In November Pastor Edwin D. Peterman was selected by the congregation to serve as its Interim Pastor beginning December 16. Here is some information about him.
Pastor Peterman is a native of Ohio and a lifelong Lutheran. He is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and the Divinity School of the University of Chicago. He also studied theology for a year in Tübingen, Germany.
After serving parishes in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri, he became pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Houston in 1968. At that time the congregation was composed of a small but dedicated number of members, who were confident that the congregation had a future in its present location. Under his leadership Christ the King Church began to grow slowly but steadily.
At the time of his retirement in 1998 the church had come to be widely known as one of the leading churches in the metropolitan area. Of special note were its excellent worship, music, and preaching, its campus ministry to Rice University and the Texas Medical Center, its pioneering ministry to AIDS patients and their families, and its strong emphasis on adult theological education.
As a direct result of this emphasis on adult education, the Melanchthon Institute was established in 1995, dedicated to offering sound Lutheran theological education to clergy and laity in the greater Houston area.
Since retiring, Pastor Peterman has published three collections of sermons under the title “Practically Preaching.” He has continued to serve as a guest preacher and to teach adult classes in theology. He is widely known for his comprehensive knowledge of the Bible and Lutheran theology, his animated teaching style, and his ability to relate to both clergy and lay people.
Pastor Peterman and his wife Jane have been married nearly 52 years. They first met at Miami University when they both played in the summer band. They have three daughters and six grandchildren.
Pastor Peterman's personal Website is here.
Pastor Peterman's weekly Sermons are here. |
