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PASTORAL CARE AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY NUMBER

763 498 8311
Option 9

St. Paul's Lutheran Church

P.O. Box 8
11024 Church St NE
Hanover, MN 55341
office@stpaulsinhanover.org

763 498 8311
FAX 763 260 2995

Office Hours

Monday thru Thursday 9AM to 3PM
Friday 9AM to Noon

MEET OUR STAFF

Pastor Luke and the staff at St. Paul's work to help the people of the congregation and our communities grow closer with God and each other to serve the world.

Pastor Luke Schmidt

pastorluke@stpaulsinhanover.org

Senior Pastor

Pastor Luke began serving St. Paul's in 2018. He lives in Buffalo with his wife Jessica, two children (Kate and Will) and two standard poodles (Kobe and Otto). Pastor Luke grew up in New Ulm, attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, and has been in ministry for 20+ years, serving congregations in Excelsior, Brooklyn Park, and Buffalo before coming to Hanover. Pastor Luke is a serial hobbyist, enjoying reading, traveling with family, ice fishing, photography, home theater, hybridizing hostas, woodworking, and Disneyworld!

Pastor Mike Rueckert

pastormike@stpaulsinhanover.org

Associate Pastor

Pastor Mike has worked as a congregational pastor for 11 years and a little over 1 year as a hospice chaplain. He started out as a solo pastor of a rural church in Ulen, MN for nearly 4 years and then spent 7 years as the Pastor of Children, Youth, and Family for a church in Anoka, MN.

Pastor Mike grew up in Litchfield, MN. He went to school at Gustavus Adolphus Collage graduating with a degree in Theater and attended Luther Seminary in St Paul. He currently lives in Champlin, MN with his spouse Maren of 14 years and 3 children (Josiah, Lydia, and Elliot). They have 2 dogs Toby and Abe, as well. Pastor Mike enjoys walking with his family and dogs, watching movies, and playing card games.

Pastor Mike's favorite part of being a pastor is hearing people's life stories and wrestling with tough faith questions with people.