OUR PASTOR

After graduating from Valencia Community College (VCC) and the University of Central Florida (UCF) with a Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal/Organizational Communication, he enrolled in the Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana (CTSFW) in 2008. At the close of his first year, he participated in an exchange program at Westfield House in Cambridge, England. The following year, he participated in yet another exchange program at the Seminário Concórdia in São Leopoldo, Río Grande do Sul, Brazil. After this, for his vicarage (internship), he was assigned to St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Whiting, Indiana. Completing vicarage and a final year of study, he graduated from CTS, earning a Master of Divinity (MDiv) in 2013. He was elected to remain at CTS as a Graduate Assistant for the Pastoral Ministry and Mission Department. He began work on a Master of Sacred Theology (STM) in Systematic Theology. He then entered Holy Matrimony with his beautiful wife and has been blessed with a growing family. Months after the wedding, he received the Divine Call to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Winter Garden, Florida. On July 27, God ordained him into the Office of the Holy Ministry. After completing the academic requirements, he received his Master of Sacred Theology (STM) on August 5, 2020.