceased
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Mrs. Alice G. Baer
Mr. Kyle Barger & Mrs. Florrie Marks
Mr. Charles L. Barndt, Jr.
The Rev. Robert M. Bauers & Ms. Christina M. Bauers
Mr. Larry Bell
Mrs. Joanne S. Berger
Mr. Wilbur J. Blew & Mrs. Hannelore F. Blew
Mrs. Sandra Bodnyk & The Rev. Michael J. Bodnyk
The Rev. Dr. Frederick H. Borsch
& Mrs. Barbara Borsch
Mr. Warren L. Brill & Mrs. Alverda Brill
The Rev. J. Elise Brown
Mrs. Maria T. Carlson
The Rev. Dr. Wayne E. Croft, Sr.
The Rev. Bruce H. Davidson & Mr. Donald Baker
The Rev. Dr. William A. Davis & Mrs. Irene D. Davis
The Rev. John J. Deisinger & Mrs. Joan M. Deisinger
Mr. Robert C. Dieter
Mr. William Dimmich & Mrs. Liz Dimmich
The Rev. Chris K. Duckworth
& The Rev. Dr. Jessicah L. Duckworth
The Rev. Sharon R. Eckhardt
Miss Lois E. Eisenhard
The Rev. William G. Erat & Ms. Linda Erat
Mr. Richard H. Erb & Mrs. Dorothy Erb
Ms. Susan M. Fayle
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth C. Feinour
& Mrs. Roselee B. Feinour
Mr. Vincent D. Ferguson
The Rev. Carol L. Ficken
Mrs. Yueh Goffin
The Rev. Dr. Donald C. Hagey & Mrs. Mary Ann Hagey
Ms. Sonja Hegymegi
The Rev. & Mrs. Arthur J. Henne
Mr. John R. Hillegass & Mrs. Jean A. Hillegass
The Rev. Kay M. Hollinger & Mr. James L. Hollinger
The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Hughes
& Mrs. Dona-Lee Hughes
Mr. Kevin I. Imes & Mrs. Lauren M. Imes
The Rev. Paul J. Jann & Mrs. Donna Jann
The Rev. James Kniseley
The Rev. Thomas T. Kochenderfer, Jr.
The Rev. J. Kenneth Laber & Mrs. Susan Laber
Mrs. Priscilla Krey Loring
The Rev. Cheryl F. Meinschein
& Mr. Richard Hausman
The Rev. Michael G. Merkel & Mrs. Susan Merkel
The Rev. Craig A. Miller & Ms. Nancy Morgan
Dr. Kenneth W. Miller & Mrs. Barbara S. Miller
Mrs. Christine Mummert
The Rev. Susan E. Nagle & Mr. Andrew Nagle
Mr. Russel H. Neubauer & Mrs. Nancy Neubauer
Mrs. Helen Palmer
Mr. Carl W. Phelps & Mrs. Carol A. Phelps
Mr. Thomas J. Price & Mrs. Rebecca D. Price
The Rev. Walter O. Reimet, Jr.
Mr. S. White Rhyne & Mrs. Rosemarie K. Rhyne
The Rev. Dr. Nelson Rivera & Ms. Sara Calderon
The Rev. Dr. Quintin L. Robertson
Mr. Jon H. Roth & Mrs. Margaret Roth
Mr. Harold Rovins
Ms. Mary E. Sarnoski
Mr. Ernest W. Schleicher & Mrs. Grace I. Schleicher
The Rev. Dr. Lloyd E. Sheneman
& Mrs. Martha Sheneman
Mrs. Lucinda A. Spang
Mr. Barry Spiegel & Mrs. Elsa M. Spiegel
Mr. Mark Staples & Mrs. Lynn R. Staples
The Rev. James Sudbrock & Mrs. Eleanore Sudbrock
The Rev. & Mrs. John W. Tomlinson, Jr.
The Rev. & Mrs. David L. Vogel
The Rev. Dr. Ernest W. Weinreich
The Rev. G. Warren Weleck, Jr.
The Rev. Lynnette White-Bowen
Mr. Walter Williams & Mrs. Sara Williams
Mr. Edward Wright & Mrs. Meghan Wright
THE CHARLES PORTERFIELD
KRAUTH SOCIETY
Gifts of $500 to $999
Charles Porterfield Krauth served on the original
faculty of the seminary. Recognized as the leading
interpreter of Lutheranism in the English language
during his time, his concern for the confessional
integrity of the Lutheran church established a
tradition which continues today.
The Rev. Carl R. Adams & Mrs. Johanna E. Adams
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. LeRoy H. Aden
Mrs. Kathleen A. Afflerbach & Mr. Paul Afflerbach
The Rev. Robert E. Allard
The Rev. Dr. Gunnar L. Anderson
The Rev. Dr. Clair E. Anderson
& Mrs. Lucinda S. Anderson
The Rev. Kathleen Ash-Flashner
Mr. William Baker & Mrs. Sharon Baker
The Rev. L. Alexander Black & Mrs. Eleanor H. Black
The Rev. David M. Bohannon & Mrs. Jane Bohannon
Ms. Margaretta Bolich
The Rev. Dr. John M. Brndjar & Mrs. Elizabeth Brndjar
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul L. Brndjar
The Rev. & Mrs. William A. Clasen
The Rev. Dr. Katie Day & Mr. James N. Sicks
Mr. Bernard E. Deichmann & Mrs. Joan E. Deichmann
Mr. Paul V. DeLomba & Mrs. Ruth L. DeLomba
Mr. Karl F. Dietrich & Mrs. Barbara A. Dietrich
Mrs. Marie O. Dietrich
Mrs. M. Virginia Ebbert
The Rev. Guy S. Edmiston & Mrs. Barbara Edmiston
The Rev. Robert W. Endruschat
& Mrs. Louise Endruschat
Mr. David V. Voellinger & Dr. Lona M. Farr
The Rev. Paul S. Fisher
The Rev. George J. Frank & Mrs. Lois M. Frank
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul F. Garrity
Mr. Garth H. Greimann & Mrs. Lindsay Greimann
The Rev. Scott A. Hall & Dr. Judy Kuechenmeister
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Hamilton
Mrs. Ruby M. Hanson
The Rev. Jeffrey A. Hedin & Mrs. Ruth A. Hedin
Ms. Arlene B. Heilner
The Rev. Frederick C. Heitzenroder
& Dr. Wendy R. Heitzenroder
Mrs. Mildred F. Hergenhan
Dr. J. Frederick Hiehle & Mrs. Dolores Hiehle
The Rev. Louise N. Johnson
Mr. Donald G. Johnson & Mrs. Janet A. Johnson
The Rev. John R. Kehrli
The Rev. George G. Kinney
The Rev. John L. Kinzel
The Rev. William A. Koeber & Mrs. Valerie Koeber
Ms. Charleen Kramer
Grover and Irma Wright
Scholarship Fund Enjoys
Growth and a Significant
New Gift
I
rma S. Wright continues to
devote her energies to
growing and sustaining the
scholarship fund in support of
African American Lutheran
students who seek to become
rostered professional leaders in
the church. The fund is housed
at The Lutheran Theological
Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP).
I love young people and try
to encourage them to want to do
something with their life, Irma Wright said. This is the fruits of the things that
[Grover] used to do and now Im the one to keep it moving! Thank God I made
the right decision! Her decision was to donate a sustaining gift of $75,000 to
establish The Dr. Grover C. and Irma S. Wright Scholarship Fund in the fall of
2010. Her extraordinary gift the single largest African American Lutheran gift
to LTSP in its nearly 150 year history was made possible by proceeds from the
dissolution of the Black Lutheran Community Development Corporation
(BLCDC), founded in 1987 by Dr. Grover Wright to provide affordable housing
for single-parent families and support such families to become self-sufficient. The
organization developed several housing units in Philadelphia. Irma Wright carried
on the work of BLCDC after her husbands death in 1997 until the organization
could no longer be sustained.
Today, more than $100,000 has been raised for the fund, according to Yvonne
Lembo, the first recipient of the scholarship in her third year of the Master of
Divinity degree program at LTSP and a philanthropic advisor with the LTSP
Office for Philanthropy who plays a key role in administering and attracting
support for the fund.
Recent fund growth is thanks in part to a $13,000 gift from the Rev. P. Richard
and Nancy Grove of Philadelphia, designed to provide a full scholarship for an
African American seminarian during the 2012-2013 academic year. Grove, a 1964
LTSP graduate, served as pastor at Christ Lutheran Church, 30th and Diamond
Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for several years in the late 1960s. Grove went
on to become coordinator of the Northwest Philadelphia Lutheran Parish, modeled
after a similar collaborative Lutheran Church initiative in Center City. The Groves,
now retired, live in Center City Philadelphia where Richard Grove serves one
afternoon a week as a docent for the National Constitution Center.
Grover and Irma were devoted members of the Christ Church congregation,
Grove recalled. He was a Pullman railroad porter and at the church was a Boy Scout
leader with many young men in the community involved in Scouting. I was really
impressed with his leadership qualities, and so I worked to recruit Grover to become a
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Mr. Shem Krey & Ms. Alice Kern
Mr. & Mrs. F. Thomas Kull, Jr.
Mr. Todd C. Lambert & Mrs. Mary T. Lambert
Mrs. Yvonne Lembo
Mr. Raymond Lemmon
Mr. Paul F. Lilienthal
The Rev. Hubert C. Linn & Mrs. Phyllis Linn
The Rev. & Mrs. Andrew C. Lowe
Chaplain Michael Lozano & Mrs. Pattianne Lozano
Mr. Blake C. Marles & Mrs. Marilyn L. Marles
The Rev. Donald J. McCoid
Mr. Patrick L. McRoberts
Ms. Ruth N. T. Miller & Mr. Kenneth Miller
The Rev. Beatrice M. Moore Billups
The Rev. & Mrs. Paul H. Neff
The Rev. Dr. William & Mrs. Anne Marie Nicholson
Ms. Elsa Orescan
The Rev. Janet S. Peterman & Mr. Kent Peterman
Mr. C. Royce Rasmussen & Mrs. Carole Rasmussen
Mr. Fred Renigar & Mrs. Guyanne Renigar
Bishop E. Roy Riley
The Rev. Dr. Dennis S. Ritter & Mrs. Susan Ritter
Mr. Paul Roedel & Mrs. Frances Roedel
The Rev. Susan Ruggles & Dr. Roger Ruggles
The Rev. Karen B. Safstrom
The Rev. Leslie Scanlon
The Rev. & Mrs. Larry V. Schell
Dr. Christine Schlichting
Mr. C. Glenn Schueler
Dr. Richard H. Sieling & Mrs. Carolyn E. Sieling
The Rev. Donald C. Simmons & Mrs. Marion Simmons
The Rev. Dr. Larry V. Smoose
Mr. W. Donald Sparks
The Rev. Eileen E. Spehr & Mr. Paul R. Spehr
The Rev. Vernon F. Squire & Mrs. Virginia Squire
The Rev. Dr. Richard N. Stewart & Mrs. Dawn Stewart
The Rev. & Mrs. David R. Strobel
Mrs. Susan Y. Swavely
The Student Body
Mr. Reidar Tryggestad & The Rev. Carolyn V. Tryggestad
Mr. Eberhard Von Auenmueller
Mr. William Walker & Ms. Linda K. Walker
The Rev. Gustave H. Wedemeyer & Mrs. Erna Wedemeyer
community organizer and outreach leader for Christ Church. At the time, he was
beginning to think that his future in railroading was limited, and so was pleased at
the church leadership opportunity. Irma was involved in many activities at the
church, and both were a great support to me as a young pastor. So when the
Scholarship Fund was started, we saw it as a great way to honor the Wrights legacy
by providing financial support to an African American student. For several years,
the Groves have also furnished scholarship aid to assist married seminarians with
children.
Grover Wright went on from his work at 30th and Diamond to become
associate director for leadership development for the Lutheran Church in
Americas Division for Professional Leadership, which was seeking to recruit
talented African Americans to become pastors in the church.
Irma Wright was constantly at his side, also serving as a teacher and mentor
and providing administrative support and advice. In addition to serving as
president of BLCDC, she worked with the Urban League, first as a volunteer and
then as an employed administrator, ordering and keeping track of supplies, and
tracking income and expenses, among other responsibilities. Today, she remains
active as a pivotal member of Christ Church and stays close to the pulse of the
Scholarship Fund, regularly sending handwritten notes of appreciation to donors,
including Dick and Nancy Grove!
The Grover and Irma Wright Scholarship Fund remains open for donations.
The 2012-2013 fundraising goal is to match the Groves $13,000 gift with new
gifts and pledged support for the Fund.
For more information, or to make a gift or pledge visit, Ltsp.edu/GroverIrmaWright
or contact Yvonne Lembo at 215.248.6318 or ylembo@Ltsp.edu.
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Pictured from left: Yvonne Lembo with Irma Wright and the Rev. Dr.
Rudolph Featherstone at the May 1, 2011 award celebration.
SOCIETIES
The Rev. Dr. Timothy J. Wengert
& The Rev. Ingrid A. Wengert
Ms. Elizabeth Zindle
THE ELIZABETH ASHMEAD
SCHAEFFER SOCIETY
Elizabeth Ashmead Schaeffer demonstrated through
her leadership the power of lay ministry. In addition
to being the founder of the Germantown Home, she
led efforts to enhance the condition of the student
residence in the early years of the seminary.
Donations to the seminary at this level continue
the care and concern for students originally expressed
by this outstanding lay woman.
