REV. DR. TIGE CULBERTSON, Senior Pastor In 1999, I had the joy of serving St. Luke’s as a Vicar. Twenty years later in 2019, I accepted the call to return and serve this amazing family once again! In between, I have served in Idaho, Texas, and Michigan. In 2006, my wife Sara and I adopted our beautiful daughter Faith. In 2023, I transitioned into the Senior Pastor role and lead an incredible and passionate staff. I have a passion to lead people to experience the transformative power of Jesus to redeem, heal, and change lives. As I serve, I strive to be transparent, relational, and relevant. Additionally, I love cooking (and eating), watching movies with my family, and soaking in the Florida sun!
REV. SAM SHICK, Pastor I was born, raised, and baptized in Sheffield Lake, OH, a suburb of Cleveland. When I began the process of confirmation I decided to become a Pastor. In 2014 graduated from Lutheran High School West and attended Concordia University Ann Arbor. While attending school I met Alexandria and we were married in 2018. After receiving our Bachelor’s Degrees from Concordia University Ann Arbor, we moved to St. Louis to attend Concordia Seminary where I finished my Master of Divinity and Alex received her M.A. In May 2022, we welcomed our son, Simon into the world. Alex is serving as Deaconess to Redeeming Life Outreach Ministry in Sanford.
REV. JOHN ELLIOTT, Pastor Growing up, my father worked for IBM, the “I’ve Been Moved” company, so we moved every time he was promoted. I was born in Ohio, but I grew up in Minnesota, New York, Colorado, Florida, and three different cities in Ohio. I graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. My wife, Gayle, is a homemaker and a maker of art quilts. We have two grown sons, Kyle and Patrick. My main area of responsibility is caring for the residents and staff at the Lutheran Haven. Believe it or not? I served in the US Navy and met my wife at a Lutheran church just down the road from the Little Creek Naval Base in Virginia Beach, VA.
REV. SCOTT COERBER, Pastor Following Jesus continues to be an incredible adventure! When I was 18, God changed my plans to His plans when He led me on a mission trip to Alaska and used that experience to bring me into full-time ministry. A member of my family has served Jesus in our church body since 1911, so it’s been a multi-generational adventure. I met the love of my life Teckla while at Concordia, Seward, and we are raising two amazing high schoolers. God has fulfilled my confirmation verse of Acts 1:9, about being witnesses of Jesus to the ends of the earth, and sent me around the country and world witnessing through words and actions. By overseeing Community Connections I look forward to helping you discover what adventure God has in store for you!
REV. DR. WALLY ARP, Retired After graduating from the University of Iowa, I attended Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN. My wife, Lois, serves in the public schools as a high school mathematics teacher. We have four children and nine grandchildren. I came to St. Luke’s in 1998, having served a congregation in Iowa for 10 years.
REV. BRIAN ROBERTS, Retired Born in El Paso, TX, I grew up next door to the ‘original’ Disney resort, Disneyland, in the city of Anaheim, CA. After attending Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, I was called to Good Shepherd Lutheran in the Garden State of New Jersey. My wife, Ruth, works as a preschool teacher at St. Luke’s. We have four wonderful children and two grandchildren. Believe it or not? I met my ‘Jersey Girl’ wife while serving in Randolph, NJ.
