New pastor Christoph Otminghaus: Yes, with God's help! in Grevenbrück

New pastor Christoph Otminghaus: Yes, with God's help! in Grevenbrück

in Grevenbrück, the emotions flew up on Sunday, October 6th when the Evangelical Community ceremoniously introduced its new pastor, Christoph Otminghaus. With a powerful "yes, with God's help", the assembled community agreed to support the new pastor in a festive Thanksgiving service and working with him on the further development of the community.

The superintendent Dr. Christof Grote led the touching ceremony in the fully occupied church, in which the community came together to celebrate this significant moment. But not only the members of the Evangelical Community were present-guests from the Catholic sister communities and representatives of the Muslim community from Finnentrop also gave themselves a response. The district administrator Theo Melcher and the mayors of Lennestadt, Finnentrop and Kirchhundem, Tobias Puspas, Achim Henkel and Björn Jarosz, also did not miss the opportunity to be present on this special occasion.

the person behind the pulpit

Pastor Christoph Otminghaus brings a rich horizon of experience: Born in Plettenberg, he began studying theology in Bielefeld, Marburg and Erlangen in 1988. In 1998 he completed this with the second theological exam. At the age of 57, he has already had a long way that led him to different areas of pastoral care.

Aktuell is Otminghaus to move together with his wife Martina and the foster children to the rectory of the district community Attendorn am Westwall. His arrival in this new community is eagerly awaited because he holds the third parish office. The municipality is looking forward to further cooperation and is optimistic that new impulses will be set under his leaders

The celebration not only reflected the will of the community, but also the connection of the various faith communities in the region. The warm support of both ecclesiastical and secular representatives testifies to the deep social integration. It will be interesting how the further developments will affect the new parish office.

The background to these changes and the visions of the new pastor will surely be an issue in the conversations of the community and beyond in the coming weeks. I am particularly interested in which innovative ideas Christoph Otminghaus will bring in his new role and how they can strengthen the community. For more information on the introductory ceremony and the first impressions of the new pastor, Current reporting on www.lokalplus.nrw .