He was ordained on November 24, 1703, at Gloria Dei Church, the Swedish Lutheran Church in Wicaco, today South Philadelphia. His first pastoral assignment was with the settlers on the Manatawny Creek in New Hanover Township, Pennsylvania.
On November 24, 1703, he became ordained at Gloria Dei Church, a historic Swedish Lutheran church in what is now South Philadelphia. He then started his pastoral career by serving the early residents of the Manatawny Creek area in New Hanover Township, Pennsylvania.