On the day of an ordination, the people of God gather together to celebrate the call of an individual into ordained ministry in the United Church of Christ. In that ceremony, the people pledge to uphold and support the new Reverend's ministry in and with the church. As such, you are encouraged to celebrate the following ordination anniversaries this month with and in honor of these individuals:
Rev. James Parker - June 1954 - 60 years
Rev. James Koch - June 1956
Rev. Truman Stehr - June 1957
Rev. James Dahlgren - June 1958
Rev. Clark Miller - June 1959 - 55 years
Rev. Willard Albertson - June 1960
Rev. Clem Wagstrom - June 1964 - 50 years
Rev. Jerry Barnhart - June 1965
Rev. Marcus Cox - June 1966
Rev. Gary Kasten - June 1966
Rev. Lyle Norris - June 1966
Rev. Gary Stoos - June 1970
Rev. Ruth Beck - June 1970
Rev. Richard Gerber - June 1972
Rev. John Pegg - June 1973
Rev. Allan Vrieze - June 1974 - 40 years
Rev. Helen McEvoy-Freese - June 1980
Rev. Rick Wagner - June 1982
Rev. Dan Batson - June 1984 - 30 years
Rev. Elizabeth Mahan - June 1998
Rev. Daniel Schmeichen - 1 June 1958
Rev. Ruthann Magler - 1 June 1980
Rev. Norma Rae Hunt - 3 June 1984 - 30 years
Rev. Donald Storm - 3 June 1957
Rev. Joanne Williamsen - 3 June 1984
Rev. Tim Berg - 4 June 1978
Rev. David Crum - 4 June 1978
Rev. Ronald Hunt - 5 June 1988
Rev. Kathleen Remund - 5 June 2011
Rev. Charlotte Frantz - 6 June 1975
Rev. Doug Allen - 7 June 1964 - 50 years
Rev. Thomas George - 7 June 1970
Rev. Tim Johnson - 8 June 1980
Rev. Victor Vriesen - 9 June 1953
Rev. Jerry Hankins - 9 June 1963
Rev. Keith Tussing - 9 June 1974 - 40 years
Rev. James Pennington - 9 June 1985
Rev. Ray Ahrens - 10 June 1955
Rev. Daniel VanderPloeg - 10 June 1962
Rev. Deb Celley - 10 June 1990
Rev. Marion Pocker - 10 June 1960
Rev. Lanny Kuester 10 June 1979 - 35 years
Rev. Jeff Palmer - 10 June 1984 - 30 years
Rev. Allen Hilton 12 June 2005
Rev. Glen Herrington-Hall - 13 June 1982
Rev. Abigail Henderson - 13 June 2010
Rev. James Clausen - 14 June 1979 - 35 years
Rev. Bonnie Forsman 15 June 2008
Rev.Walter Koch - 16 June 1963
Rev. Richard Waters - 17 June 1973
Rev. Muriel Hachfeld - 18 June 1978
Rev. Arthur Rouner - 19 June 1954 - 60 years
Rev. Harold Spann - 19 June 1977
Rev. Kathy Itzin - 19 June 2010
Rev. Douglas Federhart - 19 June 2011
Rev. David Martens - 20 June 1965
Rev. John Longley - 21 June 1953
Rev. David Hottinger - 21 June 2013
Rev. Tom Lammers - 22 June 1969 - 45 years
Rev. John Roschen - 23 June 1963
Rev. Paul Burgess - 23 June 1985
Rev. Jane Millikan - 23 June 1987
Rev. Bob Griggs - 24 June 1973
Rev. Catherine Duncan - 25 June 2010
Rev. Richard Scheerer - 26 June 1966
Rev. LaDonna Benes - 26 June 1988
Rev. Keith Weber - 28 June 1970
Rev. Shari Mason - 30 June 2002