The Rev. Floyd Addison & Mrs. Judith F. Addison
The Rev. Roy G. Almquist & Mrs. Shannon Almquist
The Rev. Ellen M. Anderson
Ms. Bette R. Anton
The Rev. Paul R. Beck & Mrs. Linda Beck
The Rev. Judith T. Beck
The Rev. Marcia G. Bell & Mr. Robert Bell
Mr. Eric B. Blew & Mrs. Denise M. Blew
Mr. Ronald H. Bohr & Mrs. Diane Bohr
Mr. Edward F. Bommer
Ms. Esther C. Bonnet
The Rev. Paul F. Bosch
The Rev. Mont O. Bowser & Mrs. Eileen T. Bowser
The Rev. Henry R. Brau & Mrs. Carolyn R. Brau
The Rev. Donald M. Bravin & Mrs. Irma Bravin
Bishop C. Franklin Brookhart
& Dr. Susan M. Brookhart
Attorney James Brookshire & Mrs. Peggy Brookshire
Mrs. Eleanor Brown
The Rev. Mark J. Buchan & Ms. Nancy Buchan
Mr. Edward A. Bucher & Mrs. Gail P. Bucher
The Rev. Dr. Paul L. Buehrle & Mrs. Betty G. Buehrle
Bishop Claire S. Burkat
Mr. Christopher E. Carter
The Rev. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Conway, III
Mr. & Mrs. Winston L. Dookram
The Rev. & Mrs. Albert I. Douglass
The Rev. Michael A. Dubsky & The Rev. Kristin Dubsky
Mr. Gary H. Eckhardt & The Rev. Sharon R. Eckhardt
Mr. & Mrs. Alan C. Eickhoff
Ms. Crisseda H. Evans
The Rev. Charles E. Fair & Mrs. C. Louise Fair
Ms. Rita Faison
Mr. John Franz & Mrs. Elfriede Franz
Mr. Robert J. Fulmer
The Rev. & Mrs. Frederic B. Geehr
Mr. Frank H. Genieser & Mrs. Renate Genieser
The Rev. Arthur A. Gilbert & Evangelist R. Diane Gilbert
Mr. Stephen T. Gillen
The Rev. Stephen E. Godsall-Myers
& Dr. Jean E. Godsall-Myers
The Rev. Dr. David D. Grafton & Mrs. Karla Grafton
The Rev. Peter P. Grimes
The Rev. Joseph W. Hager & Mrs. Judith A. Hager
Mr. John Harenza & Mrs. Kate Harenza
The Rev. James A. Harrison & Mrs. Ingrid H. Harrison
The Rev. Dr. Albert L. Haversat
& Mrs. Christiana S. Haversat
Mr. Ralph V. Hedberg & Mrs. Mary E. Hedberg
The Rev. Norman J. Heid & Mrs. Susan Heid
The Rev. William T. Heil & Mrs. Judith A. Heil
The Rev. Dr. Wayne A. Heintzelman
The Rev. Donald L. Henderschedt
& Mrs. Bernice Henderschedt
Mr. Edward Hiergesell & Mrs. Stacy Hiergesell
The Rev. Richard L. Hinkle & Mrs. Gladys I. Hinkle
The Rev. Stephen Hluchy & Mrs. Olga Hluchy
The Rev. Dr. John F. Hoffmeyer
The Rev. Paul J. Hoh & Mrs. Mary C. Hoh
The Rev. & Mrs. John H. Hunsicker
Mr. Joe Jauss & Mrs. Jane Jauss
Mr. Darryl Jeffries & Mr. Tom Schultz
Mr. James N. Jerge
Mr. Richard C. Judd & Mrs. Leila K. Judd
Mr. John Kahler & Mrs. Carol A. Rowehl
The Rev. George E. Keck & Mrs. Betty Keck
The Rev. G. Frederick Klotz & Mrs. Kristine D. Klotz
Mr. Morgan J. Koch & Mrs. Susan L. Koch
The Rev. Rodney S. Kopp
The Rev. Robert A. Kramer & Mrs. Carolyn M. Kramer
The Rev. Howard L. Kriebel
& The Rev. Dr. Martha B. Kriebel
Mr. Richard A. Kunsch & Mrs. Jane Kunsch
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SOCIETIES
(The Elizabeth Ashmead-Schaeffer Society continued)
Dr. Lois I. Leffler
Mr. Knute H. Leidal & Mrs. Betty Leidal
Mr. Tirtowa K. Lembo
The Rev. David D. Mangiante & Mrs. Midy B. Mangiante
The Rev. Dr. Foster R. McCurley
& The Rev. Jannine B. McCurley
The Rev. & Mrs. Richard G. Miller, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Miller
The Rev. Randy P. Milleville
The Rev. Thomas F. Mugavero & Dr. Ann C. Mugavero
Ms. Grace Muscarella
The Rev. Dr. Donald B. Myrom
Bishop Richard F. Norris & Mrs. Mary A. Norris
The Rev. Dr. Annemarie R. Noto
The Rev. Royal L. Olson
The Rev. Joji Oshiba
Ms. Eleanora Ott
Dr. Jon Pahl & Mrs. Lisa Pahl
Ms. Karen Paulus
Bishop Margaret G. Payne & Mr. John Payne
Mr. & Mrs. Hans Peckman
The Rev. Charles Penniman & Mrs. Annette Penniman
Mr. Alfred W. Pettit
The Rev. Stanley M. Phillips & Mrs. Frances E. Phillips
The Rev. William A. Purdy
Mr. Charles R. Reeves & Mrs. Dorothy Reeves
Mr. Richard W. Reimet & Mrs. Elaine Reimet
The Rev. Karl M. Richard & The Rev. Leslie M. Richard
Ms. Phoebe Robinson
The Rev. Edward B. Saling & Mrs. Christy Saling
Mr. David Scannapieco
Mr. Nelson L. Schaeffer & Mrs. Kathryn Schaeffer
Mr. Harry D. Schaller & Mrs. Inger S. Schaller
Ms. Diane L. Schueler
The Rev. Dr. John T. Schweitzer
& The Rev. Carol Schweitzer
The Rev. Dr. Eloise R. Scott
The Rev. Dr. J. Jayakiran Sebastian
& Dr. Mrinalini Sebastian
The Rev. James B. Slingluff
Ms. Sallie O. Smith
Dr. Lee L. Snyder
The Rev. Dr. Roger W. Spencer & Mrs. Patricia Spencer
Mr. Jonathan M. Stechholz
Dr. & Mrs. Arnold Steffens
Mr. Robert Stocks & Ms. Marlene H. Stocks
The Rev. Richard H. Stough & Mrs. Marcia Stough
The Rev. Dr. C. Paul Strockbine
& Mrs. Dolores K. Strockbine
The Rev. Timothy R. Swanson
Mrs. Anita Swartz
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Walter F. Taylor, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. John W. Vannorsdall
& Mrs. Patricia Vannorsdall
Dr. Nelvin L. Vos & Mrs. Beverly Vos
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Waechter
The Rev. & Mrs. Jan C. Walker
The Rev. Repsie M. Warren
Ms. Sarah T. Werntz
The Rev. William W. Wightman
The Rev. Jo Ann Wilhelmson & Mr. Stanley Wilhelmson
THE FRANKLIN CLARK FRY SOCIETY
Franklin Clark Fry, a graduate of LTSP in 1925,
served as president of both the United Lutheran
Church in America and its successor body, the
Lutheran Church in America.
His leadership in the ecumenical movement is
reflected as one of the priorities of the seminary
today. The faithful support of the members of the Fry
Society helps the seminary to prepare leaders to serve
the church in the world today.
Mrs. Irene E. Acker
Mr. Thomas E. Ackerman & Mrs. Joan Ackerman
The Rev. Kristina V. Ahlman & Mr. Lars T. Ahlman
The Rev. Paul G. Alberti & Mrs. Dorothy G. Alberti
Mr. George Althouse & Mrs. Anne Althouse
The Rev. Teal E. Anderson & Mr. Matthew S. Treskon
The Rev. James G. Anderson
Mr. Robert E. Anderson & Mrs. Marcia Anderson
The Rev. Robert L. Anderson
Mr. Charles G. Anderson & Mrs. Susan S. Anderson
Mrs. Ruth Annunziato
The Rev. A'Shellarien D. Anthony
The Rev. Darrel E. Ashcraft
The Rev. Dr. Robert C. Ayers
Ms. Veronica Backenstoe
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SOCIETIES
The Rev. Ronald B. Bagnall & Mrs. Joyce W. Bagnall
Ms. Lily K. Baird
The Rev. James P. Baker & Dr. Denise Wynne-Baker
Mr. Keith C. Barker & Mrs. Jean S. Barker
Mr. Don C. Barnett & Mrs. Roberta Barnett
The Rev. John R. Barton
The Rev. Dr. Tracy L. Bass & Mrs. Tracy Y. Bass
Mrs. Emma S. Bauer
The Rev. Frank A. Bauman
Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Baumbach
Mr. Tyrone L. Beach & Mrs. Patricia S. Beach
Mr. C. Arthur Beck
Mrs. Elayne Bender
The Rev. Dr. D. Michael Bennethum
& Mrs. Diane L. Bennethum
Mr. Kevin Bennett & Mrs. Kimberly Barnes-Bennett
Mr. & Mrs. Norman H. Benninghove, Jr.
The Rev. & Mrs. Carl E. Bentz
The Rev. David G. Berg
The Rev. Carl Berkobin & Mrs. Ruth C. Berkobin
Mr. Ralph E. Berns
Mrs. Mary P. Best
Mr. Willard M. Bickel & Mrs. Margaret E. Bickel
The Rev. Carolyn R. Bishop
Mrs. Sally K. Bixler
Mr. Harold M. Blacker
The Rev. Dr. Wilbert A. Boerstler
Ms. Joyce C. Bolle
The Rev. Winston S. Bone & Mrs. Faye A. Bone
The Rev. Anthony P. Booker & Mrs. Sheila D. Booker
Mrs. Agnes Bornemann
Mr. G. Robert Bowlby
Mr. John A. Boyer & Mrs. Nancy E. Boyer
The Rev. James C. Bresnahan
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Brna
Rev. Jay B. Broadnax & Mrs. P. Ingrid Broadnax
Mrs. Eva J. Browne
Mr. Richard Buckmaster
Mr. Patrick M. Burke & Mrs. Kathleen J. Burke
Mr. Robert Buzzard & Mrs. Carolyn Buzzard
Mr. Peter D. Calder & Mrs. Sharon Z. Calder
The Rev. Dr. Leslie D. Callahan
The Rev. John N. Campbell & Mrs. Arlene E. Campbell
The Rev. Jacqueline G. Capers
& The Rev. Terrance T. Capers
Mr. Harry Capobianco & Mrs. Lorraine Capobianco
The Rev. Daniel Carlson & Mrs. Faith Carlson
The Rev. Julius Carroll & Mrs. Geneva Carroll
Mr. Benjamin L. Chaney & Mrs. Valencia Chaney
The Rev. Thomas B. Chittick
Mr. Livingston L. Chrichlow
The Rev. & Mrs. David B. Christensen
The Rev. Thomas R. Clay
Mr. Joseph A. Cleaveland & Ms. Lauren J. Holm
The Rev. Edwin T. Cochran & Mrs. Harriette A. Cochran
Mr. Domenico Colella & Mrs. Karen Colella
Ms. Laurie Connor & Mr. Chip Meyrelles
The Rev. Dr. Michael Cooper-White
The Rev. Dr. Edward N. Corneilson
& Mrs. Linnea A. Corneilson
Ms. Doris F. Cosgrove
Mrs. Mary Ann Craver
Ms. Lenore Cronlund
The Rev. Laura A. Csellak & The Rev. Mark E. Swanson
Mr. Roosevelt Daniels & Mrs. Roselyn Daniels
Mr. J. Walter Dauber & Mrs. Katherine Dauber
Rev. Robert M. Davidson & Mrs. Pamela Davidson
Mr. Guy C. Davis & Mrs. Evelyn M. Davis
Elder Anthony R. Davis
Mr. David Derr & Mrs. Beth Derr
Ms. Barbara G. Devlin
The Rev. Marvin E. Dewalt & Mrs. Gloria L. Dewalt
Mr. Timothy Dewalt
Mr. H. Warren Dimmig & Mrs. Maralyn Dimmig
Mrs. Anne Doberstein Moyle
Mr. Richard Doty & Mrs. Ruth F. Doty
Mr. William F. Dowling
The Rev. Samantha L. Drennan
The Rev. & Mrs. E. Wayne Dreyman
The Rev. Louis W. Dunkle
Mr. Ralph W. Eberly & Mrs. Diane S. Eberly
Mrs. Gloria M. Eichner
Mrs. Grace S. Ellison
The Rev. Lynda L. Elmer & Mr. Cedric Elmer
Mr. Richard Elterich & Ms. Elizabeth M. Elterich
Mrs. Barbara Engdahl
The Rev. Bernard Engelhardt & Mrs. Elaine Engelhardt
Ms. Alexa Epstein
Ms. Ernestine N. Estes
Rabbi Sheldon Ezring
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SOCIETIES
(The Franklin Clark Fry Society continued)
The Rev. William Fairchild & Mrs. Sandra Fairchild
The Rev. William C. Fensterer
The Rev. Joyce C. Fiore & Mr. Denis Fiore
The Rev. Frederick I. Fisher
The Rev. Richard H. Flock & Mrs. Barbara B. Flock
The Rev. Fred S. Foerster & Mrs. Mimi Foerster
Ms. Linda Ford
Mrs. Jane L. Forry
E. H. Freeman
Mr. Howard H. Frey & Mrs. Helen G. Frey
The Rev. Dr. John H. Frykman & Ms. Cheryl C. Arnold
Ms. Megan E. Fryling
The Rev. Nelson W. Gaetz & Mrs. Margaret O. Gaetz
The Rev. Robert L. Gahagen
Mr. Joseph Ganly & Mrs. Shirley Ganly
The Rev. Kurt E. Garbe
The Rev. & Mrs. Richard G. Gardner
Rev. Keon A. Gerow
Mrs. Joan A. Gibney
Ms. Judith J. Gifford
Mr. Donald P. Gleiter & Mrs. Rena Gleiter
The Rev. & Mrs. C. David Godshall
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Gola
The Rev. Andrew D. Goodson
& Mrs. Megan M. Goodson
The Rev. Kenneth A. Gould
The Rev. Russell B. Greene, Jr.
The Rev. Charles H. Greene & Ms. Patricia A. Pancoe
Mr. Ernest Greenwood & Mrs. Sandi Hollie Greenwood
The Rev. Louisa D. Groce
The Rev. Robert E. Grochau
Mr. Royce E. Gross & Mrs. Serafine B. Gross
The Rev. Guy R. Grube & Mrs. Norma Grube
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gum
The Rev. Dr. Harold Haas
The Rev. Sara J. Hale
The Rev. Nathaniel Hall
The Rev. Dr. Donald M. Hallberg
The Rev. Melvin J. Hammer & Mrs. Hattie M. Hammer
Mrs. Natalie K. Hand
The Rev. George E. Handley
The Rev. Dr. J. Lawton Haney
Dr. & Mrs. John S. Harding
The Rev. Warren S. Harding
The Rev. Ronald R. Hari
The Rev. Patricia L. Harris & Mr. John C. Harris
The Rev. Jocelyn K. Hart
The Rev. Flora M. Hartford & Mr. Donald G. Hartford
The Rev. Donald W. Hayn
Mr. John H. Hayner
The Rev. John R. Heller & Mrs. Mary B. Heller
Mr. Carl J. Henkel, Jr.
The Rev. John R. Henrich & The Rev. Sarah Henrich
The Rev. Terrance Hensford
Mr. Russ Henze
Miss F. Phyllis Hepfner
Mr. Dale E. Herbranson & Mrs. Jean A. Herbranson
Mr. Edward E. Hermanns & Mrs. Claire Hermanns
Chaplain Theodore C. Herrmann
Mr. & Mrs. Harold C. Hieter
The Rev. David F. Hill & Mrs. Susan E. Hill
Mr. Winton M. Hill & Mrs. Janis B. Hill
The Rev. Jennifer S. Hitt & Mr. Gerry Hitt
The Rev. Raymond C. Hittinger & Mrs. Joyce Hittinger
Mr. Robert F. Hoch & Mrs. Gail I. Hoch
Mr. J. Michael Hoffman & Mrs. Darina E. Hoffman
Mr. Ernest H. J. Hoh, Jr.
The Rev. Gregory Holston & Mrs. Deborah Holston
The Rev. Dr. J. Mack Holt
The Rev. Joseph W. Holt & Mrs. Melba Holt
The Rev. William M. Horn & Mrs. Lorraine S. Horn
Mr. Gordon S. Houston
The Rev. John A. Huenniger
Mr. David Hunt & Mrs. Gladys Hunt
The Rev. Robert L. Isaksen & Mrs. Beverly Isaksen
The Rev. Otto W. Jacobson, Jr.
Cdr. Steven L. Jensen
The Rev. Dr. Theodore W. Jentsch & Mrs. Hilda Jentsch
The Rev. Dr. Darrell H. Jodock
Ms. Addie M. Johnson
The Rev. Albert Johnson & Mrs. Vivian Johnson
The Rev. Robert E. Johnson
Mr. Roy R. Johnson & Mrs. Donna Johnson
The Rev. Reginald W. Johnson, II
The Rev. Cedric H. Jones, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. G. Daniel Jones
Ms. Penelope Jones
Mr. J. David Kaercher & Mrs. Jean Kaercher
T h e L u t h e r a n T h e o l o g i c a l S e m i n a r y a t P h i l a d e l p h i a +,
SOCIETIES
The Rev. Charles W. Kampmeyer
& Mrs. Gertrude Kampmeyer
The Rev. Robert J. Karli & Mrs. Patricia A. Karli
Mr. Thomas C. Keck, Sr.
The Rev. Ulrich M. Keemss
The Rev. Dr. Jessica Kendall Ingram
Mr. Richard D. Kern & Mrs. Elizabeth B. Kern
Mr. Gary R. Kerney
The Rev. David P. Kidd & Ms. Patrice Young Kidd
The Rev. & Mrs. John D. Kinard
Ms. Doreen M. Kinzler
The Rev. Henry W. Kircher & Mrs. Mabel Kircher
The Rev. David N. Kistler & Mrs. Delores Kistler
The Rev. Richard W. Kitz
The Rev. Kent B. Klophaus & Mrs. Margaret Klophaus
Ms. Sarah W. Klos, AIM
Mr. Robert A. Knapp & Mrs. Dorothy M. Knapp
Mr. Donald Knodel & Mrs. Patricia Knodel
The Rev. Stanley H. Knull & Mrs. Delores Knull
Mr. Steven R. Koch & Mrs. Michele A. Koch
The Rev. Robert E. Koenig
Mrs. Patricia J. Koester
The Rev. & Mrs. Rodger A. Krause
Mr. David H. Krauter & Mrs. Joan F. Krauter
The Rev. William F. Krenz & Mrs. Rosemary Krenz
The Rev. David G. Krewson & Mrs. Doris Krewson
Dr. Phoebe Krey Lanzoni
The Rev. Clark W. Kuntz, II
Rev. Madathikudy K. Kuriakose & Mrs. Mary Kuriakose
Mr. Thomas F. Lachenmayer
The Rev. Richard E. Lackey & Mrs. Lisa Lackey
The Rev. & Mrs. Donald B. Landis
Mr. Ray A. Landis & Mrs. Priscilla L. Landis
Mr. E. Larry Lang & Mrs. Martha A. Lang
Mr. John D. Lang & Mrs. Esther A. Lang
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Larson
Mr. John W. Lauer & Mrs. Bonnie L. Lauer
The Rev. Jeffrey P. Laustsen & Mrs. Susan A. Laustsen
Mr. Lamar C. Lehman
Mr. S. Regnal Leibensperger
The Rev. & Mrs. Charles H. Lett
Mr. Martin W. Leukhardt
& Mrs. Miloslava K. Leukhardt
The Rev. Rochelle Lewis
Dr. Carter Lindberg
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Linders
The Rev. Dr. Charles D. Lindholm
Mr. Keith Lingenfelter
Ms. Edith V. Lodge
The Rev. Dr. Martin J. Lohrmann
& Mrs. Carrie Lohrmann
Ms. Wenda S. Long
The Rev. Robert H. Loucks & Mrs. Ruth Loucks
The Rev. Ellis B. Louden
The Rev. & Mrs. William G. Luger
Mrs. Lorraine A. Lukens
Mrs. Mary Carlton Lull
The Rev. Dr. Robert R. Lutz
The Rev. Philip A. Lynch
Mr. Otto Maatsch
The Rev. Dr. Murdoch MacPherson
Mrs. Sandra L. Manos
Ms. Kathryn R. Mariani
Ms. Mary Ellen Markovcy
Ms. Eva J. Martin & Mr. Clarence A. Martin
Mr. Richard A. Martz & Mrs. Diane M. Martz
Ms. Mary E. Mc Dermott
The Rev. Joell D. McDuffy
& The Rev. Eugene V. McDuffy
Mrs. Patricia A. McMahon
The Rev. James C. McMullan
Mrs. Anna Meck
The Rev. John C. Melin
Ms. Roberta Menapace
The Rev. & Mrs. Paul R. Mertzlufft
The Rev. Dr. John Meulendyk
Mr. Walter W. Miller, Jr.
