August 2021
Jacob A. Stoltzman was ordained at his home congregation, Bethel Lutheran Church, Gurnee, Illinois on July 17, 2021 and was installed as Sole Pastor at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Aurora, Illinois on July 31, 2021.
Jacob graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, this past May and received his call to Emmanuel Lutheran Church as part of the Call Day Services in April. He received Bachelor of Arts (Pre-Seminary Studies) from Concordia University Wisconsin and served as a Vicar at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Highland, Indiana.
He is from the Gurnee, Illinois, Arizona area.
We welcome Jacob Stoltzman to the pastoral ministry and to the LCMS Northern Illinois District. May God bless him in his new ministry.