Richard Schmidt, Jr.
Pastor
Richard Schmidt came to Concordia in 1996. He has undergraduate degrees and experience in elementary education and youth work, as well as Masters of Divinity from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and advanced leadership training from the Pastoral Leadership Institute. Richard has a passion to connect people to Jesus and help Jesus’ followers become the best they can be. That passion, joy, and energy flows from his own relationship with Jesus and his personal purpose in life, which is "to love God and others with all that I am, connecting them to Jesus and a joyful life."
Pastor
Richard Schmidt came to Concordia in 1996. He has undergraduate degrees and experience in elementary education and youth work, as well as Masters of Divinity from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and advanced leadership training from the Pastoral Leadership Institute. Richard has a passion to connect people to Jesus and help Jesus’ followers become the best they can be. That passion, joy, and energy flows from his own relationship with Jesus and his personal purpose in life, which is "to love God and others with all that I am, connecting them to Jesus and a joyful life."
Staff
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