Resurrection
Daytona Beach Florida 1933
North Ridgewood and Fairview Avenue
Daytona Beach, Florida
The First Pastor Ordained by the
United Lutheran Church in America
(ULCA) Florida Synod
The First Pastor Ordained by the
United Lutheran Church in America
(ULCA) Florida Synod
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Calls Accepted: June 1: Graduate J. Lester Link, Church of the Resurrection Daytona Beach, Florida
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Application for Ordination: June 4, Graduate J. Lester Link.
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There were 36 students in the Seminary last year.... One of these, James Lester Link, of Darke, West Virginia, has been elected to serve our Mission at Daytona Beach, Florida, and will be ordained at the convention of Synod.
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A motion was passed that the 1934 Minutes of the Synod be mimeographed.
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Meeting of Ministerium: The Examining Committee made the following report: Mr. J. Lester Link, a graduate of Roanoke College and of our Southern Seminary, has accepted the work at Daytona Beach, Florida. A letter from the Secretary of the Virginia Synod states that he was duly examined and recommended for ordination when called to a parish. He now seeks ordination in the Florida Synod. We recommend that his ordination be referred to our Ministerium for favorable action as provided in our Constitution.
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The Synod designated the evening service of June 27th for the Ordination of Mr. James Lester Link.
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The order of service was conducted by the clerical officers of Synod. At this service, James Lester Link was Ordained. The Ordination Sermon was preached by Rev. G. F. Snyder, D.D.
James Lester Link
Choir of The Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, North Ridgewood and Fairview Avenue, Daytona Beach Florida 1935
1933 Interior View of The Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, North Ridgewood and Fairview Avenue, Daytona Beach Florida