May 2025
On April 13, 2025, Reverend David Ficken was installed as associate pastor at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights,
Illinois. He serves as the new LINC City Director for Chicago, Illinois.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia University in Mequon, Wisconsin in 2007. He then received a Master of Divinity degree from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri in 2011.
He has previously served in congregations in Arkansas and Tennessee. He most recently held a position with the LCMS Texas District Board of Mission Administration (serving PLI – Pastoral Leadership Institute).
Pastor Ficken and his wife, Mia, have been married since 2014, and they have two children.
We welcome Rev. Ficken and his family to his new call in the LCMS Northern Illinois District!
WELLNESS: Promoting and encouraging health and vitality in congregations, schools, ministries, professional workers, and lay-leaders.