The Rev. Paul N. Miller & Mrs. Marie Miller
The Rev. Lawrence A. Miller, Jr.
The Rev. Raymond A. Miller
& The Rev. Serena S. Sellers
Ms. Catherine Minardi
Ms. Dana Mitchell
The Rev. Natalie Mitchem
The Rev. Dr. F. Russell Mitman, Jr.
Mr. Alfred R. Moenke & Mrs. Louise G. Moenke
The Rev. Audrey E. Moody
The Rev. William B. Moore
Bishop Ernest C. Morris & Mrs. Winifred W. Morris
Ms. Janice Mosley
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SOCIETIES
Mr. Steven K. Moyer
The Rev. William C. Munz
Mr. Daniel Muroff & Mrs. Melissa Muroff
Mrs. Marianne Napravnik
The Rev. Patricia Neale & Mr. David Neale
The Rev. David P. Nelson & Mrs. Mary Ann Nelson
Mr. Eric Neubacher
The Rev. Glenn G. Neubauer
Mr. Lincoln Noecker & Mrs. Barbara J. Noecker
Mrs. Janet N. North
The Rev. Orville W. Nyblade & Mrs. June Nyblade
Mr. Matthew O'Rear
Mr. LeRoy S. Oelschlager & Mrs. Doris J. Oelschlager
Mrs. Beverly Olin
The Rev. Richard A. Olson
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Opp
The Rev. Charles J. Orem
The Rev. Anthony P. Pagotto
Ms. Charlotte Pakan
Ms. Dorothy K. Pappas
Ms. Stacia Parker
Mr. John K. Pearson & Mrs. Kristine Pearson
Mr. Robert R. Peck & Mayor Concetta D. Peck
Mr. John E. Peterson & Mrs. Madeline L. Peterson
Ms. Bettie R. Phillips
Ms. Ann L. Pickin
Mr. Mark T. Pile & Mrs. Susan E. Pile
The Rev. David W. Preisinger
& Mrs. Christine Preisinger
Mr. Richard G. Radey & Mrs. Abigail I. Radey
Mr. John P. Ranck & Mrs. Henrietta K. Ranck
The Rev. Amanda Range
Dr. Jacob P. Rayapati
Mr. James G. Reading & Mrs. Janet M. Reading
Mr. John D. Reisch
Mr. Michael P. Reitz
Ms. Martha L. Reitz
Mr. Philip Reitz & Mrs. Susan Reitz
Mr. Larry E. Rentschler & Mrs. Linda Rentschler
Mrs. Miriam W. Rhody
The Rev. Dr. Elton P. Richards & Mrs. Anne S. Richards
Mr. Irwin Richman & Mrs. Susan Richman
Dr. Thomas E. Ridenhour, Sr.
The Rev. & Mrs. Barry M. Ridge
Mrs. Jean D. Rieker
The Rev. Guy A. Ritter, Jr.
The Rev. Edith B. Roberts
Mr. Alan Rodgers & Mrs. Sharon J. Rodgers
Ms. June Rohr
The Rev. Dr. David J. Roppel & Mrs. Becki Roppel
Mr. David L. Rorabaugh & Mrs. Carolyn M. Rorabaugh
The Rev. Vernon Ross, Jr.
Ms. Ashley B. Rossi
The Rev. David R. Rowe & Mrs. Mary Rowe
Dr. Frederick R. Rude & Mrs. Ruth Anne S. Rude
The Rev. Dr. Glenn H. Rudisill
Mrs. Sandra G. Samkavitz
The Rev. & Mrs. Rodney H. Saylor
The Rev. Robert A. Scheurer & Mrs. Diane Scheurer
Dr. Edgar B. Schick & Mrs. Peggy Schick
The Rev. Richard D. Schlegel
Mr. Soenke Schmidt-Lange & Mrs. Anne Schmidt-Lange
Ms. Carolyn Schneider
Ms. Hilda Schneider
Ms. Marilyn Schoenborn
Ms. Dorothy M. Scholz-Beyer, AIM
Mr. Andy Schottelkorb & The Rev. Lucy Schottelkorb
The Rev. Bruce V. Schrader
The Rev. John H. Schueltz & Mrs. Molly K. Schueltz
The Rev. Walter H. Schuman
The Rev. Dr. Carl G. Schweitzer
& Mrs. Mary Ann Schweitzer
Ms. Elsie C. Schwickrath
Ms. Helen L. Schwickrath
Mr. Thomas J. Scornavacchi
The Rev. Dr. Esther Seales
The Rev. David A. Searing
The Rev. James W. Seifert
The Rev. Durrell J. Seip
The Rev. William A. Shafer & Mrs. Marie F. L. Shafer
The Rev. Carl D. Shankweiler & Mrs. Cynthia Shankweiler
The Rev. Deacon Sheila G. Sharpe & Mr. Richard A. Sharpe
Mrs. Eileen E. Shea
The Rev. Glenn Shepherd
Mrs. Virginia B. Sheppard, AIM
The Rev. Eugene L. Shiffer & Mrs. Elisabeth L. Shiffer
The Rev. Kevin T. Shock
The Rev. Daniel A. Shook & Mrs. Mary Shook
Dr. Henry H. Skillman & Mrs. Josephine Skillman
Mr. Bernard Smedley
Ms. Jennifer A. Smith & Ms. Beth Slating
Mrs. Lillian Smith
Mr. Stanley G. Smith & Mrs. Wanda S. Smith
Rev. Robert C. Smith & Ms. Lorene Cary
Dr. Laurance D. Smith
Mr. Rodney J. Smith & Mrs. Tawnya Smith
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Philip K. Smith
The Rev. John Smolik & Mrs. Joanne Smolik
The Rev. Dr. Stanley C. Sneeringer
Mr. Andrew K. Snyder
The Rev. George F. Spieker & Mrs. Rebecca Spieker
The Rev. Dr. Paul H. Spohn & Mrs. Jane Ann Spohn
Mrs. Virginia Stackel
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar L. Stauffer
Mr. Martin T. Steege
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. John F. Steinbruck
Dr. Maxwell Stepanuk
Sister Gunnel M. Sterner
The Rev. Gunther J. Stippich
The Rev. Ralph W. Storm & Mrs. Juanita J. Storm
The Rev. Albert W. Stott, Jr.
Ms. Christine J. Stratton
Dr. & Mrs. Harold L. Strause, Jr.
The Rev. Robert R. Strohl
The Rev. Nancy W. Stroud & Mr. William D. Stroud
The Rev. Dr. Gene R. Stuckey & Mrs. Brenda Stuckey
The Rev. Paul F. Stuehrenberg
Sister Janet A. Stump
The Rev. Dr. Donald G. Sukosky
The Rev. George W. Summers
Mr. Peter Teichmann & Mrs. Diane F. Teichmann
The Rev. Donald R. Thomas & Dr. Judith C. Thomas
Mr. David G. Thompson & Mrs. Elaine A. Thompson
Ms. Mary K. Thrasher
Mrs. Evelyn B. Tomo
Mrs. Laree M. Trollinger
The Rev. Suzanne M. Trump
The Rev. Mark Tyler & Mrs. Leslie M. Tyler
The Rev. Edward W. Uthe
The Rev. John Van Haneghan
Mrs. Adele Veihl
Chaplain Michael G. Viise
Seminary Alumnus
David Rowe on Serving
the Rural Poor and the
Importance of
Giving to LTSP
T
he Rev. David Rowe, a 1981 LTSP
graduate and pastor of Friedens Lutheran
Church in Oley, Pennsylvania, doesnt
need a lot of prodding to explain why he is a
diligent donor to the seminary.
The seminary provides the most unique
opportunity for people to explore their faith of any
place, he said during an interview in his office in the
small, rural hamlet of Oley, surrounded by farmlands. Outside, the shouts and
laughter of children gathering for Vacation Bible School provided a backdrop. I
started my regular giving to support the (Timothy) Lull Lounge (in The Brossman
Learning Center), and Ive made giving to my seminary [a] part of my tithing.
Rowe has plenty of powerful memories of his seminary education, and said his
training at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP) is part of
his daily approach to ministry. The seminary gives its students a strong
foundation first-rate teaching of the Bible, solid training in systematic theology,
liturgy and homiletics [preaching], Rowe said. He trots out the names of many
mentoring professors Lull, John H.P. Reumann, Foster McCurley, Richard
Jeske, Robert Bornemann, Lyman Lundeen, Robert Hughes, and Harold Albert.
The seminary cant teach the leaders it trains everything, Rowe said. It is
hard to develop an understanding of stewardship and evangelism outside of the
parish. But seminary gives you the hand tools, the foundation so you can figure out
approaches to that other stuff. The seminarys influence has extended beyond
Rowe in his family. His daughter, Becky, was an early scholar in the Theological
Education with Youth (TEY) program. That TEY summer was a powerful
experience for her, Rowe said. It was several weeks later that she told us she felt a
call to pastoral ministry. Becky went on to seminary and now serves as an
associate pastor at Abiding Presence Lutheran Church in Ewing Township, New
Jersey. Son Andrew plays the tuba professionally, and has overcome the challenges
of asthma to do so. A Penn State graduate, Andrew is the kitchen manager for a
cafe in State College, Pennsylvania. Pr. Rowes wife, Mary, has served in the area as
a parochial school and child care teacher and now directs a child care program in
nearby Douglassville.
Rowe said he began to think about becoming a pastor during his teen years. He
grew up as part of St. Johns Lutheran Church in Phoenixville and Centennial
Lutheran Church in Kimberton, both in Pennsylvania. As a youth he enjoyed
leadership opportunities in Centennial Church. I had a chance to lead worship, he
recalled. But for a while he thought he had a greater interest in chemistry and physics.
When he entered Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, however, he
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registered pre-seminary and concentrated on philosophy and religion.
He was positively influenced by Ursinuss campus ministry initiative. Later
it was on to LTSP.
Rowe said worship and education are central to faith formation at
Friedens Church, where he has served as pastor for 18 years. We
emphasize discipleship, he said. We expect and encourage people to
live out their faith in their daily lives. Key staff leadership, including
for an ambitious child care program, comes from Associate in Ministry
Kathy Schaeffer, who has served at Friedens Church for 10 years.
Parishioners have run a food pantry at the church for 16 years, part
of a Reading area hunger outreach by many congregations. This area
can look affluent on the outside, he said. But in recent years he noted
there has been an uptick in pantry use from 40 to 50 families to 70
to 90. Anyone earning 150 percent of the poverty level or less is
eligible for pantry service, he said. The congregation actually has a
loading dock to receive goods for the pantry.
Oley is a beautiful rural community with adjoining, often majestic
rolling farm acreage. Jobs in Oley itself are not plentiful, Rowe said.
There is a trucking company, and the Oley area, comprising the town
and four townships, has its own school district. Residents commute to
King of Prussia and Reading for work, but fewer young children are
being raised in Oley than once was the case. We have our share of low
income people here, Rowe explained. Pantry customers include
seniors on fixed incomes, single parents, and the newly unemployed,
many of whom Rowe has come to know well. Some of these people
have never been unemployed before now, he said. On the morning of
this interview, Rowe had a problem with part of the congregations air
conditioning system. He telephoned a parishioner who might look.
The man has been unemployed, but Rowe learned he has found work
some distance from the church and cant come over. Dont worry
about the church, Rowe said on the phone. Im just grateful you have
found work.
Since Hurricane Andrew devastated Florida in 1992, Friedens has
had an active group of 15 or so folks who use vacation time to engage in
disaster response recovery work. Friedens members are frequently
joined by folks from other local churches.
Our crews go once or twice a year, Rowe said. Crew visits are all
over the map North Dakota; Biloxi, Mississippi; the city of Athens
and elsewhere in Pennsylvania; Florida; and Ohio.
Friedens members also offer leadership to Camp Noah, an initiative
organized by Lutheran Social Services (LSS) of Minnesota to support
children in the wake of disasters that have impacted their communities.
Rowe explained LSS has provided his parishioners with key training
and made arrangements for Friedens members to stay in several places
where they have been needed to support the initiative. The camp
builds its program around the story of Noah and the Flood, he said.
They have wonderful teaching and mental health programs. They help
children understand they were not responsible for disasters. Many of
the children and their families have suffered huge losses. They know
people who died and who have moved away. Rowe explained that
Camp Noah is a blessing for volunteers who want to make a difference
but who dont happen to have carpentry or rebuilding skills. Athens, a
town in northern Pennsylvania just south of Binghamton, New York,
has received volunteer help from Friedens in the aftermath of floods
late last summer. About 20 percent of the towns people have moved
away, Rowe explained. They are having a tough time. Such sites of
devastation often quickly drop from the headlines after a natural
disaster, Rowe noted, and people can forget about them. Friedens is
among the congregations trying not to forget.
Rowe encourages churches and leaders in the current climate to do
what they can in the face of painful current events on many levels.
The Sermon on the Mount goads us, he said. For so many today
their work is their identity. We try to help those who are struggling
know their identity is formed by God through Holy Baptism. Our gift
is not in what we do but rather in who we are and what God has done.
We try to walk with them, give them pastoral care, and tell them we
really care about them in this harsh, harsh time. Our hope is not in
what we accomplish but rather in God. The role of each of us in our
assembly at Friedens is to be Gods brother and sister in Christ to
people who are having a hard time.
Rowe said he knows some seminarians come to LTSP without
having had a lot of church experience. They can learn that at
seminary, he said. On the other hand, with a mom who was a church
secretary and a mother-in-law who was a church organist for many
years, I was probably overchurched, he said with a smile.
For those discerning a possible professional church leadership
career, Rowe urges them to taste and try a lot of stuff church,
reading, movies, jobs that have nothing to do with church take what
comes with a sense of adventure. He urges prayer and conversations
about faith in daily life. Many people today are using different styles
and approaches in what they are doing, he said, mentioning the
Internet, and email devotions. In preparation for daily prayers,
Rowe said he reads the newspaper to get a sense of the issues in his
community and around the world. In that practice, he is following the
advice of a theologian he read in seminary, Karl Barth, pastoring and
preaching with a Bible in one hand and newspaper in the other.
A challenge for those of us who experience absolution from
God in our worship is how to share this what God has done for us,
Rowe said. He described the poor he has met in the past year, the newly
unemployed, and people who have lost their homes in a flood and now
have nothing. There are so many faces of despair, and as a total church
we need to do a better job relating to them.
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Minister Suzanne H. W. Kershaw, AIM
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ENDURING
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LIFE INCOME and BEUEST GIFTS
Im interested in increasing my income and
helping prepare pastors to serve our church.
My education at LTSP was really important to
me! Ive always wanted to give something back in
thanks for that education, but I need the income
from the investments I have made.
T
he LTSP Office for Philanthropy staff
regularly hear these comments, and
they help to open a conversation which
can result in increased income for you, while
also helping to support the school that helped
prepare you or your pastor for ministry.
The following is an actual example of such an opportunity:
A retired pastor and his spouse had faithfully given modest gifts to the seminary
during his active ministry. In a recent conversation, he recalled his years at the
seminary and how important the foundation he received at Philadelphia was to him
as he served the Lord and his church. His wife had also reflected upon the important
role that seminaries play for everyone who is interested in the future of the church.
