Pastor John Moeller
Pastor John came to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Oak Lawn,
IL, in July, 1999 after graduation from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis,
Missouri with a M.Div. degree.
He was raised in Iowa and attended the University of Northern Iowa where
he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. He
was employed as service manager of Griggs Music Store in Davenport, Iowa.
After receiving encouragement from pastors, friends, and family, he entered
the seminary and served his vicarage at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Blue
Earth, Minnesota.
He is married to Martha, who teaches band at St. Paul School.
They have two children: Erin, 20, and Jordan, 15.
Pastor Matthew L.G. Zickler
Pastor Matt was installed as Assistant Pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Oak Lawn,
IL, on August 7, 2011 after graduation from Concordia Seminary in Ft Wayne,
Indiana with Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and Master of Sacred Theology (ST.M.) degrees.
He was born and raised in Fishers, Indiana, and was baptized at St Louis DeMontfort Catholic Church. After graduating from Hamilton Southeastern High School in 1999, he attended Indiana University and graduated with a degree in Finance. On Reformation Sunday in 2002, he was confirmed as a Lutheran and joined Advent Ev. Lutheran Church. After 3 years working in the Treasury Dept at Irwin Mortgage Corp, he moved to Ft Wayne to begin studies at the seminary. He served his vicarage at Messiah Lutheran Church in Seattle, Washington.
He married Jessica in 2003, and they have been blessed with two children, Isaiah age 3, and Eliana age 7 months.
Pastor Daniel Gensch (retired)
Pastor Dan came to
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Oak Lawn, IL, in 1994. He retired as Pastor of St. Paul on February 27, 2011, and will be greatly missed.
Pastor Dan was born in Indiana
and attended elementary school in Chicago and Park Ridge, Illinois. He
went to Luther High School North, Chicago, and Concordia College, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
He is a graduate of
Concordia Senior College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and received his M.Div.
degree from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, with his vicarage
served at Hope Lutheran Church, Rochester, New York. He then served congregations
in Brimfield, Illinois (1974-1977), Belleville, Illinois (1977-1987) and
Danville, Illinois (1987-1994).
He is married
to Janet, and they have three children: Rachel, Andrew, and Sarah.
