The Board of World Mission is pleased to announce that the Rt. Rev. Dr. Amy Gohdes-Luhman will be joining our staff as the Director of Mission Engagement. Amy grew up in the church as the daughter of Cynthia and Bob Gohdes, a Moravian pastor who served in the Western District. Since her ordination in 1996, she has served in parish ministry at Main Street Moravian Church in Northfield, Minnesota, and Waconia Moravian Church in Waconia, Minnesota. During her time in Northfield, she also served as an adjunct professor at St. Olaf College, having received her PhD in Hebrew and Rhetoric from Northwestern University in 2004. Throughout her ministry, Amy has consistently and generously used her gifts in service to the Western District and Northern Province: offering lectures and providing leadership at camps and retreats, serving on boards and committees, and mentoring pastors and lay leaders. She has also served our Worldwide Moravian Unity as a delegate to Unity Synod in 2009 and 2023 and as the Chair of the Unity Committee on Theology for over a decade. In 2023, Amy was elected and consecrated as a Bishop of the Moravian Unity.
As Director of Mission Engagement, Amy will be responsible for developing relationships with our constituent congregations in North America and providing opportunities for Moravians to join in God’s mission as they feel called. She is excited to foster global relationships and encourage missional work throughout our congregations–knowing that missional work may look different in various contexts. For Amy, ministry and mission is all about creating and nurturing right and loving relationships between all of God’s children.
Amy will conclude her current work with Waconia Moravian Church on November 3rd and begin her work with the Board of World Mission on November 18th, serving remotely from her home in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her BWM email address will be [email protected].
Welcome, Amy!
