The Rev. Ryan D. Beffrey was installed on the Feast of Pentecost, June 4, 2017.
The Rev. Ryan David Beffrey is was made a child of God in the waters of Holy Baptism on 17 February 1985. Pastor Beffrey is an alumnus of the educational system of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, having attended Lutheran schools from preschool through seminary, receiving his Master of Divinity from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne in May 2012.
During Seminary, Pastor Beffrey was a fieldworker at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Friedheim (Decatur), Indiana. Zion is not only a charter member of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, but her founding predates the founding of the Synod, being established by the German missionary F.C.D. Wyneken. During his third year of seminary study, Pastor Beffrey served as Vicar of Zion Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Detroit, Michigan under the Rev. Fr. Mark P. Braden. Pastor Beffrey was Zion’s first full-time Vicar in over forty years.
Pastor Beffrey's first Call was to serve Mount Olive Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where he served for five years.
In 2017 he received the Call to Epiphany Lutheran Church of Dorr, Michigan, and was installed on Pentecost Day of the same year. He is the third Pastor of Epiphany.
Pastor Beffrey has always been an active musician. He has played both organ and trumpet, and has also sung in notable choirs like the Seminary Kantorei of Concordia Theological Seminary and the Fort Wayne Bach Collegium.
In October 2012, Pastor Beffrey married his wife, Ashley. They have two children, Lydia and Simeon.
During Seminary, Pastor Beffrey was a fieldworker at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Friedheim (Decatur), Indiana. Zion is not only a charter member of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, but her founding predates the founding of the Synod, being established by the German missionary F.C.D. Wyneken. During his third year of seminary study, Pastor Beffrey served as Vicar of Zion Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Detroit, Michigan under the Rev. Fr. Mark P. Braden. Pastor Beffrey was Zion’s first full-time Vicar in over forty years.
Pastor Beffrey's first Call was to serve Mount Olive Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where he served for five years.
In 2017 he received the Call to Epiphany Lutheran Church of Dorr, Michigan, and was installed on Pentecost Day of the same year. He is the third Pastor of Epiphany.
Pastor Beffrey has always been an active musician. He has played both organ and trumpet, and has also sung in notable choirs like the Seminary Kantorei of Concordia Theological Seminary and the Fort Wayne Bach Collegium.
In October 2012, Pastor Beffrey married his wife, Ashley. They have two children, Lydia and Simeon.