Pictured are (back row) the Rev. Michael Burdick, Immanuel Lutheran, Macomb IL.; the Rev. Kent Peck, St. John Lutheran, Melcher-Dallas; the Rev. Joel Picard, Trinity Lutheran, Knoxville; the Rev. David Klinge, St John Lutheran, State Center; (front row) the Rev. Stephen Lane, Marshalltown Circuit Counselor, St. John Lutheran, Oskaloosa; Pastor Dean Christ; and the Rev. Brian Saunders, President Iowa District East, LCMS.
Dean Christ Ordained and installed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Chariton
On June 13, Dean Christ was ordained and installed into the ministry by Reverend Brian Saunders, President of IDE. Rev. Christ was born and raised in northern Iowa on a dairy farm. After graduation from Lakota High School, he attended Luther College graduating with a B.A. in Chemistry and Secondary Education. For the next 17 years he worked in Francophone West Africa in the Peace Corps, with the United Nations, and in the Foreign Service. This service culminated in a presidential appointment as Peace Corps Director/Benin in 1979. Upon return to the U.S. in 1982, he owned and operated a small wholesale/retail door business in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1993 he moved with his wife and children to southwest Missouri where he ranched. In 1999, he became a commissioned minister, serving as Director of Christian Education, after graduating from Concordia University. He served at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Macomb, IL. In 2007, he attended Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN and served his vicarage in Chariton. Upon completion, he was assigned to Trinity Lutheran Church in Chariton. Rev. Christ is married to Susan and they have a combined ten children.
