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Rev. Paul Hammes
Associate Pastor
Paul Hammes was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on March 17, 1997. Paul was baptized into the Christian faith a few weeks later. He spent his life until college in Colorado Springs, where he was a member at Holy Cross Lutheran Church.
Being the youngest of three boys, Paul followed in his oldest brother’s footsteps and attended Concordia Nebraska for undergraduate studies. Paul began his studies in the fall of 2016. In the spring of 2019, Paul graduated with a B.S. in Physics and Biology and a B.A. in Mathematics.
Throughout Paul’s college career, he worked at Lutheran Valley Retreat in the summers. There he worked as a counselor and on the kitchen staff for 7 seasons. He discovered his passion for the ministry there and enjoyed being outside in nature. In the fall of 2019, Paul worked at Lutheran Valley Retreat for a gap year after college. This is when he decided to go to Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis to become a pastor. Paul then began his studies at Concordia Seminary in the fall of 2020. While Paul was in Saint Louis, he met his wife Callie Hammes (Firminhac) who also went to Concordia Nebraska. They got married in 2023 in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Paul received the Master of Divinity (M. Div) from Concordia Seminary in May of 2024. God has called Paul to serve as associate pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Wayne Nebraska.