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Adrian College
Adrian, Michigan

Doug Olsen

June 5, 1981

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
The Reverend Kenneth L. Christler was elected to Elder's
Orders, and received as a Full Member of the Detroit Annual
Conference of the United Methodist Church on Tuesday evening,
June 2, as the 140th consecutive annual session of the Conference began in Dawson Auditorium on the campus of Adrian
College, Adrian, Michigan.
On

Friday evening, June 5th, he was ordained an Elder in

the United Methodist Church by Bishop Edsel A. Ammons, Resident
Bishop of the Michigan Area of the United Methodist Church .
Son of

R~verend

and Mrs. Lloyd Christeer of Walled Lake,

formerly of Port Huron, the Reverend Christler was graduated
from Port Huron Northern High School in Port Huron; received an
Associate of Arts degree from St. Clair Community College - Port
Huron; a B.A. degree from Western Michigan University at Kalamaz66;
and a Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary
in Wilmore, Kentucky in 1979.
Elder 's Orders and Reception into Full Membership in an
Annual Conference are the final steps into the Ministry of the
United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Christler is the former Miss Bonnie Schottle, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Schottle of Port Huron.
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Reverend and Mrs. Kenneth Christler are the parents
of one child; Andrew, 8 months old.
The Reverend Christler has been assigned to Seymour
Lake United Methodist Church in Ortonville as Minister by
Bishop Ammons for the coming year.

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Adrian, Michigan

BY:

Douglas Olsen

June 10, 1977

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE:

The Reverend Kenneth L. Christler was elected to Deacon's Orders, and received
as a Probationary Member of the Detroit

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Conference of the United Methodist

Church on Wednesday afternoon, June 8th, as the 136th annual session
began in Dawson Auditorium on the campus of Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan.
On Friday evening, June lOth, he was ordained a Deacon in the United Methodist
Church by Bishop Edsel A. Ammons, Resident Bishop of the Michigan Area

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United Methodist Church.
The son of Reverend and Mrs. Lloyd Christler of Port Huron, Michigan.

The

Reverend Kenneth Christler was graduated from Port Huron Northern High School in
Port Huron, Michigna in 1973.
He received an A.A. degree from St. Clair County Community College, in Port
Huron, and a B.A. degree in Social Work from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo,
Michigan in 1976; and is presently enrolled as a student at Asqury Theological
Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, where he is pursuing the course' of study required
for full membership in the Detroit Annual Conference.
Reverend Christler is engaged to Miss Bonnie Schoettle, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Emory Schoettle of Port Huron.
Reverend Christler served as Director of the Blue Water Leisure Ministries,
Port Huron.
The Reverend Christler has been appointed to continue his seminary training
by Bishop Ammons for the coming year.

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The Call
The Rev. Kenneth Christler, new pastor at Alpena First
UMC, grew up in a parsonage. As the son of a UM pastor, the
Rev. Lloyd Christler, "I resisted that call. I knew wh at parsonage life was like."
The moment Ken accepted Christ
was when he was a youth delegate
to Annual Conference. In the 70s
h e worked in leisure ministries (Top
of the Thumb) and at last gave in to
the call. "It came a lot sooner than
I ever wanted to acknowledge."
Over the years the call changed for
Ken "in my understanding of relationships we build among colleagues. I have a deep appreciation
for friendships among my colleagues. I appreciate the work they do and our different
strengths."
Ken sees his new appointment as "a different thrust, a different avenue," and a sufficient challenge for the moment.
"I will continue to vision for the church," he says. "I see
myself on the edge of trying to lead the church in new directions. That will always be part of my call. I want to help us as
United Methodists to revision and to claim our task for the
new century."