The couple was introduced to an easy method of accomplishing their goals. A
Charitable Gift Annuity is a simple exchange of an asset (such as cash, stock, or even
real estate) for regular income for the remainder of both of their lives. In this case, he
was 77 and she was 79. Based on their ages, they could receive a 6.0 percent rate of
return! This was significantly more than they were getting from their CD, so they
decided to make their gift, and by doing so their income actually increased! They also
received some attractive income tax advantages and were pleased that ultimately the
seminary would receive what was left.
The pastor and his wife were delighted because they increased their income
while helping their seminary.
Would you like to know how such a gift might help you achieve your goals?
For information or questions about Charitable Gift Annuities or other planned giving
opportunities, please contact Larry House at 1.800.286.4616, Ext. 6315 or
lhouse@Ltsp.edu.
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Mrs. Karla R. McJunkin
Mr. John M. McKinney & Mrs. Shirley A. McKinney
Ms. Isabel Mehrer
Ms. Marie D. Meley
Ms. Jackie Menagh
Ms. Dorothy Meredith
Ms. Dorothy Metzger
Mr. Ralph P. Meyer
Mr. Ladislav D. Michna & Mrs. Eva H. Michna
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Miles
Ms. Marjorie A. Miller
Ms. Marian H. Miller
The Rev. Curtis Miller & Mrs. Sharyl Miller

SOCIETIES
(Friends continued)
Mr. & Mrs. John R. J. Miller
Mr. Glenn R. Miller & Mrs. Sally A. Miller
Ms. Gertrude E. Milliken
Ms. Diana Millner
Ms. Janet A. Mills
Ms. Keesha L. Mimms
Ms. Frances M. Minnis, Esq.
Mr. Richard R. Minor & Mrs. Donna M. Minor
Ms. Susanne E. Mirota
Ms. Patricia Mitchell
Dr. Paul B. Mojzes
Mr. Stan Molchanow & Mrs. Doris S. Molchanow
Ms. Corlette Monroe
Ms. Linda J. Moore
Ms. Julie S. Moore
Ms. Naomi R. Moore
Mrs. Rosemarie Mordaunt
Ms. Tera Morris
The Rev. Mary E. Morris & Mr. Gerald D. Morris
The Rev. Richard A. Mowery
Mr. & Mrs. Luther Moyer
Ms. Doris A. Mulvaney
Ms. Elaine P. Mungin
Mr. Ecclester Musgrove
Ms. Doris A. Musselman
Mr. Richard J. Myers & Mrs. Lois T. Myers
Ms. Virginia L. Naguski
Dr. and Mrs. Larry Nazarian
Ms. Wanda M. Nebiolo
Ms. Irene H. Neel
Mrs. Janet Neff & The Rev. Paul Neff
Mr. Randy A. Nelson & Mrs. Joy Nelson
Miss Dorathea Nelson
Ms. Lynette Nichols
Mrs. Yvonne Nicholson
Ms. Verolga Nix-Allen
The Rev. Paul E. Nordeen & Mrs. Mary A. Nordeen
Ms. Britney Norman
Mr. William Nystrom
Mr. LeRoy Oelschlager
Ms. Shirley Officer
The Rev. Dr. Mark W. Oldenburg & Ms. Jill Schumann
Ms. Jacqueline Oliver
The Rev. Matthew Ollikainen
The Rev. Fred S. Opalinski & Mrs. Jan Opalinski
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Orr
The Rev. G. Thomas Osterfield
Ms. April L. Osterstock
Ms. Karen Pagan
Mrs. Edna Pagel
Ms. Linda Paley
Mr. Virgie Parker
Ms. Delores Parks
Ms. Valerie Parrish
Mr. David Patterson & Mrs. Lorraine F. Patterson
Ms. Cynthia Patterson
Ms. Ronnie J. Patton
Mr. Ronnie Payne
Mr. Bryan J. Penman
Ms. Angelina A. Perilli
Mr. George H. Peterson & Mrs. Carolyn M. Peterson
Mr. & Mrs. Bruno Petricek
Ms. Ethel Pierce
Ms. Valerie R. Pierce
Mr. Bernard Pinder & Mrs. Elizabeth Pinder
Ms. Myrna A. Pinkett
Mr. Roger Pinnel
Mr. James Piston & Mrs. Barbara J. Piston
The Rev. James A. Pollard
Mrs. Joan E. Pope & Mr. Robert E. Pope
Mrs. Alice Popovic
The Rev. Earl W. Potter
Ms. Willa Powell
Mr. Wayne T. Price
Mrs. Miriam Prickett
The Rev. Jack T. Printzenhoff
Ms. Edith Procopio
Ms. Audrey M. Pyle
Mrs. Carolyn Rasmussen
The Rev. Stacey-Kyle S. Rea & Mr. John Rea
Mr. Sara Reaves
Ms. Ernestine B. Redd
The Rev. Majorie D. Reed
The Rev. & Mrs. Glenn C. Reichley
The Rev. Paul C. Reisch & Mrs. Catherine D. Reisch
Mr. Alexander R. Rekow
Mr. Scott J. Repa & Mrs. Barbara E. Repa
Ms. Veola D. Rice
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Ms. Charmaine Richardson
Ms. Lorraine M. Ricks
Ms. Dawn Ridenhour
Mr. Louis S. Rieck
Mr. Theodore E. Riesz & Mrs. Theresa A. Riesz
Mr. Jeffrey Riotto & Mrs. Marta Riotto
Mr. Robert S. Ritter & Mrs. Carol J. Ritter
Mr. Robert D. Rivers
The Rev. Ann Robb Smith
Mr. G. McFadden Roberts
Ms. Patricia Robinson
Ms. Ronniere D. Robinson
Mr. James H. Robinson & Mrs. Davilla Robinson
Mr. Warren C. Robinson & Mrs. Karen L. Robinson
The Rev. Carlton E. Rodgers & Mrs. Lucille Rodgers
Mr. Allen G. Roeser
Ms. Phyllis Rohland
Mr. Donald Rohrbaugh & Ms. Rena Rohrbaugh
Mr. & Mrs. Fritz Rommel
Ms. Muriel M. Rose
Mr. Gregory Ross & Mrs. Beatrice E. Ross
Mr. Robert R. Roth & Mrs. Muriel M. Roth
Mr. George W. Rouse
The Rev. & Mrs. Luther H. Routte
The Rev. Homer E. Royer, Jr.
Mr. Gary J. Mc Govern & Ms. Donna Marie Ruf
Mr. Willard L. Ruhe & Mrs. Bette Ruhe
The Rev. Daniel Rumfelt & Mrs. Lois Rumfelt
The Rev. Dr. William G. Rusch & Mrs. Thora J. Rusch
Mr. Charles R. Rush & Mrs. Joanne D. Rush
Ms. Annette Sample
Mr. Clarence M. Samuels
Mr. Scott C. Sanchez & Mrs. Sonja Sanchez
Ms. Mary J. Sanders-Brown
Miss Doris E. Sandt
Ms. Barbara Satchell
Ms. Edwina M. Saunders
Ms. Sandra Savage
Mr. David N. Schaeffer
Ms. Marie E. Schall
Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Scherer
Mrs. June R. Schillinger
Ms. Anneliese H. Schlecht
Ms. Virginia O. Schlechter
Mr. Francis A. Schlegel & Mrs. Gayle W. Schlegel
Mrs. Shirley Schleicher
Mr. Jay W. Schmehl & Mrs. Carole A. Schmehl
The Rev. Dr. Byron L. Schmid
The Rev. & Mrs. Edward C. Schmidt
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Eugene W. Schneider
Mr. Howard D. Schneider & Mrs. Shirley C. Schneider
Mr. Herbert J. Schoenly & Mrs. Darlene Schoenly
Mrs. Roberta Schott
Mrs. Norma H. Schrader
Ms. Sandra S. Schrader
The Rev. & Mrs. Edward R. Schreiber
Ms. Adele Schuetze
Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Schumacher
Mr. Martin Schwab & Mrs. Carrie L. Schwab
Mr. Glen H. Schwenk & Mrs. Elaine M. Schwenk
Ms. Syreeta Scott
Chaplain Alberta Scott
Ms. Nancy C. Seaman
The Rev. Eugene T. Search & Mrs. Carolyn H. Search
The Rev. William F. Seibert & Mrs. Phyllis Seibert
The Rev. Timothy J. Seitz-Brown & Mrs. Ann Seitz-Brown
The Rev. Dr. Charles F. Seivard
Mr. & Mrs. Forrest Shadle
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Shellhamer
The Rev. Robert L. Shepherd
The Rev. Doris R. Sherman
Mr. Eric Shiffer & Mrs. Starr L. Shiffer
The Rev. Robert V. Shipman, Sr.
Ms. Susan R. Shuler
Mr. Walter G. Shultz & Mrs. Cynthia M. Shultz
Ms. Cheryl Siebke
The Rev. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. Silvernail
Ms. Judith C. Simkins
Mr. Gerald C. Simmons
Ms. Charlotte M. Simon
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth G. Simurro, Jr.
Mr. Nathaniel Singleton
Ms. Jan Slack
Ms. Chondell Smith
The Rev. Harriet M. Snowden
Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Snyder
Mr. Frederick R. Sontheimer & Mrs. Linda C. Sontheimer
Mr. Charles J. Soult & Mrs. Donna D. Soult
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SOCIETIES
Mrs. Leona M. Souser
Ms. Genevieve Sprake
Ms. Viola St. Cyr
The Rev. Todd M. Stange & Mrs. Jill A. Stange
Major General Clifford L. Stanley
& Mrs. Rosalyn H. Stanley
Ms. Arlette F. Stansbury
The Rev. Richard B. Starr
The Rev. Scott Staub & Mrs. Marsha Staub
The Rev. & Mrs. Andrew J. Stauffer
Mr. Donald R. Stealey & Mrs. Deborah J. Stealey
Ms. Violet M. Stebner
Mrs. Jeanette K. Steiner
Ms. Sandra Stepanuk
Ms. Elizabeth Stewart
The Rev. Gregory A. Stoddard & Mrs. Teri L. Stoddard
Mr. Alfred E. Stoesser
The Rev. & Mrs. C. Conway Stone
Mr. Don J. Stovall & Mrs. Dolores Stovall
The Rev. L. Warren Strickler, II
Ms. Janice Strnatka
The Rev. Dr. Scott L. Strohm & Mrs. Kathryn L. Strohm
The Rev. Gordon F. Strunk
Ms. Marian S. Sudler
The Rev. Dr. Storm K. Swain
Ms. Anne M. Swanson
Ms. Susan L. Swope
Ms. Cynthia Talley
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Tanis
Mr. Charles C. Tappert
Mr. Shelburne A. Taylor
The Rev. & Mrs. John R. Taylor
Ms. Barbara J. Teel
The Rev. & Mrs. Frederic J. Teichmann
Ms. Nancy Terry
Mr. Damien Thomas
Ms. Claire Thomas
Mr. Howard L. Thompson
Ms. Lenora Thompson
The Rev. Bruce J. Thorsen
Mr. Marlin J. Tirpak & Mrs. Carolyn Tirpak
Mr. & Mrs. Warren W. Tobias
The Rev. R. Bruce Todd
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Trauger
Ms. Mae K. Trebing
Ms. Viola B. Tribbey
Ms. Tracey Tucker
Ms. Monica Turner
Ms. Sandra Turner Becks
Mr. Mark H. Vacha & Mrs. Kristina M. Schoof Vacha
Ms. Susan Van Ausdall
Ms. Patricia A. Verderosa
The Rev. Sacia Y. Vik
The Rev. Burton H. Vincent
Mr. George Volz & Mrs. Martha R. Volz
Mr. George Voorhees & Mrs. Lois A. Voorhees
Ms. Kristin A. Vought
Ms. Catherine Wade
Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Wade
Mr. Robert C. Waehler
The Rev. C. Albert Wagaman
Mr. J. Richard Wagner
Mr. Ron Wallace & Mrs. Donna Wallace
Mr. Brian Wallace & Mrs. Sharice Wallace
Mr. LeRoy Wallace
Ms. Kate Walter
Ms. Blanche L. Warburton
Mrs. Erma K. Ward-Walker
Mr. Joe Warner
Ms. Angela Warren
Senator LeAnna M. Washington
Minister Carmen Watson
Ms. Desiree Watson
Ms. Cynthia Way
The Rev. Dr. M.D. Wayns, Jr.
Ms. Benita L. Weathers
Mr. Timothy Weatherstone
Mr. Craig S. Weaver & Mrs. Lynn Weaver
Ms. Judith Webb
The Rev. Albert W. Weidlich
Mr. Randy L. Weit & Mrs. Rosemary R. Weit
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph G. Wellington, Esq.
Mrs. Kelly Wenhold
Dr. Esther Wenrich
Mr. George J. Wertz & Mrs. Margaret L. Wertz
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne West
Mr. H. William Westerman & Mrs. Janet B. Westerman
Mrs. Phyllisanne White
Ms. Ebonye White
Mrs. Frances White
Ms. Susan O. White
Mr. & Mrs. Anton A. Whitehead
Ms. Diane Widman
Mrs. Martha Wiencke
Ms. Vivian Y. Wiggins-Crews
Mr. Theodore J. Wilk & Mrs. Delores Wilk
The Rev. Michael D. Wilker & Ms. Judy Kittleson
Ms. Rackelle Wilkinson
Ms. Barbara Williams
Ms. Mae Williams
Mr. Arther Williams
Mr. James Williams
Ms. Sonya Williams
Ms. Linda G. Williams
Mr. David L. Wilson & Ms. Elizabeth Lexa
Ms. Dorothy Wilson
Ms. Carla M. Wimbush
The Rev. Mark A. Wimmer & Mrs. Leesa L. Wimmer
Ms. Rosalyn I. Winder & Mr. Douglas Winder
The Rev. Dr. Karyn L. Wiseman
Ms. Katherine E. Witz
The Rev. Daniel K. Wollo & Mrs. Clementine Wollo
The Rev. Marsha B. Woodard
Ms. Virginia Woodbury
Mrs. Naomi H. Wrede
Ms. Gertrude E. Wright
Mr. Jerold T. Wright & Mrs. Judith A. Wright
The Rev. Pastor Josephine M. Wright
Mr. Paul K. Wustrack & Mrs. Alanna S. Wustrack
The Rev. Phillip N. Yang
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SOCIETIES
(Friends continued)
Mr. Paul Yarmchuk & Mrs. Linda L. Yarmchuk
The Rev. John F. Yedlicka
Ms. Joyce D. Yelder
Ms. Lisa M. Younger
Miss Doris J. Zettle
The Rev. Catherine A. Ziel
JFK Airport Chaplain
Romeo Dabees Ministry
Approach:A Calm,
Reassuring Witness for Christ
in a Frantic Enironment
Dabee graduated from LTSP in 2005 and
went on to earn an STM that he says
prepared him well to serve in a vibrant,
international travel hub.
A
t times it can take Romeo Dabee
(pronounced DayBEE), the Protestant
chaplain at New Yorks JFK Airport, an
hour to walk from his parked car outside
Terminal 4 to his office near The Christ for the
World Chapel on the terminals fourth floor.
Recently, as he left the parking lot he found
it necessary to step out in front of a pull truck
bearing a Smarte Carte label. The man had
been driving recklessly and had nearly struck a
passenger crossing the street to enter the
terminal. Dabee wasnt about to ignore the episode as just another New York
manic moment. His clerical garb quickly caught the attention of the driver, who
abruptly stopped. I just gave him a little word. Slow down. Vintage Dabee.
Polished, reserved, calm but insistent. His low voice diffuses rather than escalates
the episode. He makes his point and then moves on.
Just one episode in the fast-paced, confused, turmoil-laden atmosphere that is
JFK International Airport in Jamaica, New York, regarded as Americas Gateway
to the World. Seven terminals and more than 70 airlines (many you probably
never heard of ), 10 square miles of territory, 42 million passengers each year,
everyone on the move and wearing the varied, colorful garbs of a hundred
homelands, chatting in 50 dialects. Thirty thousand or so employees from varied
backgrounds staffing airline desks, ground transportation, cleaning crews, and
cooking enterprises, and performing myriad other tasks visible and less visible to
scurrying travelers. JFK is a whirling, jet-propelled cosmopolis, a United Nations
on wings and wheels.
Everyone here is on a journey, Dabee explained. When you want to be part
of a ministry that serves the globe, this airport is the place to be a testament to the
founders of the Chapel, a place to let Christ be known around the world by
witnessing in one space. The week before, Dabee was a helpful host to orphans
arriving from the Ukraine to spend the summer with prospective adoptive families.
Today, his Jewish Rabbi colleague is welcoming to the airport school children
bound for a summer educational adventure to Tel Aviv. The airport is a unique
animal, more of a community than a congregation, Dabee said. You serve
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travelers, strangers you may never see again, and the community of staff
who work in the airport whom you get to know over time.
