Welcome our Keynote Speaker
Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise lives in Clinton Township, Michigan and no matter where his travels have taken him, has remained a lifelong member of Guardian Lutheran in Dearborn.
He has a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and a Master’s Degree in European History from Wayne State University.
After teaching and coaching in a Detroit Catholic high school, he served for two years as a volunteer ESL missionary for LCMS World Mission in Moscow. The mission bug proving difficult to extract, he then entered Concordia Seminary in St. Louis where he studied for the Master’s Degree in Divinity. Upon graduation from the seminary, he served as a theological educator for thirteen years at LCMS World Mission returning to Russia and also teaching in Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Belarus, and Ukraine. He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Concordia Seminary in May 2018, writing about the persecution and martyrdom of Russian Lutherans in Joseph Stalin’s USSR. Since April 2014, he has been serving as the Executive Director for the Lutheran Heritage Foundation, based in Macomb, Michigan.
He has a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and a Master’s Degree in European History from Wayne State University.
After teaching and coaching in a Detroit Catholic high school, he served for two years as a volunteer ESL missionary for LCMS World Mission in Moscow. The mission bug proving difficult to extract, he then entered Concordia Seminary in St. Louis where he studied for the Master’s Degree in Divinity. Upon graduation from the seminary, he served as a theological educator for thirteen years at LCMS World Mission returning to Russia and also teaching in Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Belarus, and Ukraine. He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Concordia Seminary in May 2018, writing about the persecution and martyrdom of Russian Lutherans in Joseph Stalin’s USSR. Since April 2014, he has been serving as the Executive Director for the Lutheran Heritage Foundation, based in Macomb, Michigan.
Guardian Gala 2019 - Program (times may vary slightly)
4:30 Doors Open: Enjoy browsing the Silent and Live Auction offerings and fellowship
5:30 Dinner is serve: Catered by Angel Food Catering
6:30 Keynote Speaker, Rev. Dr. Matt Heise, Executive Director for the Lutheran Heritage Foundation
7:00 Live Auction
Check out will begin 15 minutes after Live Auction is done (cash and checks are gladly accepted)
Please stay and enjoy more fellowship and dancing
Doors close 9:30 pm
5:30 Dinner is serve: Catered by Angel Food Catering
6:30 Keynote Speaker, Rev. Dr. Matt Heise, Executive Director for the Lutheran Heritage Foundation
7:00 Live Auction
Check out will begin 15 minutes after Live Auction is done (cash and checks are gladly accepted)
Please stay and enjoy more fellowship and dancing
Doors close 9:30 pm
