On Sunday, April 18th, Ben Venteicher was installed as a full-time Director of Christian Education at Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha. Ben is a 2007 graduate of Concordia-Seward, Nebraska. Ben has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with a Lutheran Teacher's Diploma and is certified as a Director of Christian Education (DCE)and also serves in the Air Force National Guard. Ben has worked at a Lutheran camp for 5 years and is a member of the Ongoing Ambassadors for Christ (Youth/Adult Evangelism). From August of 2007 through March of 2010 he served as DCE at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. His wife, Michelle, is a graduate of Concordia-Mequon, Wisconsin. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages (German/Spanish) and is working toward a degree in Education. Ben will be focusing on Youth and Young Adult ministries at Zion.