But wait, back to Dabees commute from the parking lot. After
pausing to enlighten the Smart Carte guy, he encounters a lone traveling
woman steering her luggage down a hallway. She asks him for directions.
When Dabee spots a traveler who appears to be struggling for bearings,
he approaches cheerfully and asks Where are we going today. Do you
need some help? Many are grateful for his interest. Occasionally he is
rebuffed. You cant let that bother you because right around the corner
will be someone else you can assist, Dabee said matter-of-factly.
Hospitality is a crucial aspect of ministry here. I work to assure that
people are somehow not blocked off from ways that are helpful, in a way
that travelers can hear a sane or still voice, that they see a smile that
brings them a sense of comfort and peace in a stressful environment.
Next stop, Mr. Kims dry-cleaning service on the first floor to
exchange greetings with the proprietor. Dabee then says hello to the
currency exchange employees at their station nearby. A little time with
a baggage handler he has come to know. Then he spies a neighbor, Ajay
Dhawan, a native of India who is the Station Manager (director of JFK
operations) for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. (Dhawan is also president
of the Terminal 4 Airline Consortium, which helps airlines relate to the
terminals management and TSA security management.) A quick visit
to Dhawans colorful office, set off by model airplanes and a wall of
photos of celebrities Dhawan has met.
Finally, Dabee arrives at the faith-based oasis that is at the east end
of Terminal 4s fourth floor. Hosts for anyone visiting the oasis include
Roman Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim chaplains who oversee their
respective ministries, but who find ways to connect as well
examples: A Martin Luther King Day observance, a 9/11 remembrance
event, and recent disaster response preparation training featuring
regional police, fire, and emergency management officials, the New
York Port Authority, the National Transportation Safety Board, FBI,
and the Red Cross. The event included training at the Jet Blue
Terminal next door. As chaplains we have been learning about our role
in connection with first responders, Dabee said. While an
international airport in New York City might seem like a terrorist
target, Dabee calmly explained how safe he feels JFK is, with all of its
security. With a smile he noted that air travel is the second safest mode
of transit one can take next to an elevator. Still, he said, we are
working on being better prepared.
Dabee, a 2005 MDiv graduate of The Lutheran Theological
Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP), spent six years as a Lutheran parish
pastor at Our Saviour, Jamaica, and Gloria Dei in New Hyde Park, New
York, before his Conference Dean within the Metropolitan New York
Synod of the ELCA handed him information about the need for a
Protestant Chaplain at JFK, working under the auspices of the Council
of Churches of New York. At first Dabee tabled the idea, but then it
began tugging at me and he pursued and won the post, beginning last
December. During my STM (Master of Sacred Theology) studies at
LTSP I took a course taught by Prof. David Grafton called Children
of Abraham, which focused on Judaism, Christian, and Muslim
traditions. I did not see then that I was being led to a ministry like this
in a place like this where I would be working so closely with an Imam
and a Rabbi. There is also a Roman Catholic priest who serves as a
chaplain along the oasis. Another course that has strengthened his
current approach to ministry was called Sin, Evil, and the Travail of
Christian Theology as taught by former Prof. Stephen Ray.
Dabees chaplaincy seems to know few bounds as he walks the
floors of the many terminals, introducing himself, greeting strangers
and meeting unanticipated needs.
One week after he became chaplain, Dabee was contacted by a
Delta Airlines worker who wondered if he would assist in honoring the
memory of an inflight supervisor at JFK who had succumbed to a
chronic illness. He was obviously a beloved figure to so many, Dabee
said. The funeral, back home with family in Ohio, was not something
many staff here were in a position to attend. So we responded to their
request for a memorial service and held a service that included
preaching, prayer, hymns, psalms, and a eulogy to bring closure to them
for the life of their valued colleague and friend.
A few weeks later, an employee for the New York Port Authority at
the Lincoln Tunnel rang him up. Would Dabee conduct the wedding for
him and his fiance? Both had demanding schedules and no home church.
He is a Baptist from the Carolinas and his future wife is an Anglican from
the Barbados, Dabee explained. They told me our Christ for the World
Chapel would be the perfect setting for us to involve our families and
working colleagues in the wedding. It was a big celebration.
In the Jet Blue Terminal one day, Dabee was chatting with
managers for the airline when a passenger approached him. Are you a
chaplain? the traveler asked. Dabee told him yes. Im traveling to visit
my father who is ill in California. Could you pray for him? His name is
Robert. Dabee assured the man he would pray for his Dad and his
family. Go with God, he said to the man.
On another occasion, a bewildered woman inbound from an
international flight and traveling with two young children was trying to
figure out where in the airport she could possibly connect with her
scheduled flight to Dallas, Texas. Dabee discovered how to route her
and gave her instructions to her plane a couple of terminals away.
Hes befriended an airport employee looking for a second job to
help with family expenses, in part because her position at the airport
does not include benefits. Shes needed a drivers license to qualify for
the job and has had trouble passing the test, he said. Shes needed
someone to encourage her and not get too discouraged, he explained.
Sometimes your ministry here has a spiritual focus, and then there is a
need just to be a presence, to provide comfort and reassurance to the
whole person.
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Each Wednesday about noon an announcement goes over the
sound system at the airport inviting travelers and staff who choose to
take a break to a brief worship service.
It lasts only about 12 to 15 minutes, he explained. There is an
opening prayer, Scripture reading, meditation hymn, prayers for the
people, the Lords Prayer, a blessing for those attending and a sending
hymn. His congregation includes passengers between flights and
staff, like baggage handlers, looking for a place of solace, respite, and
comfort in the midst of their hectic schedules. On one occasion a
young man from India who now resides in Ohio engaged Dabee. His
sisters husband died unexpectedly and he was going home for the
funeral. The man explained the service was just what he needed to face
his long trip home.
The chapel at the airport is available for all Christian groups to use.
It receives funds from benevolent donors and aviation businesses that
appreciate it, and donations are always welcome, Dabee said.
Funerals are a big reason why people travel through the airport, he
said. On another occasion a family from Guyana, his homeland, was
traveling for a funeral there. In a sea of faces you can kind of pick out
travelers from the place you are from, he said. When he greeted them
they quickly revealed the reason for their travels. Right there at the
gate I was able to do a blessing right before they got on their flight, he
recalled. Dabee came to the U.S. from Guyana in 2000 to enter
seminary. One year ago he became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Now, Dabee is working on plans for songfests during the Christmas
holidays to greet passengers in JFKs Arrival Hall. Hes also devising
focus groups and plans for 30-minute Bible studies to better serve office
staff and other airport workers.
Dabee, 36, is married to Rozelle Fredrick-Dabee, who teaches
English as a Second Language in the New York City elementary school
system. The couple lives in Queens Village, about a 10-minute
commute from the airport.
What is at the heart of this ministry is to be a presence, to bear
Christ to others in a busy, confusing environment, to bring solace and
rest even for a moment, to give believers a chance to hear Christ
preached, to offer them a word of promise and hope, just when they
need it, Dabee said. For me it is a blessing, an honor to bring Christ to
them that way, to be a part of their journey.
(Watch an extended interview with Pr. Dabee at Ltsp.edu/alumnispeak.)
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The seminary is proud of the faithful
ministry provided by its graduates.
Pastors and other leaders who
received the foundation for their
ministry at the seminary currently are
proclaiming the Gospel in 46 states
as well as in 12 other countries.
We are grateful for the fine
support by so many graduates, and
invite other graduates to help
continue the ministry which has
prepared them to serve.
CLASS OF 1939
Participation: 100
The Rev. Gunther J. Stippichr
CLASS OF 1942
Participation: 50
The Rev. Dr. Harold Haas
The Rev. Dr. Glenn H. Rudisill
CLASS OF 1945
Participation: 27
The Rev. Robert M. Bauers
The Rev. Warren S. Harding
The Rev. Maurice J. Hart
CLASS OF 1946
Participation: 29
The Rev. Paul G. Alberti
The Rev. Paul C. Reisch
CLASS OF 1947
Participation: 50
The Rev. Arthur S. Hanson
The Rev. John R. Taylor
CLASS OF 1948
Participation: 33
The Rev. Dr. Theodore W. Jentsch
The Rev. Glenn G. Neubauer
The Rev. Dr. John W. Vannorsdall
CLASS OF 1949
Participation: 11
The Rev. Alfred H. Erb
CLASS OF 1950
Participation: 70
The Rev. Arvid E. Anderson
The Rev. Dr. Robert C. Ayers
The Rev. Dr. John T. Braughler
The Rev. Charles E. Fair
The Rev. William G. Luger
The Rev. Glenn C. Reichley
CLASS OF 1951
Participation: 45
The Rev. Mont O. Bowser
The Rev. John N. Campbell
The Rev. John L. Kinzel
The Rev. Guy A. Ritter, Jr.
The Rev. Vernon F. Squire
CLASS OF 1952
Participation: 38
The Rev. Carl Berkobin
The Rev. Paul S. Fisher
The Rev. Laurence G. Horn
The Rev. Frederic J. Teichmann
CLASS OF 1953
Participation: 29
The Rev. Elwood J. Culp
The Rev. Dr. William A. Davis
The Rev. Marvin E. Dewalt
The Rev. Marvin L. Harding
The Rev. Henry W. Kircher
The Rev. Stanley H. Knull
CLASS OF 1954
Participation: 31
The Rev. Frank A. Bauman
The Rev. C. Roger Burkins
The Rev. Bernard F. Engelhardt
The Rev. Paul H. Feil
The Rev. James A. Harrison
The Rev. Ralph W. Storm
The Rev. Dr. C. Paul Strockbine
The Rev. David L. Vogel
CLASS OF 1955
Participation: 42
The Rev. L. Alexander Black
The Rev. Dr. Paul L. Buehrle
The Rev. Edwin T. Cochran, Jr.
The Rev. Robert E. Grochau
The Rev. Charles W. Kampmeyer
The Rev. Robert H. Loucks
Chaplain Michael G. Viise
The Rev. Edward F. Weiskotten
The Rev. Dr. Harold S. Weiss
CLASS OF 1956
Participation: 52
The Rev. James H. Austin
The Rev. Paul F. Bosch
The Rev. Donald M. Bravin
The Rev. George C. Derner
The Rev. Dr. Albert L. Haversat, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. John G. Huneke
The Rev. Victor A. Kroninger
Mr. John F. Robson
The Rev. Jan C. Walker
The Rev. Richard C. Wolf
CLASS OF 1957
Participation: 54
The Rev. Paul Baranek
The Rev. Henry R. Brau
The Rev. Calder A. Gibson, II
The Rev. Russell B. Greene, Jr.
The Rev. Arthur J. Henne
ALUMNI
Gifts from
T h e L u t h e r a n T h e o l o g i c a l S e m i n a r y a t P h i l a d e l p h i a ,,
The Rev. Joseph W. Holt
The Rev. Robert S. Kelly
The Rev. David N. Kistler
The Rev. Donald B. Landis
The Rev. Philip A. Lynch
Mr. Walter W. Miller, Jr.
The Rev. George F. Spieker
The Rev. Dr. Donald G. Sukosky
CLASS OF 1958
Participation: 37
The Rev. William A. Fluck
The Rev. Romaine L. Gardner, PhD
The Rev. Frederic B. Geehr
The Rev. Dr. J. Lawton Haney
The Rev. E. Frederick Holst
The Rev. Rodger A. Krause
The Rev. David D. Mangiante
The Rev. Jack T. Printzenhoff
The Rev. Eugene L. Shiffer
The Rev. Dr. Paul H. Spohn
The Rev. L. Warren Strickler, II
The Rev. Robert R. Strohl
The Rev. John H. Worth
The Rev. Dr. Arvids Ziedonis, Jr.
CLASS OF 1959
Participation: 55
The Rev. Dr. Paul F. Garrity
The Rev. Harold G. Geiss
The Rev. Albert U. Gesler, Jr.
The Rev. C. David Godshall
The Rev. William T. Heil, Jr.
The Rev. Paul J. Hoh
The Rev. Stephen Hluchy
The Rev. John D. Kinard
The Rev. Paul R. Mertzlufft
The Rev. Thomas F. Mugavero
The Rev. Dr. Elton P. Richards, Jr.
The Rev. Richard D. Schlegel
The Rev. John H. Schueltz
The Rev. Daniel A. Shook
The Rev. Dr. John F. Steinbruck
The Rev. Gustave H. Wedemeyer, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. Ernest W. Weinreich
CLASS OF 1960
Participation: 33
The Rev. William A. Clasen
The Rev. James A. Daniels
The Rev. Dr. Carl F. W. Ficken, Jr.
The Rev. Richard H. Flock
The Rev. George J. Frank, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. John H. Frykman
The Rev. Rodney R. Heckert
The Rev. James L. Henderschedt, Jr.
The Rev. Richard G. Miller, Jr.
The Rev. David P. Nelson
The Rev. William F. Seibert
The Rev. Burton H. Vincent
CLASS OF 1961
Participation: 52
The Rev. Carl R. Adams
Mr. Richard S. Den
The Rev. Gilberto Falcon
Mr. James H. Fisher
The Rev. Fred S. Foerster
The Rev. Charles H. Greene
The Rev. Norman J. Heid
The Rev. Richard L. Hinkle
The Rev. John A. Huenniger
The Rev. William F. Krenz
The Rev. Richard W. Spengler
CLASS OF 1962
Participation: 57
The Rev. Charles A. Adami, Jr.
The Rev. Floyd Addison, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. John M. Brndjar
The Rev. Guy S. Edmiston, Jr.
Mr. John H. Hayner
The Rev. John G. Huber, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. Foster R. McCurley, Jr.
The Rev. Richard A. Miller
The Rev. Dr. Paul R. Mills
The Rev. Dr. William N. Nicholson
The Rev. Stanley M. Phillips, Jr.
The Rev. Larry V. Schell
The Rev. Richard B. Starr
The Rev. Richard H. Stough, Sr.
CLASS OF 1963
Participation: 37
The Rev. Edward W. Boone
Mr. Claude C. Crumpton
The Rev. Henry K. Johnson
The Rev. Joseph W. Hager
The Rev. Dr. Donald C. Hagey
The Rev. John R. Kehrli
The Rev. David G. Krewson, Jr.
Mr. Michael Levengood
The Rev. Charles J. Orem
The Rev. Dr. William G. Rusch
The Rev. Dr. Byron L. Schmid
The Rev. Donald C. Simmons
The Rev. Albert W. Stott, Jr.
CLASS OF 1964
Participation: 32
The Rev. James C. Bresnahan
The Rev. John J. Deisinger
The Rev. P. Richard Grove
The Rev. Melvin J. Hammer, Jr.
The Rev. Richard J. Hafer
The Rev. George E. Keck
The Rev. Thomas J. Keener
The Rev. J. Kenneth Laber
The Rev. Malcom A. Lerch
Dr. Richard H. Sieling
Mr. Ralph R. Welsh
The Rev. William W. Wightman
CLASS OF 1965
Participation: 34
The Rev. Dr. Clair E. Anderson
The Rev. Ronald B. Bagnall
The Rev. Louis W. Dunkle
ALUMNI
GIFTS
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ALUMNI
GIFTS
The Rev. Dr. Martha B. Kriebel
The Rev. Richard A. Olson
The Rev. Dr. Carl G. Schweitzer
The Rev. M. Gregory Shannon
The Rev. Andrew J. Stauffer
The Rev. John F. Yedlicka
Mr. Brian J. Welsh
CLASS OF 1966
Participation: 18
The Rev. Roy G. Almquist
The Rev. Dr. Gilbert B. Furst
The Rev. Richard W. Kitz
The Rev. Edward C. Schmidt
The Rev. Bruce V. Schrader
The Rev. George P. Zacharda, Jr.
CLASS OF 1967
Participation: 29
The Rev. Robert L. Anderson
The Rev. Sterling R. Geiger
The Rev. William A. Koeber, Jr.
The Rev. Joseph P. Lettrich
The Rev. Dr. Robert H. Linders
CLASS OF 1968
Participation: 38
The Rev. Leonard F. Ashford, Jr.
The Rev. David M. Bohannon
Mr. Edward F. Bommer
The Rev. David F. Hill
The Rev. Raymond C. Hittinger
The Rev. John H. Hunsicker
The Rev. Thomas T. Kochenderfer, Jr.
