Pastor Tracey Schultz Installed as Bishop at St. Paul in LG

Pastor Tracey Schultz, recently installed as bishop of the ELCA Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, spent her first Sunday in office at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in La Grange. In addition to conducting worship on Sept. 14, Bishop Tracey joined about 65 members of the congregation for coffee/brunch and a question and answer forum afterwards. Above, she is pictured with Paul Mikula, congregation president. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America synod, which spans Southeastern Texas and Southern Louisiana, includes 104 congregations and is headquartered in Houston.