Pastor W. Roger Randolph III Called to Serve
On Sunday, May 28th, 2023, Pastor W. Roger Randolph III was called to serve Christ Lutheran Church Upper Darby.
Rev. W. Roger Randolph III is a 2023 graduate of United Lutheran Seminary, where he earned a Master of Divinity with a Certificate of Preparation in Black Church Ministry.
On Saturday, July 1, 2023 he was ordained to the Roster of Word and Sacrament (pastor) in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
He is also a First Lieutenant and Chaplain Candidate in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, serving with the 103D Brigade Engineer Battalion.
Originally from Pittsburgh, Roger is a 2019 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering with a Minor in Africana Studies. He is a member of First English Evangelical Lutheran Church in downtown Pittsburgh.
Roger has a strong passion for liturgy, the history and tradition of the Church, and speaking eternal truths into our contemporary world. His hobbies include hiking, climbing, biking, running, skiing, and listening to NPR way too much.
Pastor Randolph will begin his ministry at CLCC on July 12. On July 16th at 3 pm he will be Installed as pastor. All are welcome to attend the Installation Service.
Pastor Steve’s Retirement
During the month of December 2021, Christ Lutheran Community Church celebrated the ministry of Pastor Steve Keiser as he prepared to retire at the end of the month. We continue to hold Pastor Steve in prayer with gratitude as he enters this next chapter of his ministry and life.
Pastoral Transition
We are eager to call our next pastor and are working on that process. However, we know that a lot can happen along “the way.” Scripture is full of such stories: a woman reaches out to touch Jesus’ garment and is healed; a blind man calls out for mercy and has sight restored; follower of Jesus had their hearts burn within them as they encountered the risen Christ on the way to Emmaus; the Ethiopian eunuch with new understanding is baptized by Philip; and Saul has an encounter that gives him new purpose and meaning as Paul. These “in between” times are holy times.
Call Committee
The Call Committee has been established. The members are:
Chairperson. John Hoffmeyer
Penny Algeo
Lisa Ellis
Allie Mae Knight
Stephen Korvah
Reggie Johnson
Nancy Moore
Transition Mission Site Profile
The Transition Team completed the work on the Mission Site Profile. This is a document that seeks to articulate who we are as a community of faith and what we are looking for in our next pastor.
Grounded in Prayer
As with all things, we ask that you continue to keep Pastor Steve, the congregation, its leadership, and our yet unknown next pastor in your prayers.
O God, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.