St. Paul Lutheran Church, Annapolis to Install New Pastor

St. Paul Lutheran Church, Annapolis to Install New Pastor

Holyer to Assume Leadership Role in June

After a two-year pastoral call process, St. Paul Lutheran Annapolis, an LCMS Church, will welcome the Reverend John Holyer as their new church Pastor this month. The installation will take place in a special Divine Service at 3pm on Sunday, June 25^th in the church sanctuary located at 31 Rowe Blvd in Annapolis. Missouri Synod Eastern District President, Rev. Dr. William Harmon, and Circuit Visitor, Rev. Matthew R. Hilpert will officiate.

After graduating from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis in 2006, Pastor Holyer received his first call to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Napoleon, Ohio, serving there until December of 2014. From then, he has served as pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Lansing, Illinois.

Pastor Holyer is blessed with a wonderful wife and two beautiful daughters. In addition to being a husband, a father and serving as a pastor, he enjoys healthy debate, using power tools, reading, watching movies and sports.

Duane Sheldon, Call Committee Chair and Head Elder for the church said "The congregation of St. Paul Lutheran Church Annapolis is excited to welcome our new minister, Pastor John Holyer, as he begins his divine call to our church. Pastor Holyer and his family will be a wonderful addition to our church and the Annapolis area communities. The pastor brings many years of experience in church leadership and spiritual guidance.” Sheldon provided the invitation, “Please join us at St. Paul Lutheran Church Annapolis and experience this wonderful gift that God has provided our church and community."

Council President, Meghan Lawson, stated, “On behalf of the congregation, we welcome Pastor Holyer!  We are overjoyed to have him as our shepherd and very thankful for such an exciting answer to our Call. We anticipate many years of blessed worship and fellowship together.” 

St. Paul Lutheran Church, Annapolis, is a member of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and holds Divine Worship Services with Holy Communion each Sunday at 9:30am. Services are live streamed on YouTube at St Paul Lutheran Church Annapolis.