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John Hannah
John Hannah is the pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in the Bronx. He has also served a three- congregation parish in central Minnesota, as well as a temporary, part-time position at Our Saviour Lutheran Church in the Bronx. He served as a U.S. Army chaplain for 23 years, retiring in the grade of Colonel.
Hannah is a 1965 graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, as well as of the full Concordia system. He obtained a Th.M. from Princeton Theological Seminary and a D.Min. from Vanderbilt Divinity School, and is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College and the Army War College.
Born and raised in Hampton, Iowa, in 1962 Hannah married Lorna Chellew. They have two children. Anastasia works for the American Red Cross and lives in the Bronx. Gregory works for Time magazine and lives in Queens with his wife Ja’Net.
Hannah is a founding member of the Society of the Holy Trinity (STS). He serves as an instructor for Atlantic District (LCMS) Deacon Training and as a member of the New York Lutheran– Roman Catholic Dialogues. He was elected as a member of the Atlantic District (LCMS) Board of Directors in 1997. Since 1995 he has served on the Board of Directors for the American Lutheran Publicity Bureau and is currently president. His avocation is cabinet-making.