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. JOHN ELLIOTT, Pastor