Melissa Pflug

About

Deaconess Melissa Pflug serves the Lord through The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) as a missionary in the Eurasia region, based in Romania. As regional care coordinator, she works with the Eurasia regional leadership team to ensure that all the Synod’s missionaries and their family members are supported during their service. This care includes warmly welcoming new missionary families to the field; providing logistical support for families in finding housing, schools and trusted health care providers; and assisting them with the visa process.
Melissa was born in Belleville, Ill., and her hometown is Madison, Ind. Faith Lutheran Church, Madison, is her home congregation. Melissa has a bachelor’s degree in English and Germanic Studies from Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) and a master’s degree in Deaconess Studies from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW). While at CTSFW, she had the great joy of teaching Sunday school for St. Augustine Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne. In her free time, Melissa enjoys hiking, swimming, and enjoying local music and art.
Pray for Melissa as she serves in Eurasia and ask God to give her health and safety. Pray also for the current and future missionaries in the region, that God would build them up in His wisdom, love and mercy. Finally, pray that the Holy Spirit would work in the hearts of all those in Eurasia so that God’s kingdom on earth would grow and many would be saved. Give thanks to God that Melissa is serving His children in this part of the world.