Friday, May 9, 2008

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Previous Pastors of Holy Cross

Over the past many years Holy Cross has been blessed with dedicated and professional pastors who were and are committed to teaching and preaching the Word of God.

Rev. Edward C. Pardieck

Pastor Pardieck was called in 1952 when Holy Cross was still a mission parish. Pastor Pardieck graduated from the St. Louis Seminary in 1921. He worked for many years in the Missouri area before being called to Holy Cross. He guided Holy Cross through successful outreach programs, established and supervised a Sunday School and successfully completed the first and second phases of the building program. Two Daughter congregations - Christ, Platte Woods and St. Stephen, Liberty - were established under his direction. Pastor Pardieck served Holy Cross for ten years before retiring in October 1963.

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Rev. Francis Roschke

Pastor Roschke served Holy Cross for 24 years (1963 to 1987). He graduated from the St. Louis Seminary in 1947. When Pastor Roschke accepted the call to Holy Cross, it was with the express direction that a Christian Day School be established. The Day School was started in 1963 with a first grade and each year a grade was added. Pastor Roschke saw us through a third building phase which included a sacristy off the altar, remodeling of the altar, the installation of the large gold cross and the new wing to the school in 1978-79. During this time there were a record number of marriages, children being baptized and confirmations. The peak confirmation class was on May 25, 1969, when 48 young people tool their confirmation vows.

 

Pastor Roschke accepted a call to Trinity Lutheran Church, La Junta, Colorado on October 11, 1987. He has since retired and now lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Through most of this time Pastor Roschke relied on the service of vicars from the Seminary in St. Louis. The first vicar, Jonathan Stein, came in 1959. Holy Cross has been served by 13 vicars.

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Rev. Richard A. Wagner

Pastor Wagner graduated from the St. Louis Seminary in 1973. He was called to be Holy Cross’ first Associate Pastor and served in this position from July 1973 until December 1977.

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Rev. Richard Bruenger

In 1979 Pastor Bruenger was installed as our Associate Pastor, served as Assistant pastor, and was installed on August 7, 1988 as our Senior Pastor.

Before coming to Holy Cross, Pastor Bruenger had served several congregations in Nebraska. Pastor Bruenger accepted a call to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clay Center, Kansas in 1995 where he serves today.

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Rev. James Hahn

Pastor Hahn was installed as Associate Pastor on July 2, 1989. He began his seminary education at Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, Illinois and concluded at Ft. Wayne, Indiana when the seminary moved.

Pastor Hahn served congregations in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Colorado before being installed as Associate Pastor of Holy Cross. In 1995 Pastor Hahn accepted a call to Our Savior First Lutheran Church in Granada Hills, California. He passed away in 2005.

Rev. Mark S. Nuckols

Pastor Nuckols graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Indiana in 1989. He was installed as Senior Pastor of Holy Cross on January 5, 1997.

Before serving Holy Cross, Pastor Nuckols served our church and our nation as a Chaplain in the U.S. Army. He was chaplain to various battalions and task forces while stationed at the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. Prior to his tour in the U.S. Army, Pastor Nuckols was shepherd at Faith Lutheran Church, Richmond, Missouri.

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Rev. Duane R. Osterloth

Pastor Osterloth graduated from Concordia University in Wisconsin in 1991 and from Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft Wayne, Indiana in 1997. After an addition year of studies, Pastor Osterloth was ordained and installed as our Assistant Pastor on July 19, 1998. After taking a call, he is now back at Ft Wayne Theological Seminary.

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