Rev. Ryan Marsh will be installed at Crossroads Lutheran (2769 E Combs Rd, Building D, San Tan Valley, AZ 85140) on Sunday, 10/26/2025 at 2pm. Rev. Tina Mills will preach and preside. View live-stream on the Crossroads YouTube channel.

Following the installation service, there will be an angel food cake dessert celebration.

Kylee Bestenlehner will be ordained at Christ the Servant Lutheran Church (2 S Pecos Rd, Henderson, NV 89074) on Saturday, 9/13/2025, at 2pm. Bishop Hutterer will preside. Rev. Dr. Brooke Petersen of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago will preach.

Clergy and seminarians are invited to vest and process. The color of the day is red. Click here to RSVP. The service will be streamed over Zoom, link will be shared after you RSVP.

Solomon Kuch will be ordained and installed at Emmanuel Sudanese Lutheran Church (7205 N 51st Ave., Glendale, AZ 85301) on Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 1 pm. Bishop Deborah Hutterer will preach and preside. Rostered ministers are invited to process. The color of the day is red.

The service will be live-streamed on the Emannuel Sudanese Facebook page.

Deacon Emma Janzen will be installed Sunday, 8/10/2025, 10:45 AM, at Resurrection Lutheran Church, (11575 N 1st Ave., Oro Valley, AZ 85737, livestream here), with Pastor Jacqui Pagel preaching and presiding.

Kevin Anderson will be ordained Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 1:30 pm. The service will be in the Sanctuary at Love of Christ Lutheran Church (1525 N. Power Rd. Mesa, AZ 85205). Pastor Steve Talmage will be serving as Assisting Minister. Pastor Nanette Christofferson will be preaching. Bishop Deborah Hutterer will be presiding. The service will be live-streamed at on the church website, on Facebook and YouTube.

Rostered Ministers are invited to process, robes are encouraged. The color of the day is red. A light reception will be offered after the service in Love of Christ’s Center of Compassion. If clergy would RSVP, that would be helpful so we can know how many seats to reserve.

Pending a congregational vote, Vicar Jarrod Iversen will be ordained and installed Saturday, 6/7/2025, at 1pm at Central Lutheran Church, (12921 S. Sunland Gin Road., Arizona City, AZ 85123). Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer will preside. Service will be posted to YouTube afterwards.

Clergy are invited to vest and process. The color of the day is red. Reception will follow, please RSVP to RSVP@centrallutheranaz.org.

Rev. Tina Mills will be installed Sunday, 5/18/2025, at 3pm at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, East Mesa Campus (612 S. Ellsworth Rd., Mesa, AZ 85208). Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer will preach and preside.

The color of the day is white. There will be a reception following, and the service will be live-streamed on the church’s website and social media.

Emma Janzen will be ordained Saturday, 5/3/2025, 11:00 AM, at Peace Lutheran Church, (18265 North 89th Avenue Peoria, Arizona 85382, livestream here), with Rev. Dr. Colleen Windham Hughes preaching, and Bishop Deborah Hutterer presiding. Emma will be installed Sunday, 8/20/2025, 10:45 AM, at Resurrection Lutheran Church, (11575 N 1st Ave., Oro Valley, AZ 85737, livestream here), with Pastor Jacqui Pagel preaching and presiding.

Reception lunch to follow Ordination in the fellowship hall. Please RSVP to Emma Janzen, emmajanzenn@gmail.com, for food. Rostered ministers and candidates for rostered ministry are invited to process and wear their albs. Color of the day is red for the ordination, and green for the installation.

Rev. Luis Ochoa will be installed at First Evangelical Lutheran (142 N Date, Mesa, AZ 85201) on Saturday, 3/15/2025 at 2pm. Pastor Chris Stoxen will preach, with Bishop Hutterer presiding. Rostered ministers are invited to attend; no robes. Color of the day is purple. Livestream on YouTube here.

After the service, we will celebrate! To assist us in planning food, please RSVP by calling (480-969-7221) or emailing the office: felc@firstevlutheran.com with the number of people in your group.

Rev. Mari Larson will be installed Sunday, 3/9/2025, at 3 pm PST at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, (8901 Del Webb Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89134). Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer will preach and preside.

Rostered leaders are invited to vest and process. The color of the day is purple. A light reception will follow. Livestream will be available on the church’s YouTube channel.

