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Witnessing to the Sanctity of Human Life, Through Education, Based on the Word of God

Ed Szeto is the former director of outreach for National Lutherans For Life (LFL). During his four years on the staff of LFL, Ed traveled over 190,000 miles and spoke to over 27,000 people of all ages in a variety of settings. He has spoken in Lutheran and Christian elementary schools, Lutheran high schools, and on college campuses nationwide. Some of the college campuses Ed has visited include: Central Michigan State University, Concordia University River Forest, Concordia University Portland, Dickinson (ND) State College, Iowa State University (Ames), Kansas State University (Manhattan), Kansas University (Lawrence), Kansas University Medical Center (Kansas City), and Valparaiso University.

 Ed is the founding president of Lutherans For Life of the Mid-Atlantic States, the regional affiliate of Lutherans For Life that serves Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, DC. He has been an active member of LFL since 1997 and has helped organize local and regional events in New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Ed has also served in various positions within Lutherans For Life New Jersey Shore chapter, including president. He has helped organize the chapter’s annual Diaper Derby; edited the monthly newsletter; and manned display tables at LWML zone rallies, at various events in different churches, and at LC-MS NJ district conventions.

At Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church (Point Pleasant, NJ), Ed served on the board of trustees and on the board of elders. He served as both Sunday school superintendent and as Sunday school teacher. Ed was involved with the VBS Program for 6 years and has led adult Bible study groups.

In the community, Ed served on the Board of Trustees of the Open Door Pregnancy Center in Toms River, NJ for three and a half years. During most of his tenure, he served as the treasurer of the organization.

Ed is a Certified Lay Minister of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. He completed his training and education through the TEE program of Concordia University Wisconsin and is eligible to be a Commissioned Minister of Religion.

Ed has a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering from Boston University and is a planner with an international engineering consulting firm. His duties include marketing the firm in the Mid-Atlantic States, project management, proposal development, arranging teaming options with peer firms, and contacting potential new clients.