July 2021

Deaconesses Nancy Estrada and Mariaisabel Villegas are now serving the congregation of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Aurora, Illinois, as Commissioned Deaconesses.

Nancy and Mariaisabel graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, through the Center for Hispanic Studies this past May and received their calls to St. Paul’s as part of the Call Day Services in St. Louis on April 26, 2021. The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Hispanic Ministry Programs encourage and uphold the work of pastors, deaconesses and laypeople around the country who are engaged in outreach among the Latino population.

We welcome Nancy and Mariaisabel to the deaconess ministry and to the LCMS Northern Illinois District. May God bless them and their families in their new ministry.

 

Pictured left to right: Allan R. Buss, President LCMS Northern Illinois District; Deaconess Mariaisabel Villegas; Deaconess Nancy Estrada; Lois Stewart, Mission Facilitator for Schools, serving Commissioned Workers; Lori Trinche, Deaconess LCMS Northern Illinois District
Two Deaconesses Commissioned and Installed at St. Paul Lutheran Church