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ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 11, 2009 – Dr. William R. Diekelman, First Vice-President of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), will visit Concordia University Ann Arbor on March 19 and 20, 2009. Once every three years, either the synodical president or his appointee makes a trip to the Ann Arbor campus. Diekelman is scheduled to preach in chapel on Friday, March 20 at the 11:00 a.m. service. The public is welcome to attend. Diekelman will also lead a student forum followed by all-campus devotions on Thursday, March 19 in Ruth Dorm on the west side of the university’s campus.
The Rev. Dr. William R. Diekelman of Ballwin, Mo., is serving his second three-year term as first vice president of the 2.45-million-member LCMS. Diekelman, 60, is a 1973 graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He graduated from Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1969. He received an honorary doctorate from Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill., in 2002.
Prior to his initial election as LCMS first vice president in 2004, Diekelman served five terms -- a total of 13 years -- as president of the Synod’s Oklahoma District. During that time, he also was pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Owasso, Okla., a call he began serving in 1981. Previously, Diekelman also served as the Oklahoma District’s first vice president (1988-91) and as a circuit counselor (1985-88). He also served as a member of the district’s board of directors, and as a member of the Wheat Ridge Ministries board of directors from 1997 to 2007. Diekelman served as chairman of the Synod’s Placement Committee, Council of Presidents, from 1997 to 2000, and as pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church, Elko, Nev., from 1973 to 1981.
Concordia University Ann Arbor is a private, Christian liberal arts institution of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Concordia offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in an environment focused on the individual student. Concordia is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Concordia’s Family Life Program is approved by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). The athletics program has helped Concordia receive the recognition of a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character institution. Concordia is located at 4090 Geddes Road in Ann Arbor, MI. For more information, visit: www.cuaa.edu |
