The Word of God

We teach and confess that the Bible is the inspired and infallible Word of God.  Saint Paul teaches us “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”  2 Tim 3:16-17

Christianity Is Not Based on Works

We teach and confess that we are saved only by the gift of God's grace to all those who have faith through the Holy Spirit in Christ Jesus.  While we are made to do good works, and will be known by the good works we accomplish, we are not saved by those good works.

Pastor Neldo Schmidt was born in Santa Rosa, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on February 15, 1960, the son of Alfredo and Helena Schmidt.

Pastor Schmidt met Lori Kriiger while serving at his first Congregation, Trinity Lutheran Church, in the state of Parana, Brazil. They were married on October 26, 1985. God has blessed the Schmidt’s with two wonderful children: Vanessa Daniela, born in Brazil and Philip James, born in the USA.

Lori is a 1989 graduate of the Universidade de Ciencias e Letras de Umuarama, and taught Portuguese and English at the State High School, Pio XII, in Maripa.

German was the predominant language in the house and neighborhood surrounding the home of Alfredo and Helena Schmidt. However, in order to attend school, as was the case for all the children in that area, the young Schmidt boy had to learn his second language: Portuguese – the official language in Brazil.

Following his years of elementary school at Saint Matthew Lutheran School, pastor Schmidt attended Concordia Lutheran High School in Santa Rosa. In 1979 he entered Concordia Seminary in Porto Alegre, graduating in December of 1983. In the years of 1985 and 1986 pastor Schmidt studied Philosophy at the State University of Toledo, Parana, Brazil.

Pastor Schmidt served the Igreja Evangelica Luterana do Brasil (IELB), the Brazilian partner church of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod LC-MS).

Pastor, Lori and Vanessa arrived in the United States in September of 1993. In December of 1994, pastor Schmidt began serving Concordia Lutheran Church in South Saint Paul. MN. He was elected Circuit Counselor for the Lyndale East Circuit of the Minnesota South District in 2003 and 2006. In October 2006 pastor Schmidt accepted the call the serve Saint John Lutheran Church, Woodbury, MN.

The Schmidt’s are excited to be at King of Kings and looking forward to meeting all of you and to serve Christ with you!