Smithey named new vicar at Shepherd of the Hills Church

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church announces that Floyd Smithey is the new vicar for the upcoming year. He is married to Sherrill Carter Smithey of Memphis. They have two sons, Sam and Jesse and his wife Laura.

Floyd is a student at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, In. He has completed three years of study and will complete his studies after serving a year of vicarage. He will be ordained as pastor in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in 2006. He will receive his master of divinity degree from Concordia Theological Seminary in May, 2006.

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church is a member congregation in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod consists of approximately 6,000 congregations and 2 1/2 million members nationwide.

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church is a mission congregation that currently meets in the Seventh Day Adventist Church at 517 N. Spring St. Worship services are 9 a.m. on Sunday mornings with Bible study and Sunday school classes at 10:15 a.m.