Rev. Ian Kinney
Life Coordinator
Kansas District LCMS
Pastor Ian Kinney was appointed to serve as Kansas District Life Coordinator in 2022. A native of Belleville, Illinois, Pastor Kinney attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; he graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work and a minor in classical languages. After working for a year as a clinician at a mental health and narcotics agency, Pastor Kinney enrolled at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana (CTSFW). In 2021, he completed his education at CTSFW and received a call to serve as pastor of the parishes of the Northeast Kansas Partnership, where he serves now. He lives in Hiawatha, Kansas. In 2018, Pastor Kinney married his wife Hannah; they have three children.