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July 11, 2026
Brothers and sisters in Christ,
I am writing today to convey news regarding the Divine Call to Pastor Michael Pottschmidt. After prayer and contemplation, Pastor Pottschmidt is led to return our call and to keep his current call at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Concordia, Missouri.
While our tendency may be to feel disappointed, please realize that God has a plan for our church, and He knows who will be our next senior pastor. Under the leadership of Al Koepke, our call committee will meet in preparation for our next voters' meeting in hopes of prioritizing our remaining two candidates as well as being prepared to respond to the wishes of the voters at that meeting. Please look forward to further communication regarding the scheduling of another voters' meeting.
Please continue to pray for Pastor Pottschmidt and his family. Please pray for our call committee and for our congregation. This is an exciting time at St. Paul’s; please do not let this news dampen your spirit as we prepare to occupy our new ministry expansion facility. I hope to see everyone at the dedication of the new building on August 9.
In Christ,
John Krause
Congregational President
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