A “lifeline” to the community
St. Paul Area Synod
On April 14 Eternal Flame Lutheran, St. Paul, Minn., signed its official ELCA congregation charter after 14 years of holding mission development status. Pastors Jua Jay Her (left) and William Siong (right) serve the congregation. Photos: St. Paul Area Synod
When William Siong came to the United States in the late 1980s as a 15-year-old Hmong refugee, he was seeking a better life, having lost both his parents during the Vietnam War. After graduating from high school and college, Siong felt the call to ministry; in 2007 he earned his Master of Divinity degree from […]