The Rev. Donald J. McCoid
The Rev. Michael G. Merkel
The Rev. Richard A. Mowery
The Rev. G. Thomas Osterfield
The Rev. John Smolik
The Rev. George W. Summers
The Rev. C. Albert Wagaman
CLASS OF 1969
Participation: 25
The Rev. Donald L. Henderschedt
The Rev. Robert G. Kidd
The Rev. Roy T. Lloyd
CLASS OF 1970
Participation: 33
The Rev. David G. Berg
The Rev. Dr. Donald R. Billeck
The Rev. William M. Horn, II
The Rev. Andrew C. Lowe
The Rev. Dr. Murdoch MacPherson
The Rev. Martin M. Roth
The Rev. Grant A. Wickert
CLASS OF 1971
Participation: 40
The Rev. Nelson W. Gaetz
The Rev. Robert J. Karli
The Rev. Clark W. Kuntz, II
The Rev. John R. Sabatelli
The Rev. Gordon E. Simmons, II
The Rev. David R. Strobel
The Rev. John W. Tomlinson, Jr.
CLASS OF 1972
Participation: 45
The Rev. Stephen L. Bomgren
The Rev. Richard G. Gardner
The Rev. Paul J. Jann
The Rev. Dr. Robert R. Lutz
The Rev. William C. Munz
The Rev. Barry M. Ridge
The Rev. Edward B. Saling
The Rev. Dr. John T. Schweitzer
The Rev. Carl D. Shankweiler
The Rev. C. Conway Stone
The Rev. Donald R. Thomas
CLASS OF 1973
Participation: 34
The Rev. Dr. Gunnar L. Anderson
The Rev. John R. Barton
The Rev. Dr. Rolf L. Hedberg
The Rev. Robert F. Hoenich
The Rev. David P. Kidd
The Rev. Herbert A. Lohr
The Rev. Dr. David J. Roppel
The Rev. Edward R. Schreiber
The Rev. Dr. Stanley C. Sneeringer
The Rev. Dr. Roger W. Spencer
The Rev. Dr. Gene R. Stuckey, Sr.
The Rev. Dr. Walter F. Taylor, Jr.
CLASS OF 1974
Participation: 23
Bishop C. Franklin Brookhart
The Rev. Bruce H. Davidson
The Rev. William W. Fairchild, Jr.
The Rev. Frederick C. Heitzenroder
Ms. Sarah W. Klos, AIM
CLASS OF 1975
Participation: 17
The Rev. David B. Allen
The Rev. Kenneth A. Gould
The Rev. George M. Harpel
The Rev. Hyacinth J. Mordey
The Rev. Rodney H. Saylor
CLASS OF 1976
Participation: 15
The Rev. James G. Anderson
The Rev. Dr. Charles R. Leonard
ALUMNI
GIFTS
CLASS OF 1977
Participation: 22
The Rev. Jeffrey A. Hedin
The Rev. Dr. Dennis S. Ritter
Bishop Samuel R. Zeiser
CLASS OF 1978
Participation: 28
The Rev. Paul R. Beck
The Rev. Carl E. Bentz
Bishop Marie C. Jerge
The Rev. Charles D. May
Mrs. Joan E. Pope
The Rev. David A. Searing
CLASS OF 1979
Participation: 18
The Rev. Dr. D. Michael
Bennethum
The Rev. John R. Henrich
The Rev. Raymond A. Miller, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. Mark W. Oldenburg
CLASS OF 1980
Participation: 18
The Rev. Lawrence J. Conway, III
The Rev. Joseph F. Irvin
Mr. Steven K. Moyer
The Rev. Dr. Peter A. Pettit
The Rev. William A. Shafer
The Rev. Marjorie E. Weiss
The Rev. Mark A. Wimmer
CLASS OF 1981
Participation: 16
The Rev. Julius Carroll, IV
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth C. Feinour, Jr.
The Rev. Cheryl F. Meinschein
The Rev. David R. Rowe
The Rev. Catherine A. Ziel
CLASS OF 1982
Participation: 16
Mr. C. Arthur Beck
The Rev. Joanne S. Kernitz
CLASS OF 1983
Participation: 20
The Rev. David B. Christensen
The Rev. Sharline A. Fulton
The Rev. Stephen E. Godsall-Myers
The Rev. Jeffrey P. Laustsen
The Rev. Repsie M. Warren
CLASS OF 1984
Participation: 13
Mrs. Florence S. Ervin
The Rev. Nickolaus H. Bastian
The Rev. Timothy D. Boyer
The Rev. Kurt E. Garbe
Chaplain Richard A. Whitesel
CLASS OF 1985
Participation: 10
The Rev. Kristina V. Ahlman
The Rev. Lesley J. Hand
The Rev. William B. Moore
The Rev. Robert L. Shepherd
CLASS OF 1986
Participation: 28
The Rev. Laura A. Csellak
The Rev. Dr. Christian D. Eichorn
The Rev. Dr. Hartland H. Gifford
The Rev. Dr. J. Mack Holt
Brother Daniel J. Johnson
The Rev. Jo Ann S. Wilhelmson
The Rev. G. Warren Weleck, Jr.
CLASS OF 1987
Participation: 25
Rabbi Sheldon Ezring
The Rev. Kay M. Hollinger
The Rev. Karl M. Richard
The Rev. Dr. Nelson Rivera
The Rev. Timothy J. Seitz-Brown
Sister Janet A. Stump
CLASS OF 1988
Participation: 16%
The Rev. Joseph A. Conner, Jr.
The Rev. Audrey E. Moody
The Rev. Luther H. Routte
The Rev. Bruce J. Thorsen
The Rev. Dr. J. Francis Watson
CLASS OF 1989
Participation: 5
The Rev. Judith T. Beck
The Rev. Marcia G. Bell
CLASS OF 1990
Participation: 3
The Rev. Sacia Y. Vik
CLASS OF 1991
Participation: 24
The Rev. Beatrice M. Moore Billups
The Rev. Julie K. DeWerth
The Rev. Arthur A. Gilbert
The Rev. Dr. Ronald E. Shellhamer
The Rev. Ann Robb Smith
The Rev. Thomas E. Ridenhour, Jr.
CLASS OF 1992
Participation: 17
Chaplain Michael L. Lozano
Ms. Sallie O. Smith
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CLASS OF 1993
Participation: 6
The Rev. Cliff A. Bahlinger
The Rev. Ursula S. Scheike
CLASS OF 1994
Participation: 9
The Rev. Mark J. Buchan
The Rev. Albert G. Davis
The Rev. Scott A. Hall
CLASS OF 1995
Participation: 9
The Rev. Ellen M. Anderson
The Rev. Sara J. Hale
The Rev. Michael C. Linderman
CLASS OF 1996
Participation: 21
The Rev. Peter S. Bredlau
The Rev. Robert H. Brown
The Rev. Lauretta J. Dietrich
The Rev. Craig A. Miller
The Rev. David A. Oppold
The Rev. Dr. Esther Seales
The Rev. Ingrid A. Wengert
The Rev. Lynnette White-Bowen
The Rev. Dr. Gladys J. Willis
CLASS OF 1997
Participation: 5
The Rev. Lynda L. Elmer
CLASS OF 1998
Participation: 11
Mr. Wayne W. Becker
The Rev. Laurie B. Cline
The Rev. Janet C. H. Gasbarro
Ms. Ruth N. T. Miller
The Rev. Jeffrey D. Silvernail
Mrs. Amanda Smoot
CLASS OF 1999
Participation: 20
The Rev. Kathleen Ash-Flashner
The Rev. Herbert N. Gibbons, Sr.
The Rev. Louisa D. Groce
Mr. David L. Hicks
The Rev. Jennifer S. Hitt
The Rev. Thomas E. Maehl
The Rev. Dr. John Meulendyk
Ms. Donna Marie Ruf
Ms. Linda K. Walker, AIM
CLASS OF 2000
Participation: 11
Ms. Gloria J. Alford-Norton
The Rev. Michael A. Dubsky
The Rev. Eric T. Henry
The Rev. Garret M. Johnson
The Rev. Vernon Ross, Jr.
CLASS OF 2001
Participation: 13
The Rev. Dr. H. Lee Brumback
The Rev. Lawrence Johnson
The Rev. Albert Johnson
The Rev. Kent B. Klophaus
The Rev. Dr. Scott L. Strohm
CLASS OF 2002
Participation: 20
The Rev. Chris K. Duckworth
The Rev. Mary J. Hastings
The Rev. Eric P. Lemonholm
The Rev. Rochelle Lewis
The Rev. Dr. Charles D. Lindholm
The Rev. Matthew Ollikainen
The Rev. Nathan D. Pipho
The Rev. Susan Ruggles
The Rev. Glenn Shepherd
The Rev. Gordon F. Strunk
CLASS OF 2003
Participation: 15
The Rev. Anthony P. Booker
The Rev. Dr. Edward N. Corneilson
Dr. Jennifer W. Davidson
The Rev. G. Frederick Klotz
The Rev. Dr. Eloise R. Scott
CLASS OF 2004
Participation: 12
The Rev. Dr. James L. Benedict
Mrs. Ruth F. Doty
The Rev. Guy Glimp
The Rev. Robert A. Kramer
Ms. Elaine P. Mungin
The Rev. Anthony P. Pagotto
The Rev. Eileen E. Spehr
CLASS OF 2005
Participation: 19
Rev. A'Shellarien D. Anthony
The Rev. Jacqueline G. Capers
The Rev. Dr. Susan Cole
The Rev. Elizabeth Haines
The Rev. Curtis A. Haynes
The Rev. Brenda C. Jack
The Rev. Alberta Jones
Ms. Eva J. Martin
The Rev. Natalie Mitchem
The Rev. Ernst A. Mossl
The Rev. Thomas M. O'Brien &
Mrs. Dolores O'Brien
The Rev. Carlton E. Rodgers
The Rev. Rev. Karen B. Safstrom
CLASS OF 2006
Participation: 19
The Rev. Dr. Tracy L. Bass
The Rev. Christine D. Bridge
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Brunton
The Rev. Patricia L. Harris
Minister Suzanne H. W. Kershaw, AIM
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GIFTS
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The Rev. John Lewis, Sr.
The Rev. Paul N. Miller
The Rev. Robert A. Scheurer
The Rev. Kevin T. Shock
The Rev. Kathleen M. Walter
Mrs. Lynn Webb
CLASS OF 2007
Participation: 15
The Rev. Carolyn R. Bishop
The Rev. Mary E. Davis
The Rev. Eileen M. DiFranco
The Rev. Sandra I. Jones
The Rev. Richard E. Lackey
The Rev. Jane M. Marston
The Rev. Patricia G. Neale
The Rev. Todd M. Stange
The Rev. Dr. Richard N. Stewart
CLASS OF 2008
Participation: 7
Mr. Benjamin D. Caldwell
The Rev. Robert M. Davidson
The Rev. Benjamin T. Krey
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Krommes
Mrs. Carol A. Rowehl
CLASS OF 2009
Participation: 13
Mrs. Kathleen A. Afflerbach, AIM
Ms. Lori A. Feiler
The Rev. Andrew D. Goodson
The Rev. Flora M. Hartford
The Rev. James C. McMullan
The Rev. Dr. Eugene W. Schneider
The Rev. Miriam E. Sedzro
The Rev. Deacon Sheila G. Sharpe
The Rev. Josephine M. Wright
CLASS OF 2010
Participation: 17
The Rev. Teal E. Anderson
The Rev. Anna Lois Barksdale
The Rev. Donald P. Gleiter
The Rev. James L. Goodyear, Jr.
The Rev. Reginald W. Johnson, II
Mrs. Jacqueline R. Kuba
The Rev. Martin J. Lohrmann, PhD
Mr. Clifford P. Latney
Ms. Linda Manson
The Rev. Joell D. McDuffy
The Rev. Stacey-Kyle S. Rea
The Rev. Eugene T. Search
The Rev. Scott Staub
CLASS OF 2011
Participation: 12
Mrs. Maria Dietrich
The Rev. Amanda Range
Ms. Jennifer A. Smith
Ms. Rosalyn I. Winder
CLASS OF 2012
Participation: 30
Mr. Jeffrey S. Carstens
Ms. Tiffany C. Chaney
Mrs. Jane L. Forry
Ms. Megan E. Fryling
Ms. Laura E. Gorton
Ms. Jessica M. Hahn
Mr. Tirtowa K. Lembo
Mr. Bryan J. Penman
Ms. Ronniere D. Robinson
Ms. Ashley B. Rossi
The Rev. Leslie Scanlon
Mr. Thomas J. Scornavacchi
Mr. Rodney J. Smith
The Rev. Dr. Philip K. Smith
Ms. Kristin A. Vought
The CRITICAL
NEED for
STUDENT
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
According to the ELCA Vocation and Education unit, seminary
student indebtedness today averages over $31,000. The Lutheran
Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP) is committed to
sending students into ministry with the lowest indebtedness
possible. However, this is an increasing challenge.
Funds for financial aid and scholarship support are a key
need for securing the future of LTSP students, the seminary, and
the church. Your outright gifts, as well as planned gifts designated
to enhance the endowment, will help to assure that financial aid
will be there for todays and tomorrows students.
For more information about creating an endowed scholarship fund,
please contact John Puotinen, 1.800.286.4616, ext. 6316 or
jpuotinen@Ltsp.edu.
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The seminary is grateful for the
partnership of Lutheran
congregations, congregational
organizations, synods, and the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America which include the seminary
in their stewardship. We also
appreciate the support from others
outside the Lutheran tradition that
recognize the important ministry the
seminary provides to the whole
church.
CONNECTICUT
Hartford
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Trumball
Dorcas Mission Guild-Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church
KENTUCKY
Louisville
Ascension Lutheran Church
MASSACHUSETTS
Falmouth
Worcester
Trinity Lutheran Church
MARYLAND
Baltimore
St. Philip Evangelical Lutheran Church
Westminster
NEW JERSEY
Absecon
Reformation Lutheran Church
Beachwood
St. Paul Women of the ELCA
Garfield
Zion Lutheran Church
Glen Gardner
Spruce Run Women of the ELCA
Glen Rock
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Haddonfield
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Hainesport
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church
Keyport
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Lavallette
Faith Lutheran Church
Long Valley
Manasquan
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Moorestown
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Nutley
Paramus
The Church of the Savior Lutheran
Church
Parlin
Messiah Lutheran Church
Phillipsburg
St. James Lutheran Church
Pleasantville
Epiphany Lutheran Church
Secaucus
St. Matthews Lutheran Church
Somers Point
South Plainfield
St. Stephen Lutheran Church
Summit
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Teaneck
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Union
Whiting
Wildwood
NEW YORK
Amherst
Crossroads Lutheran Church
Bronx
First Lutheran Church
Brooklyn
Our Saviour Lutheran Church
Clarence Center
Clay
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Clifton Park
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
East Northpor
Franklin Square
Ascension Lutheran Church
Greenport
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Jamaica
New Hope Lutheran Church
Kendall
Concordia Lutheran Church
Massapequa Park
St. David Lutheran Church
Mount Kisco
Resurrection Lutheran Church
New Hartford
New Hyde Park
New York
Newburgh
FAITH
Community of
COMMUNITY
OF FAITH
North Boston
Rosedale
Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Christ
Staten Island
Sydney
St. Lukes Lutheran Church
Syracuse
Atonement Lutheran Church
St. Stephen Lutheran Church
Yorktown Heights
OHIO
Lewis Center
The Church at North Pointe
PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
Jerusalem Lutheran Congregation
of Western Salisbury
Ambler
Upper Dublin Evangelical Lutheran
Church
Ashland
Auburn
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Audubon
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
Bath
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Bechtelsville
Bethlehem
St. Mark Lutheran Church
Boyertown
St. Josephs (Hill) Lutheran Church
Center Square
Cherryville
Hope Lutheran Church
Coatesville
Coopersburg
St. Paul Lutheran (Blue) Church
Devon
St. Luke Lutheran Church
Doylestown
Drexel Hill
Easton
St. Andrews Evangelical Lutheran
Church
Emmaus
Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit
Exton
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Fleetwood
Christ (Mertz) Evangelical
Lutheran Church
Freeland
St. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church
Friedensburg
Gilbertsville
New Hanover Lutheran Church
Glenside
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Harleysville
Hershey
Kresgeville
Salem-St. Paul Lutheran Church
Lansford
St. John Slovak Lutheran Church
Leesport
Lititz
Media
Reformation Lutheran Church
Mohnton
Robeson Lutheran Church
Nazareth
St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran
Church
North East
St. Peters North East
Northampton
Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran
Church
Oley
Friedens Evangelical Lutheran
Church
Orefield
Jordan Lutheran Church
Palmyra
Palm Lutheran Church
Pen Argyl
Penndel
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pennsburg
Philadelphia
Bickleys New Beginning United
Methodist Church
Bright Hope Baptist Church
Church of the Redeemer Baptist
Church
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church
German Circle of Immanuel
Lutheran Church
Grace Baptist Church of
Germantown
Grace Trinity UCC
Hickman Temple AME Church
Holy Communion Lutheran
Church
Holy Temple Church of God in
Christ
Janes Memorial United Methodist
Church
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COMMUNITY
OF FAITH
Mother Bethel AME Church
Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
New Beginnings Sanctuary of
Praise, Inc.
