New pastor for South Sudanese Nuer Lutheran Church Fellowship
CALGARY, Alta. – Rev. Joseph Nhial was ordained and installed on September 7, 2025, at Grace Lutheran Church, where he will serve the South Sudanese Nuer Lutheran Church Fellowship.
The fellowship has been worshipping in Calgary for more than 20 years, with outreach to other South Sudanese communities in southern Alberta.
Approximately 300 people gathered for the ordination and installation service, which was followed by a festive meal. Rev. Robert Mohns (LCC West Regional Pastor) led the ordination and installation, with Rev. Jacob Quast (LCC Director of Domestic Missions) preaching, and Rev. Peter Gatluak (Associate Pastor at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Hamilton and missionary to the Sudanese people) serving as liturgist.
Rev. Nhial is a recent graduate of Lutheran Church–Canada’s Pastors with Alternate Training (PAT) program, which prepares men for pastoral ministry in specialized contexts, including ethnic-language congregations across Canada.
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