Pastor Lucas' Bio

  Pastor Lucas Andre Albrecht was born in 1975 in Naviraí, MS, Brazil to Rev Curt Albrecht and Ligia Madalena Albrecht. He married Djenane Hans on Jan, 1997. They have one son, Charles, born on November 10, 2016. Pastor Albrecht is from a family of many pastors including, among others, his father, two brothers and his grand and great-grand father on his mother's side.

He graduated from Concordia Seminary, Sao Leopoldo in 1998. He earned his Journalism Bachelors degree in 2011 from The Lutheran University of Brazil (ULBRA), a post-graduate degree in Human Resources (ULBRA) in 2014 and a Bachelor of Theology (ULBRA) in 2015. Acquired his Masters from Concordia Seminary, Sao Leopoldo in 2015 under the subject: "Preaching for everybody and for nobody: History and production of Toque de Vida TV Program".

Ordained in 1999 in Curitiba, Brazil, he served Peace Lutheran Church, in Campo Bom, RS, Brazil from 1999-2004. He was called to ULBRA in 2004, where he served in different positions: Campus Chaplain and St. Paul's Lutheran Church - Campus Church planting Canoas, RS, from 2004-2007. ULBRA Campus Pastor, Canoas 2008-2011. ULBRA Senior Chaplain - Canoas and nationwide, 2012-2015. ULBRA Campus Pastor and Professor, 2016. On november, 2016, he was called to be Associate Pastor at Mount Olive, being installed on Feb, 2017.

Pastor Albrecht plays a number of musical instruments and has composed a number of songs and hymns. He is fluent in Portuguese and English, speaks some Spanish and has basic German skills. As a journalist, he acumulated experience on communicating the Gospel through different media channels. Pastor Albrecht enjoys time with family, reading, connecting with people, and playing sports, specially soccer. He is now eager to get acquainted with hockey and The Saskatchewan RoughRider games.