 There, Passavant continued his Sunday School work, and also canvassed for the Pennsylvania Bible Society, sought funds for the Protestant mission in Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended revival meetings that his father considered too Methodistic.William Passavant received his license and began his ministry as well as his publishing career in Baltimore, Maryland in 1842.Ordained in 1843, he published the "Lutheran Almanac" for its first two years, before passing that project to others.