Regional Chaplains
Rev. Philip L. Sipes
Chaplain, Orange County Regional Center
Email: psipes@apu.edu
Ordination
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Welcome
I feel privileged to have the opportunity to serve as a chaplain at the Orange
campus of APU. It's very special to be part of an intentionally Christian university.
The staff at the Orange campus is not only a group of highly qualified professionals,
but is also very friendly and engaging. I enjoy encouraging the students – most
of whom are working over 40 hours a week and caring for children and taking
classes at night. My joy is being able to pray with them and for them as they
deal with that stress. As a pastor, it is an honor to encourage Christian people
who are trying to have a more influential and positive effect on our world.
Education
D.Miss. – Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 1991-1993
M.Div. – Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 1974-1979
BA. – Cal State University, Fullerton, California, 1972-1974
Experience
Ministerial
Pastor, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Orange, California, 1993-Present
Missionary, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Accra, Ghana, 1979-1993
Other
Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 1978-1979
Publications:
Translation of Luther's Small Catechism into the Bimoba language of a
tribe in Ghana, West Africa
Family:
Wife – Mary
Daughters – Norah and Johanna