Second Baptist Church of
Germantown
St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran
Church
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Tabor Lutheran Church
Tenth Memorial Baptist Church
Waters Memorial AME Church
Pottstown
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
St. James Evangelical Lutheran
Church
Quakertown
St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran
Church
Upper Bucks Conference WELCA
Reading
Zion Spies Evangelical Lutheran
Church
Royersford
Shoemakersville
Zion Lutheran Church of Perry
Township
Springfield
Women
Springhouse
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Stroudsburg
Telford
Topton
Trexlertown
Valley View
Wernersville
West Chester
Calvary Lutheran Church
White Haven
Whitehall
Wyndmoor
Wyomissing
Atonement Lutheran Church
York
VIRGINIA
Madison
Hebron Lutheran Church
VERMONT
Londonberry
Second Congregational Church
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The ability of LTSP to grow and expand its ministries
and outreach is due in large part to the love, faithfulness,
and commitment of its alumni and friends. The Cloud
of Witness society acknowledges those who have had
the vision to include the church in their estate and
financial planning as well as their annual giving.
The Rev. David B. Allen
The Rev. Albert E. Alspach
Ms. Stephanie V. Ammons
The Rev. Dr. Mary W. Anderson
& The Rev. Frank W. Anderson
The Rev. Leonard F. Ashford & Mrs. Sandra Ashford
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Frederick P. Auman, Jr.
Mrs. Mercia Bachmann*
Ms. Eleanor B. Back
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Bagger
The Rev. Paul Baranek & Mrs. Martha Baranek
Miss Grace A. Becker*
Mrs. Isabel M. Becker*
The Rev. Julie B. Bergdahl
The Rev. George Bierkoe* & Mrs. Eleanor T. Bierkoe*
Ms. Margaret V. Billmyer*
The Rev. Rudolph H. Bischoff & Mrs. Miriam Bischoff*
Dr. Robert F. Blanck, Esq. & Mrs. Barbara Blanck*
The Rev. Dr. Walter E. Bock* & Mrs. Barbara Bock
Ms. Esther C. Bonnet
The Rev. Lisa K. Borrell
Mr. Jon F. Boyer*
Ms. Sarah M. Boyer
Mr. Wilbur L. Boyer
Mrs. Hildegarde Boylan*
Mr. L. Jack Bradt & Dr. Patricia Bradt
The Rev. Donald M. Bravin & Mrs. Irma Bravin
Ms. Anna E. Brenner*
Mr. William F. Brenner & Mrs. Jean M. Brenner
The Rev. Dr. Paul L. Brndjar & Mrs. Pamela Brndjar
The Rev. Dr. Albert H. Buhl* & Mrs. Agnes H. Buhl
Mrs. Hedwig E. Buhner*
Mr. Robert W. Buhner
Mr. Robert Buzzard & Mrs. Carolyn Buzzard
Mr. Livingston L. Chrichlow
Mrs. Elsie K. Clare*
The Rev. Edwin T. Cochran
& Mrs. Harriette A. Cochran
Mr. William R. Cooper & Mrs. Ethel M. Cooper
Ms. Amanda Craven
The Rev. Richard G. Creadick & Mrs. Mary L. Creadick
The Rev. Dr. William A. Davis & Mrs. Irene D. Davis
The Rev. John J. Deisinger & Mrs. Joan M. Deisinger
Ms. Ella B. Derr*
The Rev. Paul H. Ebert & Mrs. Gladys M. Ebert
Ms. Jessie M. Ebischbach
Mr. Samuel E. Eby* & Mrs. Ethel B. Eby*
Miss Lois E. Eisenhard
The Rev. Oswald Elbert* & Mrs. Alice F. Elbert*
& Mrs. Louise Endruschat
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Engelhardt
The Rev. Canon Roy J. Enquist* & Dr. Mia I. Enquist
Ms. Susan M. Fayle
Mr. James C. Finley*
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Fisher*
The Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Fischer*
& Mrs. Francis Fischer*
The Rev. Rose A. Foege
The Rev. Dr. George W. Forell*
& Mrs. Elizabeth R. Forell
Mr. David F. Fortney* & Mrs. Mildred Fortney*
The Rev. Glenn P. Foster & Mrs. Terri Foster
The Rev. Susan F. Fox & Mr. David Fox
Dr. Frank A. Franco & Mrs. Paula V. Franco
Mr. James J. Frankenfield*
& Mrs. Margaretta Frankenfield*
The Rev. Dr. Franklin D. Fry *
The Rev. Dr. John H. Frykman & Ms. Cheryl C. Arnold
The Rev. Dr. Herbert N. Gibney*
& Mrs. Joan A. Gibney
Mr. Martin A. Gilman & Mrs. Mildred Gilman
Mr. William W. Gowen
WITNESSES
Cloud of
*Deceased
WITNESSES
The Rev. Charles H. Greene & Ms. Patricia A. Pancoe
The Rev. P. Richard Grove & Mrs. Nancy Grove
Ms. Blanche I. Grube
The Rev. Richard J. Hafer & Mrs. Sara Hafer*
Dr. Doris E. Hanson*
The Rev. Dr. Autumn Hardenstine
The Rev. Marvin L. Harding & Mrs. Dorace E. Harding
The Rev. Dr. Albert L. Haversat
& Mrs. Christiana S. Haversat
Mr. John O. Heck & Mrs. Elizabeth D. Heck
The Rev. Harry L. Heffelfinger, Jr.
The Rev. John R. Heller & Mrs. Mary B. Heller
Mr. Wilbur C. Hennings*
Mrs. Marie M. Henritzy-Stutz*
Mr. Earl Henry & Mrs. Mary T. Henry
The Rev. Arthur Hergenhan*
& Mrs Mildred F. Hergenhan
Mrs. Leona R. Hilbert
The Rev. David F. Hill & Mrs. Susan E. Hill
Mr. John R. Hillegass & Mrs. Jean A. Hillegass
Mr. John W. Hinkle*
Mr. Ernest H. J. Hoh, Jr.
The Rev. Paul J. Hoh & Mrs. Mary C. Hoh
Mrs. Julia A. Holzerman
The Rev. William M. Horn & Mrs. Lorraine S. Horn
Mr. J. Lawrence House & Mrs. Karen House
The Rev. Paul H. Howells & Mrs. Carol Howells
The Rev. Dr. John G. Huneke
& Mrs. Clare Feger Huneke
Rev. Franklin Leefeldt Jensen*
The Rev. Dr. Theodore W. Jentsch
& Mrs. Hilda Jentsch
Bishop Marie C. Jerge & Mr. James Jerge
Mrs. Ann Jollie
Mrs. Anne Kandra
The Rev. Edward R. Kappeler*
& Mrs. Shirley S. Kappeler
The Rev. Dr. John A. Kaufmann*
The Rev. George E. Keck & Mrs. Betty Keck
Chaplain Charles M. Kern* & Mrs. Kathryn Kern
The Rev. Charles Kerschmar*
Ms. Lorraine Kinzey
Mr. John S. Kline*
The Rev. Dr. Frank W. Klos* & Ms. Sarah W. Klos
The Rev. Dr. Philip D. Krey & Mrs. Rene Diemer Krey
& Dr. John D. Strong
Mrs. Charlotte R. Landis*
The Rev. & Mrs. D. Craig Landis
Mrs. Katharine E. Lee
The Rev. & Mrs. Joseph P. Lettrich
Mr. Walter G. Lieberman & Mrs. Barbara Lieberman
Ms. Elizabeth S. Lottich*
The Rev. Robert H. Loucks & Mrs. Ruth Loucks
Chaplain Michael & Mrs. Pattianne Lozano
Mr. Ronald Maul* & Mrs. Diana Maul
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth R. May* & Mrs. Mary B. May*
The Rev. Dr. Wanda E. McNeill
Mr. Alfred Melenbacker* & Mrs. Grace Melenbacker*
The Rev. Michael G. Merkel & Mrs. Susan Merkel
The Rev. Nancy A. Milleville
& The Rev. Randy P. Milleville
The Rev. George P. Mocko & Mrs. Delores Mocko
Mr. Ronald D. Mordosky & Mrs. Catherine R. Mordosky
Mr. John W. Moser & Mrs. Shirley R. Moser
The Rev. Dr. Donald Dean Moyer
Mr. Gerald F. Moyer*
Mr. Earl L. Mummert* & Mrs. Christine Mummert
The Rev. Carl O. Nelson
Ms. Lena J. Nelson*
Ms. Nancy Nolde
Mr. Stephen G. Nye
The Rev. Dr. Elmer A. Ortner* & Mrs. Dorothy Ortner*
Mrs. Helen Palmer
The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Petersen, DD
Mr. Alfred W. Pettit & Mrs. Betty Pettit*
The Rev. Paul J. Pfadenhauer
Mrs. Joan E. Pope & Mr. Robert E. Pope*
SOCIETIES
Did you know that Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has a new charitable
giving program? They are no longer matching gifts of any kind. Rather,
eligible members are designated Choice Dollars through the Thrivent
Choice program based on their relationship with Thrivent Financial. If you
have Choice Dollars, we invite you to direct them to The Lutheran
Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.
Here are step-by-step instructions on how to designate your funds:
1. Log on to www.thrivent.com.
2. Sign in with your username and password or register for an account.
3. Once you have registered and signed in, select the Thrivent Choice
button, then scroll down and select the Get Started button. If you
are eligible for Choice Dollars, the amount of dollars you have to
direct is displayed in the Thrivent Choice portal below your login.
4. In the middle of the next page, type in Lutheran Theological
Seminary, in the Organization Name box and click search.
5. Next to the seminarys name, you will see a Direct Now button.
You will be able to direct all or part of your choice dollars to the
seminary. You can also set it up so LTSP continues to get your future
Thrivent Choice Dollars.
6. Click the Submit button and your Thrivent Choice Dollars will
be sent to LTSP.
...or you can call 800.847.4836 to designate your allocated dollars.
Thank you for your support of the seminary!
If you have any questions, please contact Kathie Afflerbach, Director of
Donor Services, at 215.248.6324 or email kafflerbach@Ltsp.edu.
Designate your
THRIVENT
CHOICE
DOLLARS to
The LUTHERAN
THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY at
PHILADELPHIA
The Rev. Ernest P. Pretsch
Mr. Ralph U. Price
Mrs. Lois Pritz*
The Rev. Dr. Conrad W. Raker* & Mrs. Grace Raker*
Mr. C. Royce Rasmussen & Mrs. Carole Rasmussen
Mrs. Louise D. Reichert*
The Rev. Walter O. Reimet, Jr. & Mrs. Virginia Reimet*
The Rev. Phares Oscar Reitz*
Mrs. Martha Reumann
The Rev. & Mrs. Clarence W. Rhoda*
Mr. S. White Rhyne & Mrs. Rosemarie K. Rhyne
The Rev. Dr. Elton P. Richards & Mrs. Anne S. Richards
The Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Richter*
& Mrs. Caroline Richter*
Ms. Mary E. Rifenburg
Mr. Reed B. Riker
The Rev. Dr. William H. Rittberger
& Mrs. Joan Rittberger
The Rev. Andrew J. F. Robin*
Mr. John F. Robson
The Rev. Allen H. Roth*
The Rev. John R. Sabatelli & Mrs. Jane L. Sabatelli
Mr. John H. Saeger & Mrs. Joyce M. Saeger
Mr. Frank Sanson
Ms. Mary E. Sarnoski
The Rev. David N. Schaefer
Ms. Ethel Schaffer
Mrs. Shirley Schleicher
Ms. Elizabeth D. Schlenker
Mrs. Vida Schoeneman*
Mrs. Alice Schoenhals
Mr. Arthur Schoenhals* & Mrs. Alice Schoenhals
The Rev. Titus Scholl* & Mrs. Charlotte A. Scholl
Mr. Charles M. Schultze
Dr. Reinhard G. Schwartz & Dr. Helga D. Schwartz
The Rev. Rollin G. Shaffer* & Mrs. Ethel Shaffer
Mrs. Ruth Shartle*
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Francis A. Shearer*
& Mrs. Martha Sheneman
Mrs. Ethel Shintay
Dr. Richard H. Sieling & Mrs. Carolyn E. Sieling
*Deceased
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WITNESSES
Ms. Sallie O. Smith
Mr. Richard L. Smoot & Mrs. Amanda Smoot
Mr. Robert A. Stahle* & Mrs. Bernice L. Stahle
Mr. Mark Staples & Mrs. Lynn R. Staples
Mrs. Helen E. Steigerwalt*
Mrs. Ethel Steinhauer*
The Rev. Richard H. Stough, Sr.
The Rev. Dr. Theodore Tappert*
& Mrs. Helen C. Tappert*
The Rev. Raymond J. Thiel
Mrs. Doris A. Thompson
Mr. Wilson E. Touhsaent* & Mrs. Evelyn Touhsaent
Mr. Richard M. Veihl* & Mrs. Adele Veihl
Mr. Carl W. Veit* & Mrs. Mary Veit*
Mr. Fred K. Vogt*
Mr. Robert B. Walker* & Mrs. Jean C. Walker*
Mr. Hans Walther & Dr. Barbara Drescher
Mrs. Dorothy S. Walton*
Ms. Dorothy Ward
The Rev. Dr. Frederick G. Wedemeyer
& Mrs. Kathleen A. Wedemeyer
The Rev. Gustave H. Wedemeyer
& Mrs. Erna Wedemeyer
The Rev. Christopher L. Weidner & Mrs. Jane Weidner
The Rev. Dr. E. Werner Weinreich
The Rev. Dr. Harold S. Weiss & Mrs. Mary Anne Weiss
The Rev. Dr. Timothy J. Wengert
& The Rev. Ingrid A. Wengert
Mr. Herbert J. Wetterau
The Rev. Dr. Andrew J. White*
Mrs. Martha Wiencke
The Rev. Thomas C. Wilson
Mr. David L. Wilson & Ms. Elizabeth Lexa
Mrs. Kathryn B. Wimmer*
Mrs. Doris M. Witt
Ms. Betty L. Wright
The Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Sr.*
The Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
Ms. Mary B. Wright
Dr. Mary H. Wright*
Mr. Paul C. Zieger & Mrs. Bonnie Zieger
Mrs. Anna E. Zieger
Mr. Richard J. Zimmerman*
*Deceased
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Mrs. Mary P. Best
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Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Baumbach
Mr. Dorsen A. Berger & Mrs. Betty M. Berger
Creekwood Village Community Association
The Rev. Ronald L. Deck & Mrs. Darlene Deck
Mr. Michael A. Duffy & Mrs. Marilyn M. Duffy
Mr. John M. McKinney & Mrs. Shirley A. McKinney
The Rev. Dr. Lloyd E. Sheneman & Mrs. Martha Sheneman
Dr. Lee L. Snyder
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Mrs. Esther Bonnet
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Mr. Andrew Kozakowski
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Mrs. Marie E. Boyer
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Mrs. Lucinda A. Spang
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The Rev. Dr. Theodore W. Jentsch & Mrs. Hilda Jentsch
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Mrs. Elizabeth Deibert
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Mr. Kevin I. Imes & Mrs. Lauren M. Imes
Palm Lutheran Church
Mr. Harold Rovins
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Ms. Nicole (Anderson) Allen
Mr. Charles Arlington & Mrs. Lucinda Arlington
Ms. Lily K. Baird
Colonel Brent C. Bankus & Mrs. Diane M. O'Rourke-Bankus
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
Ms. Laurie Connor & Mr. Chip Meyrelles
Mr. James M. Keiter & Mrs. Lois J. Keiter
Mr. J. R. Kennedy & Mrs. K. S. Kennedy
Mr. Richard D. Kern & Mrs. Elizabeth B. Kern
Mr. Joseph E. Kunetz & Mrs. Jessie N. Kunetz
Mr. Francis X. McCarthy & Mrs. Barbara H. McCarthy
Mr. Ralph P. Meyer
Ms. Virginia L. Naguski
Mr. David Patterson & Mrs. Lorraine F. Patterson
Ms. Angelina A. Perilli
Ms. Phyllis Rohland
Mr. David L. Rorabaugh & Mrs. Carolyn M. Rorabaugh
Mr. Harold Rovins
Mr. Frederick R. Sontheimer & Mrs. Linda C. Sontheimer
Mr. David G. Thompson & Mrs. Elaine A. Thompson
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Mrs. Gloria M. Eichner
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Mr. Wayne T. Price
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The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Walter F. Taylor, Jr.
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Mrs. Joan A. Gibney
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Mr. Robert H. Gump
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Mrs. Ruby M. Hanson
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In
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MEMORI AM
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Ms. Mary L. Heen
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Mr. Carl J. Henkel, Jr.
