Pastor
 Pastor Ken Ruppar and his wife Norma came to LCOS In
October 1998 from San Antonio, Texas. They are parents of three adult
children.
Pastor Ruppar came with a varied ministry
background. He graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO is
1972. He later completed a Master of Sacred Theology degree and
a Doctor of Ministry degree. He is a Board
Certified Chaplain of the Association of Professional Chaplains, the
primary certification agency for health care chaplains.
After working for five years as a seminary financial
aid director and business manager he entered full time ministry as
chaplain in the US Army. In 1998 he retired from the Army and came to
Virginia. He has over 29 years of commissioned service in the Army
Reserves and Active Duty. While on active duty he served
assignments in Colorado, New Jersey, Alabama, and three times in
Texas. He served in Germany twice.
One highlight of his
career was developing training resources for chaplains as a way to
cope with the varied traumatic events of ministry facing chaplains and
soldiers. As part of this work he became affiliated with the National
Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA). He has served on NOVA
response teams to Littleton, CO and New York City.
Since coming to Virginia, Pastor Ruppar has been
active in the local Chesterfield community as a volunteer chaplain
with the Chesterfield County Police Department. In 2001 he
was elected to a six-year term on the ELCA Church Council, the board
of directors of the ELCA. He is chairperson of the Council’s Legal
and Constitutional Review Committee. In 2007 he was
elected to a six-year term on the ELCA Committee on Discipline.
Pastor Ruppar is skilled in crisis counseling and
leading various training events such as Bible studies and classes at
LCOS. His leisure time activities includes home repair,
reading and traveling. He currently is learning to play golf.
You may reach him by e-mail at Pastor
Ruppar |