Rev. Charles Newman will be installed at King of Glory Lutheran (2085 E. Southern Ave., Tempe, AZ 85282) on Sunday, 2/23/2025 at the 10:00 am worship service. Bishop Hutterer will preach and preside. The service will be live-streamed on YouTube.

There will be a reception lunch to follow, which coincides with the 55th anniversary Celebration of King of Glory. Please RSVP. Rostered Ministers are invited but will not process or robe.

After a synod council vote to affirm her call with Lutheran Campus Ministry, Wendi Van Beek will be ordained and installed Wednesday, 2/19/2025, at 6 pm, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, (1200 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719). Pastor Amalia Vagts will preach. Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer will preside.

Ordained and consecrated ministers of all affiliations, current seminary students and those awaiting first call, and former and current Lutheran Campus Ministry students are invited to process. The color of the day is red. A reception will follow. Email wendi.lcmuofa@gmail.com to RSVP.

Rev. Mike Girlinghouse’s installation will be at Neely Chapel (319 S. San Francisco, Flagstaff) on Sunday, 2/9/2025. A chili dinner will be at 6pm, followed by worship at 7pm. Bishop Hutterer and Bishop Jennifer Reddall will be leading the reflection time.

Please send an email to lcmcanterbury@gmail.org with your name and number attending so there will be enough chili.

Rev. Joshua Pontious will be installed Sunday, 10/27/2024, at 9am and 10:30 am at Community of Grace in Peoria (10561 W Pinnacle Peak Rd, Peoria, AZ 85383). Pastors Josh Pontious and Tim Wright will preach.

Rostered ministers are welcome, we will not process. No liturgical attire necessary. The installation will be recorded and posted.

Rev. Joshua Pontious will be installed Sunday, 10/27/2024, at 9am and 10:30 am at Community of Grace in Peoria (10561 W Pinnacle Peak Rd, Peoria, AZ 85383). Pastors Josh Pontious and Tim Wright will preach.

Rostered ministers are welcome, we will not process. No liturgical attire necessary. The installation will be recorded and posted.

Rev. Daniel Volkmann will be installed on Sunday, 10/13/2024, at 3pm at All Saints Lutheran Church (15649 North 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85022). Pastor Jacqui Pagel will be preaching.

All rostered ministers are invited to robe and process. The color of the day is green. There will be a reception afterward, and the service will be live-streamed on the ASLC YouTube and Facebook pages.

Rev. Doug Dill will be installed Sunday, 9/15/2024 at 10:30 am at Mountain View Lutheran Church (11002 South 48th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85044).

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer will preach and preside. Clergy are invited to vest and process. The color of the day is green. 

The installation will be live streamed as part of the 10:30 am Worship Service on Mountain View’s YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/mvlutheran. A reception will follow in the Family Life Center.  No RSVPs are necessary; all are welcome!

Daniel Volkmann will be ordained on Friday, 9/13/2024, at 6pm at United Dr. Martin Luther Church in Shiner, Texas. Volkmann will be called to serve as the Associate Pastor at All Saints Lutheran Church in Phoenix, Arizona. 

All rostered ministers are invited to robe and process. The color of the day is red. Rev. Christopher Heinold will be preaching. Bishop Deborah Hutterer will be presiding. The service will be live-streamed on the Shiner Lutheran Church Facebook page; no RSVP is necessary.

Grand Canyon Synod candidate Julie Gerrish has been called to serve as Associate Pastor at Christ Lutheran Church, Sedona, Arizona.

Julie’s ordination service will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2024, 11:00 am at her home congregation, Esperanza Lutheran Church, 2601 E Thunderhill Place, Phoenix Arizona, 85048-9517. Bishop Hutterer will preside, and Pastor David Brandfass will preach. Clergy are invited to vest, the color of the day is red. Reception to follow. Livestream available here.

Julie’s installation service will be on Sunday, September 8, 2024, 3:00 pm at Christ Lutheran Church, 25 Chapel Road, Sedona, Arizona, 86336. Bishop Hutterer will preside. Clergy may vest and the color for this service is green. Reception to follow. Livestream available here.

Grand Canyon Synod candidate Julie Gerrish has been called to serve as Associate Pastor at Christ Lutheran Church, Sedona, Arizona.