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Mrs. Mildred F. Hergenhan
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Mr. Edward E. Hermanns & Mrs. Claire Hermanns
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Mrs. Adelaide Hetrick
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Mr. J. Michael Hoffman & Mrs. Darina E. Hoffman
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Mr. David Edwards & Mrs. Ann Edwards
Mr. David Hunt & Mrs. Gladys Hunt
Mr. George Ulrich & Mrs. Judy Ulrich
Mr. Thomas Ulrich & Mrs. Linda Ulrich
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Mr. Richard G. Radey & Mrs. Abigail I. Radey
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Mr. J. David Kaercher & Mrs. Jean Kaercher
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Mr. Robert E. Kaufmann & Mrs. Ellen F. Kaufmann
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Mrs. Emily Kiefaber
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Ms. Marie E. Schall
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Mrs. Kathleen A. Afflerbach & Mr. Paul Afflerbach
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Mr. & Mrs. Glen T. Backman
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Mr. Lamar C. Lehman
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Mr. Walter O. Leino
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Mr. Alan Rodgers & Mrs. Sharon J. Rodgers
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Mrs. Mary Carlton Lull
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Miss Dorathea Nelson
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Mrs. Anita Swartz
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Mrs. Anna Meck
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Mr. & Mrs. Forrest Shadle
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Mr. & Mrs. John R. J. Miller
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Mr. Scott C. Sanchez & Mrs. Sonja Sanchez
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Mr. Mark R. Kimm & Mrs. Suzanne M. Kimm
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Mr. Gerald F. Moyer Trust
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Mr. Jeffrey Riotto & Mrs. Marta Riotto
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Mr. Joseph Colaneri & The Rev. Susan Colaneri
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Mrs. Beverly Olin
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Mr. Alfred W. Pettit
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Ms. Ann L. Pickin
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Mrs. Marion K. Plagemann
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Mr. John D. Reisch
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Ms. Gertrude E. Milliken
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Ms. Martha L. Reitz
Mr. Michael P. Reitz
Mr. Philip Reitz & Mrs. Susan Reitz
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The Rev. Nickolaus H. Bastian & Mrs. Sheryl Bastian
The Rev. Mark J. Buchan & Ms. Nancy Buchan
Ms. Grace Muscarella
Mrs. Martha Reumann
The Rev. Dr. Gene R. Stuckey & Mrs. Brenda Stuckey
Mr. Timothy P. Werstler & Mrs. Cynthia A. Werstler
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Mr. Clarence Rhoda & Mrs. Patricia Rhoda
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Mrs. Miriam W. Rhody
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Ms. Mary K. Thrasher
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Mrs. Jean D. Rieker
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
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Upstate New York Synod/ELCA
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Mr. Keith C. Barker & Mrs. Jean S. Barker
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Ms. Eleanor B. Back
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Mr. Robert F. Gruber & Mrs. Eleanor F. Gruber
Mr. Donald Rohrbaugh & Ms. Rena Rohrbaugh
Ms. Carolyn Schneider
Mr. Robert Stocks & Ms. Marlene H. Stocks
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Ms. Dorothy M. Scholz-Beyer, AIM
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Mrs. Eileen E. Shea
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Mrs. Virginia Stackel
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Mr. Irwin Richman & Mrs. Susan Richman
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Ms. LuAnn Steinhauer
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Dr. & Mrs. Harold L. Strause, Jr.
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Ms. Anne M. Swanson
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Mrs. Anita Swartz
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Mrs. Susan Y. Swavely
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Mrs. Laree M. Trollinger
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Ms. Evelyn V. Boyle
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Mrs. Adele Veihl
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Ms. Jackie Menagh
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Mrs. Jean C. Walker
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Mr. David N. Schaeffer
Mr. Nelson L. Schaeffer and Mrs. Kathryn Schaeffer
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The Rev. Albert W. Weidlich
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Mr. Ralph R. Welsh
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Mr. & Mrs. Elwood Leister
Mr. Randy A. Nelson & Mrs. Joy Nelson
The Rev. Dr. J. Paul Rajashekar & Rev. Esther Rajashekar
Mr. John P. Ranck & Mrs. Henrietta K. Ranck
Mrs. Martha Reumann
The Rev. & Mrs. Gordon E. Simmons, II
Mrs. Phyllisanne White
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Ms. Diane Widman
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Mrs. Martha Wiencke
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Mrs. Naomi H. Wrede
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Ms. Karen Paulus
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth G. Simurro, Jr.
St. Luke Lutheran Church
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Miss Marianne Brooks
Mrs. Pernell Crockett
Mr. Don J. Stovall & Mrs. Dolores Stovall
Mr. Edward Wright & Mrs. Meghan Wright
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Mr. Larry E. Rentschler & Mrs. Linda Rentschler
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Second Congregational Church
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The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Hartland H. Gifford
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Ms. Diane L. Schueler
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The Rev. Dr. Carl F. W. Ficken & Mrs. Anne H. Ficken
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Mr. Willard M. Bickel & Mrs. Margaret E. Bickel
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Mr. Eric B. Blew & Mrs. Denise M. Blew
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The Rev. Cheryl F. Meinschein & Mr. Richard Hausman
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Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Bushkofsky
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The Rev. Paul G. Alberti & Mrs. Dorothy G. Alberti
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The Rev. Arthur S. Hanson & Mrs. Irene W. Hanson
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The Rev. Carl Berkobin & Mrs. Ruth C. Berkobin
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The Rev. Henry R. Brau & Mrs. Carolyn R. Brau
The Rev. & Mrs. Arthur J. Henne
The Rev. Joseph W. Holt & Mrs. Melba Holt
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The Rev. E. Frederick Holst & Mrs. Barbara A. Holst
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The Rev. Charles A. Adami & Mrs. Karen L. Adami
The Rev. Floyd Addison & Mrs. Judith F. Addison
Mrs. Alice G. Baer
The Rev. Guy S. Edmiston & Mrs. Barbara Edmiston
Mr. John H. Hayner
The Rev. John G. Huber & Mrs. Maggie H. Huber
The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Hughes & Mrs. Dona-Lee Hughes
The Rev. Dr. Foster R. McCurley &
The Rev. Jannine B. McCurley
The Rev. Dr. William Nicholson & Mrs. Anne Marie Nicholson
The Rev. Stanley M. Phillips & Mrs. Frances E. Phillips
The Rev. & Mrs. Larry V. Schell
The Rev. Richard H. Stough & Mrs. Marcia Stough
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Mr. Ronald H. Bohr & Mrs. Diane Bohr
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The Rev. Robert L. Gahagen
The Rev. Sterling R. Geiger & Mrs. Jean Geiger
The Rev. William A. Koeber & Mrs. Valerie Koeber
The Rev. and Mrs. Joseph P. Lettrich
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Linders
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The Rev. & Mrs. Richard G. Gardner
The Rev. Paul J. Jann & Mrs. Donna Jann
The Rev. & Mrs. Barry M. Ridge
The Rev. Edward B. Saling & Mrs. Christy Saling
The Rev. Dr. John T. Schweitzer & The Rev. Carol Schweitzer
The Rev. Carl D. Shankweiler & Mrs. Cynthia Shankweiler
The Rev. & Mrs. C. Conway Stone
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The Rev. William Fairchild & Mrs. Sandra Fairchild
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Bishop Samuel R. Zeiser & Mrs. Linda Zeiser
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The Rev. David R. Rowe & Mrs. Mary Rowe
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Mr. C. Arthur Beck
The Rev. Joanne S. Kernitz & Mr. Charles A. Kernitz
The Rev. Mark A. Wimmer & Mrs. Leesa L. Wimmer
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The Rev. Timothy J. Seitz-Brown & Mrs. Ann Seitz-Brown
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The Rev. Ingrid A. Wengert
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Mr. Larry DiFranco & The Rev. Eileen M. DiFranco
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St. Andrews Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Mr. Timothy Dewalt
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Jerusalem Lutheran Congregation of Western Salisbury
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Mrs. Dorothy Fenimore
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Dr. Jennifer W. Davidson & Mr. Douglas R. Davidson
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Mr. Chris Browne & Mrs. Susan Browne
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Mr. John Franz & Mrs. Elfriede Franz
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Mr. Ethan Geehr
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Drs. Michael & Linda Krentz
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St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Ms. Karen Paulus
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Mr. C. Glenn Schueler
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Mr. Gary J. Mc Govern and Ms. Donna Marie Ruf
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The Rev. David W. Preisinger & Mrs. Christine Preisinger
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The Rev. Dr. Michael Cooper-White
Mrs. Roberta Schott
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The Rev. Stacey-Kyle S. Rea & Mr. John Rea
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Hope Lutheran Church
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Crossroads Lutheran Church
Mr. Mark Lauer
Mr. John W. Lauer & Mrs. Bonnie L. Lauer
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Mrs. Sandra G. Samkavitz
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The Rev. Hubert C. Linn & Mrs. Phyllis Linn
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HONORARI A
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Dr. Kathleen V. Axen, PhD
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Mr. Junior Huseman & Mrs. June Huseman
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Dr. William R. Miner and Mrs. Mary LaVerne Miner
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Mr. Alexander R. Rekow
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The Rev. Flora M. Hartford & Mr. Donald G. Hartford
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Ms. Roberta Menapace
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Ms. Lenore Cronlund
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Mr. Robert C. Lockyer & Mrs. Carol Lockyer
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Mr. Richard W. Reimet & Mrs. Elaine Reimet
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Ms. June Rohr
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Mr. Christopher A. Weinrich & Mrs. Karen S. Weinrich
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Mr. Robert Hensil & The Rev. Cheryl Hensil
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St. Matthews Lutheran Church
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Ms. Wenda S. Long
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The Rev. Michael A. Dubsky & The Rev. Kristin Dubsky
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Mr. Charles R. Rush & Mrs. Joanne D. Rush
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Mr. Peter Teichmann & Mrs. Diane F. Teichmann
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Mrs. Virginia B. Sheppard, AIM
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Ms. Karen Paulus
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Ms. Elizabeth Zindle
,. 2 0 1 2 A n n u a l R e p o r t o f D o n o r s L t s p . e d u
SOCIETIES
CURRENT REVENUE CURRENT EXPENDITURES
20%
6%
4%
44%
16%
9%
44% Tuition and Fees
20% Gis
16% Food and Housing
9% Synod Support
6% ELCA Support
4% Other Income
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
MATCHINGGIFTCOMPANIES
Bank of America Matching
Gifts Program
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Hershey Company Gift
Matching Program
IBM Corporation
Johnson & Johnson Family of
Companies
Macys Foundation
Merck Partnership for Giving
Mobil Retiree Matching Gifts
Program
Pennsylvania Power & Light
State Farm Companies
Foundation
The William Penn Foundation
Verizon Foundation
Xerox Foundation
BUSINESSES
African American Lutheran
Association
Amerifolio, Inc.
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
The United Methodist Church
Education by Inclusion, Inc.
John A. Penny Company, Inc.
National Penn Investors Trust
Company
Standard Chair of Gardner Inc.
The William Penn Foundation
Trolley Car Diner & Ice Cream
Shoppe
ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FUNDS
Mrs. Hildegarde Boylan
The Rev. Charles Kerschmar
Mrs. Charlotte R. Landis
Leonard F. Markel Trust
Fredrick Mohrfeld Trust
Robert K. Mosser Trust
Mr. Gerald F. Moyer Trust
Ms. Lena J. Nelson
Mrs. Grace Raker
The Rev. Phares Oscar Reitz
Ms. Mary E. Rifenburg
The Rev. Virginia C. Thomas
Mrs. Jean C. Walker
The Rev. Dr. Andrew J. White
Yocum Family Trust
FOUNDATIONS
Alfred O. Breinig Foundation
Berks County Community
Foundation
ELCA Foundation
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Lutheran Community
Foundation
Lutheran Community Foundation
and the Doris M. Witt Fund
The Association of Theological
Schools Foundation
The Foundation for Enhancing
Communities
The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.
William and Jemima Brossman
Charitable Foundation
William Penn Foundation
24%
10%
9%
8%
7%
3%
40%
40% Institutional Support
24% Instruction
10% Scholarships
9% Food and Housing
8% Student Services
7% Physical Plant
3% Academic Support
20112012 unaudited numbers as of August 2012, totals not 100% due to rounding.
LTSP BOARDOF TRUSTEES
Chair
The Rev. Dr. John C. Richter
Vice-Chair
Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Dr. Addie J. Butler
Treasurer
Mr. John O. Heck
President of the Seminary
The Rev. Dr. Philip D. Krey
CLASS OF 2012
Metropolitan New York Synod
Mr. John O. Heck
Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
Dr. Earl A. Marsan
Metropolitan New York Synod
Mr. Carl W. Phelps
Upstate New York Synod
Bishop E. Roy Riley, Jr.
Representing the Bishops
Mr. David W. Swartz
Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
CLASS OF 2013
Ms. Lynn H. Askew
ELCA Church Council Elections
Dr. Addie J. Butler
The Rev. Dr. Rolf L. Hedberg
New England Synod
Ms. Sonja Hegymegi
New England Synod
The Rev. Dr. Marjorie H. Keiter
Sovak Zion Synod
The Rev. Cheryl Meinschein
The Rev. Dr. Andrew H. Willis, Jr.
CLASS OF 2014
Representing the Bishops
Ms. Susan M. Fayle
Upstate New York Synod
Mrs. Lorraine Knapp
New Jersey Synod
The Rev. Sara E. Lilja
New Jersey Synod
Karen S. Matthias-Long
Ms. Emma G. Porter
Mrs. Amanda Smoot
Dr. Nelvin L. Vos
LTSP FOUNDATIONBOARD
Chair
Vice-Chair
Mr. Robert H. Buescher
Secretary
President of the Seminary
The Rev. Dr. Philip D. Krey
Vice President, Office for Philanthropy
The Rev. John V. Puotinen
Mr. Wesley Astheimer
Mr. E. Roland David
Ms. Carla P. Haugen
Mr. John O. Heck
Mr. Patrick Kennedy
Mrs. Christine Mummert
Mrs. Janet Huber Neff
Mr. Fred E. Risser
ALUMNI COUNCIL
President
The Rev. Kathleen Ash-Flashner 99
Vice-President
The Rev. Dr. Clair E. Anderson 65
The Rev. Paul Beck 78
The Rev. Dan Brettell 10
The Rev. Joseph Conner, Sr. 88
The Rev. Robert Davidson 08
The Rev. Nancy B. Dilliplane 05
The Rev. Michael Dubsky 00
The Rev. Michael B. Guy 98
The Rev. Chris Halverson 11
The Rev. Tom Irwin 79
Ms. Ruth T. Miller 98
The Rev. Audrey Moody 88
The Rev. Amanda Range 11
Ms. Marva Rice 07
The Rev. Jeremiah A. Sassaman
(LTSG Representative)
Ms. Linda Walker 99
The Rev. Suzanne H. Walls-Kershaw 06
PRESIDENTS COUNCIL
Mr. David Bausch
Mrs. Sandra Bodnyk
Mr. L. Jack Bradt
Mr. Charles Breinig
Dr. Paul C. Brucker, Sr.
Mr. Robert H. Buescher
Mr. Lee A. Butz
The Rev. Bruce H. Davidson
Dr. Frank M. Henry
The Rev. Cedric H. Jones, Jr.
The Honorable John E. Jones
The Rev. George E. Keck
Mr. Bruce G. Kilroy
Mr. F. Thomas Kull, Jr.
Dr. Earl A. Marsan
The Rev. Charles S. Miller
Mr. David Neff
Mr. Mitch Possinger
Mr. S. White Rhyne, Esq.
Ms. Jan E. Schnitzlein
Mr. James H. Scott
Dr. Louise P. Shoemaker
Mr. Gary Shorts
Mr. Donald F. Smith, Jr.
Mrs. Amanda Smoot
The Rev. Richard H. Summy
Ms. Susan E. Wambaugh
BOARDS
Goerning
as of June 30, 2012
GIVING MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Ltsp.edu/give
In a year of economic challenges, LTSP
continued to provide exceptional
educational opportunities to future
leaders of the church. Without your
support, this simply would not have
been possible. Thank you.
In 20122013, LTSP needs your help
again. Unrestricted gifts directly
finance the daily operation of the
seminary and support scholarships for
our students. The greater the income to
the Leadership Fund, the more
scholarships we can award.
Thank you for your continuing
dedication and support for theological
education. Each gift truly makes a
difference, no matter the size. Please
make your annual gift today.
Give online at Ltsp.edu/give, or make
checks payable to: The Lutheran
Theological Seminary at Philadelphia,
7301 Germantown Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA, 19119.
The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
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