The Rev. Dr. John Lottes has served as Pastor at Our Lord’s since 2007, and is celebrating 36 years of ministry in 2010.

He has previously been Pastor of congregations in Massachusetts and Missouri, served on the Pastoral Staff of Stephen Ministries in St. Louis, MO, and, most recently, been Campus Pastor at Lutheran Campus Ministry in St. Louis for 18 years.

The core of Pastor Lottes’ ministry is helping people feel welcome, nurturing their faith journeys, connecting their beliefs to daily living, and giving them freedom to explore questions about God, faith, and meaning in life.

He received his undergraduate education in the School of Business at Indiana University, his Master of Divinity degree at Concordia Seminary (St. Louis), his Master of Theology in New Testament at Harvard Divinity School, and his Doctor of Ministry degree at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC.

Pastor John has been married for 40 years to Victoria (Vicki); they are the parents of David and Joel, and are excited about becoming first-time grandparents. Pastor John endeavors to balance his life with walking and gym exercise, enjoying state parks and outdoor activities, following area sports, attending symphony concerts and movies, spending time with family and friends, playing Trivial Pursuit and non-competitive Scrabble, and taste-testing frozen custard (“Someone has to do it!” he claims).

Vicar Brian comes to Our Lord’s as a third-year seminary student from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Raised Roman Catholic, he has nurtured a call to ministry from an early age, briefly attending Catholic seminary in Washington, DC before joining an ELCA congregation in 2000.

A native of Salinas, California, Vicar Brian has called many places home. He graduated from Fayetteville State University (North Carolina) with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Sociology, and worked as a health inspector for the state of Missouri and St. Louis County for 8 years prior to entering seminary for the ELCA in 2007. He currently lives in Florissant, Missouri with his wife Melanie and their daughters Melaina and Anna.

Vicar Brian enjoys Eastern Christian spirituality, playing 1860’s “vintage” baseball, and finding ways to live a simpler, more Earth-friendly life.

Loretta Williams has served as the administrative assistant at Our Lord’s since 1998 and has been a member since 1994. She came to the area from her home state of North Carolina, where she lived in several towns representing the geographic diversity for which the Tarheel state is known. She has been married for 28 years to Mike, and they have two grown children: Alex (and his wife Nicole) and Caitlyn (and her fiance Andy), four lovable dogs and five cats. Loretta obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC), and a Master of Education degree from East Carolina University (Greenville, NC).

Loretta enjoys singing with the Our Lord’s praise band, beading and making jewelry, reading, gardening and hanging out with family.