Concordia Lutheran Ministries history

Ten years after the founding of the college, on October 31, 1897, Pastor Dau lead the procession from the College Administration Building to the new church for its dedication.

From the dedication of Oertel Care Center’s All Saints Chapel in 1916 to this day, every major residential Concordia building expansion has featured a chapel where residents can gather to express and celebrate their faith.

Concordia Christian Day School was "postponed" in 1933 due to the effects of the depression, after having been in operation for 56 years.

It reopened in 1946, and has offered a Christian education to the children of Concordia and the surrounding community ever since.

By 1954, Concordia decided to cease the farm operations, sell the livestock and farm equipment and lease the land to local farmers.

In 1958, under the leadership of Pastor Richard F. Lineberger, the new sanctuary was constructed on the very site where the old Concordia College Administrative Office had once stood.

Skilled Nursing: 1982 – Present The construction of the Charles C. Markus Hall (typically referred to as just Markus Hall) on the Concordia at Cabot campus was the beginning of our skilled nursing care services.

In 1997, ConcordiaCare was launched as our first home care service line and offered private duty services to those in need.

In 2003, ConcordiaCare changed its name to Concordia Visiting Nurses and the service line began experiencing exponential growth.

An additional wing was added to the school in 2006 which houses the middle school classes, and also provides the space for Jr. and Sr.

In 2015, Concordia Community Support Services was established as a management company for Concordia’s home and community-based service lines.

With joy and gratitude in 2018, the Sisters of St Joseph, along with the Villa St Joseph family, celebrated 21 years of this loving and compassionate ministry.