Kirkwood, Mo., Resident Walter M. Schoedel Receives Award from Concordia University, St. Paul

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President Robert Holst presented Walt Schoedel with the Aeterna Moliri award. Walt was accompanied by his wife, Lee.

ST. PAUL, MN (10/22/2010)(readMedia)-- Walter M. Schoedel was presented with the Aeterna Moliri award from Concordia University, St. Paul on Oct. 17, 2010, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Kirkwood, Mo., where he has served as pastor for 20 years. The Aeterna Moliri Award is granted to individuals who have "built for eternity" by spreading the Gospel and extending the work of the church.

For 58 years, Pastor Schoedel has made community outreach his mission. In Ft. Wayne, he helped establish a neighborhood association, a group home for slow learners, after school programs and one of the first inter-parish Lutheran schools in the country. As an advocate for the elderly, he helped establish elderly housing and edits a quarterly newsletter, "Engaging the Aging." In addition to conducting retreats and seminars, Schoedel has served on several community boards in both Ft. Wayne and St. Louis.

Concordia University, St. Paul is a comprehensive private university of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and one of 10 schools that comprise the Concordia University System. Established in 1893, Concordia offers more than 40 liberal arts majors, including business, education, fine arts, science, and church professions. Concordia is a regional leader in accelerated undergraduate degree-completion and graduate programs in business administration, education, criminal justice, human services, organizational management and Christian outreach. Visit us on the web at www.csp.edu.

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