Installations - Central Illinois District - Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

6The GatePost • November/December 2008Installations▲Rev. Scott Adle InstallationThe Rev. Scott Adle was installed as pastor at St. John, Secor, on June 29,2008. Pictured: Rev. Joe Burns, Rev. Scott Adle, Rev. David Bueltmann,Rev. Dan Gilbert. 2nd Row: Rev. Tom Wirsing, Rev. Allen Steinbeck, Rev.David Bergelin, Rev. Randy Blankschaen, Rev. Jerry Koch, Rev. JonBender, Rev. Kevin Martin, Rev. Barry Long, Rev. Bobby Niemtschk,Rev. Peter Glock. 3rd Row: Rev. Heath Curtis, Rev. Bryan Hopfensperger,Rev. Joshua Gerig, Rev. Wayne Martin, Rev. Micah Gaunt, Rev. Jeff Pulse,and Rev. Bruce Scarbeary.Pastor Randy Blankschaen Installation▲Pastor Randy Blankschaen was installed as Associate Pastor at Christ,Normal, on June 22 at 3 p.m. by District President, David Bueltmann, whoalso preached for the service. Randy is a 2007 graduate of the Ft. WayneSeminary, but waited a year to receive a call in order that his wife, Lydia,could finish her degree in dental hygiene. He was ordained the first Sundayin May in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Besides assisting in the general areas ofpastoral ministry, Pastor Blankschaen has been called to work in the areasof Assimilation, 18 – 30 year old Adult Ministry, and Jr. High Ministry.Pictued front row, left to right: Rev. David Bergelin, St. Paul, Lexington;Rev. Philip Kaufmann, Christ, Normal; Rev. Randy Blankschaen, Christ,Normal; Rev. Marvin Matzke, Emeritus, Christ, Normal; and Rev. David Bueltmann, District President. Back row, left to right:Rev. Allen Steinbeck, Trinity, Bloomington; Rev. Tom Wirsing, Trinity, Bloomington, and Circuit Counselor, Bloomington South;Rev. Chad Lueck, Good Shepherd, Bloomington; Rev. Chris Nitzel, Trinity, Bloomington; Rev. Frank Zimmerman, Zion, Danvers,and Good Shepherd, Minier.▲Rev. Stephen Mueller Ordinationand InstallationThe Rev. Stephen Mueller was ordained and installed as pastor of St. James,Quincy, on August 3, 2008. Pictured front row, left to right: Rev. HaroldBender, Rev. John Mueller (father of Stephen Mueller) from Saginaw MI,Rev. Stephen Mueller, Rev. Marlin Rempfer, and President Bueltmann.Back row, left to right: Rev. Paul Beisel, Rev. Robert Alexander, Rev.Lawrence Saeger, and Rev. Stephen Southward.GoodHumorBoxA man was painting a church building. Noticing that he would not have enough paint to finish, he addedthinner. As the paint continued to run out, the painter added more and more thinner.A rainstorm the next day washed away his paint job. The pastor met the painter on the job and demandedthat he “repaint and thin no more.”