Julie’s ordination service will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2024, 11:00 am at her home congregation, Esperanza Lutheran Church, 2601 E Thunderhill Place, Phoenix Arizona, 85048-9517. Bishop Hutterer will preside, and Pastor David Brandfass will preach. Clergy are invited to vest, the color of the day is red. Reception to follow. Livestream available here.

Julie’s installation service will be on Sunday, September 8, 2024, 3:00 pm at Christ Lutheran Church, 25 Chapel Road, Sedona, Arizona, 86336. Bishop Hutterer will preside. Clergy may vest and the color for this service is green. Reception to follow. Livestream available here.

Pastor Carol George will be installed Wednesday, 4/17/2024 at 6:15pm at Resurrection Lutheran Church (11575 N 1st Ave., Oro Valley, AZ 85737). Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer will preach and preside. Clergy are invited to vest and process. The color of the day is white.

A dessert reception will follow (please RSVP the church for the reception, not not for the installation). A livestream will be available on Resurrection Lutheran’s YouTube channel.

Pastor Amy Janssen will be installed on Wednesday, 3/20/2024, 6:30 pm, at Tanque Verde Lutheran Church (8625 E. Tanque Verde Rd. Tucson, AZ). Bishop Hutterer will preach and preside. Clergy are invited to vest and process. The color of the day is purple. A dessert reception will follow. Livestream is available at tvlc.org/livestream.

Pastor Chris Heller will be installed Sunday, 3/3/2024, 9 am, at Esperanza Lutheran Church (2601 E. Thunderhill Place, Phoenix, AZ 85048). Bishop Hutterer will preside and preach. Clergy are invited to vest and process. Color of the day is purple. A reception will follow. Watch a livestream video here.

Pastor Kurt Fangmeier will be installed Saturday, 2/10/2024, 11am, at Sierra Evangelical Lutheran Church (101 N. Lenzner Ave, Sierra Vista, AZ 85650). Bishop Hutterer will be preaching and presiding. A potluck reception will follow. The service will be live-streamed at selcaz.org.

The Ordination and Installation of Pastor Judi Tyler will be at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church (1212 E Glendale Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85020), on Sunday, 1/21/2024 at 3pm, pending a positive congregation vote. Bishop Hutterer will be presiding.

Clergy are invited to vest and process. Color of the day will be red. A reception will be held following the Service of Ordination and Installation.

The Installation of Pastor David Sivecz will be at Grace Lutheran, (1124 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004) on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 3pm. Bishop Hutterer will be preaching and presiding. View the livestream on the Grace Facebook page.

Clergy are invited to vest and process. Color of the day will be white. There will be a reception following.

You are cordially invited to the the Installation and Celebration of a New Ministry for The Reverend Donald Bebber as Vicar of St. Raphael in the Valley (730 S. Hwy 80, Benson, AZ 85602) on Saturday, 11/11/2023 at 11 am. View online at facebook.com/straphaelinthevalley.

Your prayers and presence are requested. Clergy please vest in red. A reception will follow. Please RSVP by emailing straphaelchurchbenson@gmail.com.

Rev. Joshua Pontius will be installed as as Associate Pastor at Community of Grace, Peoria (10561 W Pinnacle Peak Rd., Peoria, AZ 85282) on Sunday, 11/5/2023. The Installation will be at both Sunday services (9am & 10:30am). The service will be recorded and posted online afterward on the Community of Grace website (boldrecklessgrace.org). Rostered Ministers are invited to attend, but there will be no vesting or processing. Pastor Josh will be starting at Community of Grace on October 22, 2023.

Rev. Carl Sirotzki will be installed at Mount Cross Lutheran (601 E Highway 260, Payson, AZ 85541), on Reformation Sunday, 10/29/2023, at their 9:30am worship service. Pastor Patricia Reed will preach and be doing the installation. Rostered ministers are invited to process. The color of the day is red. The service will be live-streamed on Facebook, and posted on mountcross.org.

Glenn LaRue Schrader will be ordained and installed Sunday, 10/22/2023, at 4pm at Our Saviour’s in Tucson (1200 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson AZ, 85719). Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer will preside, and the Rev. Dr. Craig Nessan will preach. Clergy are invited to vest and process. The color of the day is red.