Our Staff
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Senior Pastor Rev. John Meehan pastor.meehan@sjlc.com (On sabbatical through mid-August 2010)
Pastor Meehan, a native of Iowa, has been serving in ministry at St. John’s since 1988. He was called from the seminary as St. John’s first associate pastor in 1988, and served in that position for seven years. He was then called to serve as senior pastor of the congregation, a position he has held since 1996. Pastor Meehan received his Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1984, and his Master of Divinity from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri in 1988. He also holds a Master of Arts in Christian Education from Virginia Theological Seminary, and is currently participating in the Pastoral Leadership Institute (PLI). Pastor Meehan also currently serves as Circuit Counselor for Circuit 9A within the Southeastern District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). Pastor and his wife, June, are the busy parents of four daughters who bless their lives in many ways.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it unto you. Let not your hearts be troubled; neither let them be afraid. – John 14:27
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Associate Pastor Rev. Braun Campbell pastor.campbell@sjlc.com
Pastor Campbell was called to serve at St. John’s in 2006, straight from the seminary. Although he grew up in Indiana and Illinois, his first career as a professional services consultant brought him to the D.C. area after graduating from Duke University in 1995. He worked for Andersen Consulting (Accenture) for several years before going to work for a small Internet-services company. Following the call to pastoral ministry, he studied at Concordia Seminary–St. Louis, where he worked to establish the exchange program with its sister seminary in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Though he is not on Facebook, Pastor Campbell enjoys staying current with popular culture, technology, and video games.
Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. – Isaiah 40:30-31
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Director of Youth and Christian Education Jennifer Hills jennifer.hills@sjlc.com
Jennifer has been serving as St. John’s very first Director of Youth and Christian Education since May 2002. Jennifer received her Bachelor of Arts, with specializations in Youth Ministry and Theology, from Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois in 1999. She is a synodically commissioned Director of Christian Education and a 2009 KINDLE Associate. Jennifer serves all members, child to adult, of St. John’s helping them to discover what it means to be a child of God. Jennifer, and her husband Mark, love to spend time with their pets and cherish time with family and friends.
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. – 1 John 3:1
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Early Childhood Education Center Director Maritza Guerra maritza.guerra@sjlc.com
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Director of Music Susan Gobien susan.gobien@sjlc.com
Susan Gobien, originally from the Finger Lakes area of New York, has been serving in the music ministry at St. John’s since 1982. She has served congregations as organist since the age of 13 in Lima, Avon and Rochester, New York; Bellbrook, Ohio; and Utica, New York. Susan received her Bachelor of Music Education from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio in 1968 and taught elementary music in Ohio and Michigan. Susan currently serves as treasurer and membership chairperson for the Northern Virginia chapter of Choristers Guild, and is a lifetime member of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, and a member of AGO. Susan and her husband, Jurgen, are the parents of two sons and three grandsons. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. – Colossians 3:16-17
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Office Administrator office@sjlc.com
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Financial Administrator finance@sjlc.com
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Pastor Emeritus Rev. Dr. Bernard “Ben” Nass pastor.nass@sjlc.com
Pastor Nass, a native of Nebraska, was ordained in 1961. His pastoral history includes four years as a mission developer in Clio, Michigan, twenty-nine years as a military chaplain in the U. S. Army, and ten years as associate pastor at St. John’s. He retired from full-time ministry in 2006, and continues to serve on an “as needed” basis, teaching bible class, counseling, and serving the needs of the senior members of the congregation as well as vacancies in area congregations. Academically, he holds the following degrees: Master of Science degree in Psychology and Counseling, Master of Arts degree in Christian Education, and Doctor of Ministry. Pastor Nass and his wife, Betty, have two daughters, and three grandchildren.
I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. – John 10:10
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