"Where have you seen God lately?" This is a question that we ask over and over again in worship, at play, in our daily lives. The ability to see God isn't always easy. Sometimes life clouds our vision. When we hear God's Word proclaimed, when we gather together as the body of Christ, we practice seeing God in the obvious places so that we can see God in all places. We have a mission to "Make Christ Known Through Lives of Faith" and this mission isn't reserved for Sunday morning or among church friends but this mission leads us out into the world that God has made. Let us look for God together.
Peace,
Pastor Steve
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Pastor's Background
Born in Oconomowoc, WI, Steve was baptized on June 8th, 1973 at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Rome, WI. When his family moved to Northern Wisconsin, Steve and his family attended Pioneer Lake Lutheran Church in Conover, WI where he was confirmed on May 3rd, 1987. He received his bachelor's degree from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN. After graduation, Steve spent a winter at Holden Village where he met his wife, Sarah Schaffner. They were married after his first year of Seminary. Steve completed his C.P.E. at the Tri-Cities Chaplaincy in Kennewick, WA. He interned at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Seattle, WA. In January of 2001, Steve and Sarah became parents when their son Isaac was born. Steve graduated from Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, IA on May 13th, 2001. He was ordained at the Northern Illinois Synod Assembly on June 15th, 2001. Steve and Sarah became parents again in March of 2004 when their daughter Evelyn was born. He served St. John Ev. Lutheran Church in rural Elizabeth, IL from June 2001- June 2005. He began serving Faith Lutheran Church on July 1st, 2005. Steve and Sarah celebrated the birth of their third child Elijah in December of 2006.
