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. DR. WALLY ARP, Pastor 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 eight grandchildren. I came to St. Luke’s in 1998, having served a congregation in Iowa for 10 years. After serving St. Luke’s for the past 25 years as Senior Pastor I am now serving in a supporting role to further our mission of Awakening Hearts in Every Generation.
REV. BRIAN ROBERTS, Pastor 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. My main area of responsibility is Director of Outreach and Human Care ministries. This includes oversight of the Board for Evangelism and the Board for Human Care. Believe it or not? I met my ‘Jersey Girl’ wife while serving in Randolph, NJ.
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. 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.