Trinity Lutheran Church - Vinton Welcomes Pastor Stephen Preus
Pastor Stephen K. Preus was ordained and installed at Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS, on Sunday, August 5th.
Just a little over a year after a major wind storm damaged their church, the congregation of Trinity filled the sanctuary to participate in the first ever Ordination of a Pastor in their church. The Rev. Dr. Brian S. Saunders, District President of Iowa East District, LCMS, was the Presiding Minister for the very moving and uplifting service. Candidate Preus’ father, the Rev. Rolf D. Preus gave the sermon address while his brother, Rev. John C. Preus, served as Liturgist and Lector. Twenty-three other Pastors came to give the new Pastor their blessing and support, including another brother, a cousin and his father-in-law, the Rev. Dr. John Stephenson. The glorious sound of the 26 trained voices of the Pastors singing the hymns was extremely emotional and not something that many will ever forget. The Parish Hall was filled to overflowing during the reception that followed.
Pastor Stephen Preus was born in Grand Forks, ND. After completing his B.A. In Economics at Minnesota State University, he attended Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN. Then he spent his second year at Westfield House of Theological Studies in Cambridge, England. In 2011, he received his Master of Divinity degree from Concordia, and spent the next year completing his course work for the Master of Sacred Theology (May of 2012). On May 2, 2012 Candidate Preus received a call into the Holy Ministry to serve as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton, replacing retiring Pastor Clarke Frederick. Pastor Preus and his wife, Margaret, moved to Vinton on July 27th.
Front (1-r): David Klinge, Dr. John Stephenson, David Preus, Stephen Preus, President Dr. Brian Saunders, Paul Nus, David Miller, Michael Knox and Dean Duncan.
Middle (l-r): Brian Thorson, Tom Wegener, Lawrence Schmidt, John Preus, Rolf Preus, Hans Fiene, Jordan McKinley, Edward Killian, Anthony Dodgers, and Timothy Frank.
Back (l-r): Mark Leckband, Andrew Gray, Michael Holman, B. Andy Wright, Dave Rempfer, Dean Rothchild and David Lingard.
