Commissioning and Installation of Deaconess Anne Bakker

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September 24, 2017

Zion Lutheran Church - Mt. Pleasant, MI

Working in faith
Laboring in love
Remaining steadfast in the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ.

                                                                  - 1 Thessalonians 1:3

WHAT IS A DEACONESS?

LCMS deaconesses are women who are professional church-workers, trained to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ through a ministry of works of mercy, spiritual care, and teaching the Christian faith. "Deaconess," from the Greek word diakonos, means "servant." Phoebe, named in Romans 16:1-2, was a helper to Paul and others. She often is considered the first deaconess.

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CLICK HERE to read more about the history of deaconesses in the LCMS.

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CLICK HERE to read more about the Concordia Deaconess Conference (CDC).

The House of Phoebe  by Anne Kosche Bakker, 2004.

Concordia Theological Seminary - Fort Wayne, Indiana