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Rev.
Scott M. MacDonald
Pastor Scott Michael MacDonald has been serving at First Evangelical Lutheran Church since June of 2002. He is excited to be here and looks forward to meeting you.
Prior to earning his BA, Pastor MacDonald worked for various human service agencies over a thirteen year period while gaining experience in cross-cultural missions work as well as Spanish speaking skills in Mexico. Music ministry, orphanage work, and evangelism were all a part of this experience and training.
He graduated from Bridgewater State College in the spring of 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. This was earned with a major in Graphic Arts and a minor in Social work.
Pastor entered Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri in the spring of 1998. After completing two years of studies there, he was assigned a year of internship (vicarage) at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in New Hartford, Connecticut, under Rev. Timothy Yeadon. He later returned to the seminary for a final year of training and in the spring of 2002 received his Theological Diploma and the Master of Divinity degree.
On April 23, 2002 Pastor MacDonald received a Call from First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Odenton, Maryland. After being ordained at his home church on June 9th, St. James Lutheran Church of Canton Massachusetts, he was installed at First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Odenton, Maryland, as their pastor on June 23 of 2002.
Pastor makes his home in Odenton, Maryland with his wife Wendy, his 7 year old daughter Beth, his 6 year old son Scotty, and his 4 year old son, Jeremy.
Private email to Pastor MacDonald can be sent to revmacdonald@jsweb.net
FROM THE PASTOR’S PEN
Growing into 2006!
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17
The new year is now upon us and there are new things happening in our midst! We look ahead in the coming year to new things happening as we continue to move ahead raising funds for the “renewal” of our worship facilities. Please continue to pray about this endeavor. We are on a journey of faith together following our Lord who leads us into paths of his righteousness. As we travel on we are always growing while we draw near to our Savior at the Table and the Service where he feeds us. A life of growth is what you and I are called to in our Christian lives. And so in order to grow in this coming year refreshment and nourishment will be necessary. God calls us to grow always feeding on his good word that strengthens for this journey. God’s word is as food and drink to us. Let us receive that food more and more as we worship regularly and find time to pray and read the Bible in our day to day...
After welcoming many new members in 2005 we look forward to welcoming more new members in our worship service on January 15th with a reception to follow. Let us continue to pray for our church family and for those who are becoming a closer part of that family. The Lord cause us all to grow in the Faith of Jesus Christ that he so freely gives!
We are the Lord's new creation and have been entrusted with so many blessings. May we use them together for the Lord and for those that we serve in our community!
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