inary . ▁She ▁was ▁ord ained ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁two ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁ord ination ▁of ▁women ▁had ▁been ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Luther an ▁Church . ▁Elizabeth ▁Platz ▁had ▁been ▁ord ained ▁one ▁month ▁earlier , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁women ▁ord ained ▁as ▁Luther an ▁past ors ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Two ▁months ▁after ▁ord ination , ▁Andrew s ▁joined ▁the ▁Ed ina ▁Community ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁in ▁Ed ina , ▁Minnesota ▁as ▁its ▁past or . ▁She ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁when ▁she ▁became ▁chap lain ▁of ▁the ▁Luther ▁H aven ▁N urs ing ▁Home ▁in ▁Detroit . ▁After ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years , ▁she ▁res igned ▁to ▁become ▁inter im ▁past or ▁of ▁Detroit ' s ▁Res urre ction ▁Luther an ▁Church . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁she ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁chap lain ▁for ▁Luther an ▁Social ▁Services ▁in ▁Michigan . ▁Andrew s ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁fire ▁in ▁her ▁Detroit ▁a partment . ▁For ▁her ▁contributions ▁to ▁min istry , ▁she ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁awarded ▁the ▁Fa ith ful ness ▁in ▁Ministry ▁Cross ▁by ▁the ▁Luther ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁on ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 8 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁Luther an ▁cler gy ▁Category : W omen ▁Luther an ▁cler gy ▁Category : C ler