Ministry Around the World: AU Alumni Serve Near and Far | BY KEELEY MEIER ‘20
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cross the country and around the world, Augustana alumni are serving in ministry roles and living out AU’s core values of Christian faith and service — from a seminarian in Rome and volunteer in Serbia to a hospital chaplain in Colorado and theatre camp director in Iowa. Alumni have served with organizations such as Athletes in Action, Border Servant Corps, Pan De Vida and Mission to the World. They’ve found their callings in Australia, Madagascar, Canada, Germany, Japan, Norway and Tanzania. Many are making a difference in the local community, as half of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) churches in Sioux Falls are pastored by alumni. Many were part of the chapel staff or campus ministry outreach programs during their time at Augustana — nurturing their call to a vocation rooted in faith and service and leading them to accept the call to ministry in myriad forms around the globe.
HEIDI (KOSTBOTH) BINSTOCK ‘95
SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA UNITED STATES
TINA GEISTFELD ‘18
BELGRADE, SERBIA EUROPE
JEAN BAREIS ‘84
DENVER, COLORADO UNITED STATES
ZACH JONES ‘16
ROME, ITALY EUROPE
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