Welcome, Deacon Jodi Schuman!

Deacon Jodi Schuman is Assistant to the Bishop for Candidacy and Operations for the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). She will visit Zion and preach at worship on Sunday, February 22. Pastor Clark will preside.

Meet Deacon Schuman

Deacon Jodi Schuman began serving as Assistant to the Bishop for Candidacy and Operations on April 6, 2021. She is responsible for supporting and relating to synod candidates and the candidacy committee, facilitating the work of synod governance, synod council, and Synod Assembly, and managing synod projects, operations, and events as well as visiting and accompanying congregations of the Southeastern Iowa Synod.

Commissioned as an Associate in Ministry in 2016, Deacon Schuman was previously called to Memorial Lutheran in Nevada, IA, where she had served since 2007. She was part of the Southeastern Iowa Synod’s Macedonia Table in 2011 and 2012 and served two terms as Synod Treasurer from 2013 until accepting this call. Before joining Memorial’s staff, Schuman worked as a science and technology teacher. She has a BS in Biochemistry from the University of Wyoming and attended Iowa State University for teacher certification.

Deacon Schuman has been married to her husband, Bill, since 1987. They have an adult daughter, Amanda, who lives and works in the Minneapolis area. Home life centers around cooking and sharing wine with friends.