Pastor Kevin Vogts

Rev. Kevin D. Vogts became Pastor of Holy Cross in February, 2003.  From 1998-2003, he served as as Director of Communications and Church Relations at Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wisconsin, the largest Lutheran university in North America.  In that role he oversaw the university’s marketing and public relations efforts, founded and edited the university magazine Concordian, served as a liaison to pastors and congregations, represented the university at conferences, conventions and by preaching in congregations throughout the nation, and led workshops in evangelism and church growth.  He was also involved in the recruitment of future pastors, teachers and other church workers.  In addition to serving at Concordia, he assisted with pastoral duties at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mequon.
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Prior to his service at Concordia University Wisconsin, Rev. Vogts helped establish two mission congregations, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Lawrence, Kansas (1992-98) and New Hope Lutheran Church, Ossian, Indiana (1986-88).  He also served as Pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Sylvan Grove, Kansas (1988-1992).  While a seminary student he served his vicarage, a year of pastoral internship, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ridgewood, New Jersey (1984-85).

 A native of Canton, Kansas, Rev. Vogts is a graduate of St. John’s College, Winfield, Kansas (B.A. 1982) and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri (M.Div. 1986), and has done additional graduate study at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.  He has participated in archaeological excavations in Jordan and traveled extensively throughout the Middle East.  A professional photographer, he has a comprehensive library of photographs illustrating the Biblical world.  He recently took an extensive mission trip to Kenya, Africa, where he visited dozens of Lutheran congregations and had the joy of preaching on a mountaintop to an outdoor assembly of Kenyan Lutherans.  He has published articles and photographs in several publications, including The Lutheran Witness, Logia, and Higher Things.  From 2004-2010 he served as Vice-Chairman of the LCMS Board for Communications Services, and previously served as Chairman of the Evangelism Committee of the LCMS South Dakota District, on the Communications Committee of the LCMS South Wisconsin District, and as Secretary of Floor Committees for the 1998 and 2001 LCMS national conventions.

Rev. Vogts was married in 1990 to Terese (nee Schmidt) Vogts, a native of Winner, South Dakota, graduate of the University of South Dakota, and Registered Medical Technologist.  They have been blessed with three children, Jacob (1993), Sarah (1994), and Anna (1998).  The Vogts family is at home in Dakota Dunes.

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