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| Reverend Paul K Peterson 1981 - 1989 | | Prior to going to the seminary Rev. Paul Peterson worked in business
and at the University of Minnesota before being installed as Associate
Pastor of Gloria Dei in 1978 and as Senior Pastor of Gloria Dei on
October 18, 1981.
Initiatives begun during his tenure include: more frequent inclusion
of the Eucharist in weekday and Sunday worship, five ministry teams,
phone recordings of Sunday readings and sermon, installation of an
elevator, support of immigrant families one from Ethiopia and
Southeast Asia, a strong global mission program, lay assistants for
worship service, revitalization of youth ministry, four-year
confirmation program with mentors, the Stephen Ministry Program and the
Lutheran Social Service Counseling outpost.
Pastor Paul served as a member of the Inter-Lutheran Commission on
Worship and led the committee that developed the 1978 Lutheran Book of
Worship (green hymnal).
Contemporary Events
1981 Aids diagnosed for the first time
1984 First US African American bishop
1984 RAM memory chip invented
1988 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) formed
1989 Berlin Wall torn down
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