• 2022 Assembly

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One Day Event
Date: June 10, 2022

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Letter from Bp. Lozano regarding Assembly

Rev. Christopher Otten
Senior Director, Federal Chaplaincy

​The Rev. Christopher L. Otten was called as the Assistant to the Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as the Sr. Director of Federal Chaplaincies in January 2019.  Chaplain Otten served nearly twenty-one years as a Federal Chaplain, activated United States Air Force Chaplain, and Air National Guard Chaplain/Federal Technician.  He now oversees the 181 ELCA Federal Chaplains who serve the government in the military, Veterans Administration hospitals, Bureau of Prisons, and other Federal Agencies.  Beginning in June 2021, he also supports and coordinates for all Chaplains within the ELCA, including ACPE, BCC, and CCC Chaplains in hospitals, hospices, and other service agencies

ELCA Rep

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​Pastor Otten was Ordained in 1995 after completing his BA in Philosophy at Nyack College, New York, and his MDiv at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri.  His Clinical Pastoral Education was at Laclede Groves (Webster Groves, MO) and his Internship at Bethany Lutheran Church (Alexandria, VA).  He has served congregations as a Pastor, Assoc. Pastor, and Sr. Pastor in the DC/MD/VA area, as well as Wahiawa, Hawaii; Cleveland, Ohio; and McAllen, Texas.  He currently serves as the part-time Interim Rector at Trinity Episcopal Church in Newport, Maryland, south of Andrews AFB, Maryland.
 
Chaplain Otten, who grew up in Greensboro, NC, now lives part-time in DC and part-time in Rehoboth Beach, DE, with his spouse, Timothy P. Credle, originally from Remsen, NY.  He has a 20-year-old son, Elliott Samuel, and a Pomeranian dog, Augustus.  He commutes into DC, where he works in the ELCA’s Capitol Hill office.

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