Needlepoint and photo courtesy of Janine Hand
Below are the priests and pastors who have blessed us with their service over the years. We're grateful for their preaching and teaching, leading us through growth and change, moving us forward into celebratory times, missionary outreach, challenging us to do new things, and showing us that our vision of being one church and one family is a reality for our faith community in the desert. God has blessed them, as they have blessed us.
Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Church:
April 1, 2019 The Reverend Dr. