Faculty anniversary

Family, friends, faculty, and students (both former and current) gathered recently for a festival service and reception to thank God for the 25 years of ministry enjoyed by Prof. Richard Gurgel.

In a sermon on Isaiah 50:4, President Paul Wendland gave thanks for the warm, loving, and humble way that his brother has proclaimed the gospel over the course of his ministry. “The sovereign Lord has given you a well instructed tongue.”

Gurgel was called by the seminary in 1999 to serve as professor of systematic theology, education, and homiletics. In early 2010 he was appointed to serve as director of Grow in Grace, the seminary’s continuing education program. We thank God for his faithful service.