On September 7, Pastor David Sprang announced that he will retire in November 2024. Pastor Sprang has served as Director for Evangelical Mission and Assistant to the Bishop since 2014. Pastor Spring has faithfully led our efforts in redevelopment, new missions, and mission support. He developed our synod’s disaster response ministry and has truthfully pursued his passion for camping ministry and our global companionship with Papua New Guinea. Pastor Sprang has also emerged as a leader in the area of evangelism within the ELCA.
We will hear directly from Pastor Sprang and provide details on the pending transition in our synod’s September newsletter. For now, we hope you will join us as our synod celebrates and thanks Pastor Sprang with a worship service and reception at 1:00pm on November 2 at Christ the King in Gladwin, MI. Please RSVP here.
While Bishop Craig, Cathy and our staff grieve the loss of our colleague and partner, we rejoice with our dear friends Pastor David and Sue as they begin this next chapter.