Official nominee source text
- Section
- First Vice-President of the Synod
- Office/position
- First Vice-President of the Synod
- Candidate category
- ordained
- Source page
- p. 19
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Basic Details
- Name
- Jeffrey J. Kloha
- Locale
- Ar lington, VA
- Congregation
- Our Sa vior, Arlington, VA (SE)
- Birth Year
- 1966
- Birthplace
- Chicago, IL
- Wife’s Maiden Name
- Hempel
- Number of Children
- 2
- College
- Concordia College, Ann Arbor, MI (1988)
- Seminary
- Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO (1992)
- Other Degrees
- STM, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO (1999); PhD, University of Leeds (2007)
- Member of Synod Congregations (years)
- 59
- Rostered Member of Synod (years)
- 32
- Year of Ordination
- 1993
Service History
Pastorates
| Congregation | Years |
|---|---|
| Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Lakewood, OH | 1993–1999 |
| Our Savior Lutheran Church, Arlington, VA | 2025–present |
- Congregation
- Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Lakewood, OH
- Years
- 1993–1999
- Congregation
- Our Savior Lutheran Church, Arlington, VA
- Years
- 2025–present
Other Full-Time Positions
| Position | Years |
|---|---|
| Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor/Provost, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis | 1999–2017 |
- Position
- Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor/Provost, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
- Years
- 1999–2017
Other Significant Service or Experience
| Type of Service | Years |
|---|---|
| Chief Curatorial Officer, Museum of the Bible, Washington, D.C | 2017–2024 |
| Dean, Center for Missional and Pastoral Leadership | 2024–present |
- Type of Service
- Chief Curatorial Officer, Museum of the Bible, Washington, D.C
- Years
- 2017–2024
- Type of Service
- Dean, Center for Missional and Pastoral Leadership
- Years
- 2024–present
Personal Statement
I believe that officers of the LCMS should strive to ensure that congregations are empowered to carry out the Christ-centered and Gospel-focused mission of God in their communities. While most functions of this office are administrative and bureaucratic, institutions should not be ends in themselves but should strive to serve the Gospel so that “together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ … in order that the nations might glorify God for his mercy” (Rom. 15:6, 9).
