St. Paul’s Lutheran Chapel Welcomes Deaconess Intern Leonarda Decker.
On Sunday, October 29, St. Paul’s Lutheran Chapel will induct Deaconess Intern Leonarda Decker Intern Leonarad will serve as the chapel’s Director of International student Ministry and Parish Worker. She will begin her duties on November 1.
Intern Leonarda was born and raised in Kedainiai, Lithuania. She attended The School of Economics in Kaunas, Lithuania, and earned a diploma in Law. During her time in school and after graduation she worked as a consultant at a Notary Office in Kedainiai, Lithuania, and later in Kretinga, Lithuania.
In 1996 Intern Leondara entered Klaipeda University (in Klaipeda, Lithuania) and earned a Bachelor Degree in Theology in 2000. In the fall of the same year she began her studies at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN. Intern Leonarda graduated with a Master of Arts in church history in May of 2003. In the fall of 2003 she entered the colloquy program to receive Deaconess Certification. While waiting on her certification she worked as substitute teacher in Lutheran Schools, and was a family advocate at YWCA Woman’s Shelter in Fort Wayne. From 2005-2006 she lived in Lithuania and worked for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania as an Intern/Co-worker of the Consistory.
Intern Leonarda has been married to Robert Decker since 2001. God has blessed them with a son, Sebastian, who was born in 2003. Her hobbies include working out, especially jogging, crocheting, and reading/writing poetry.
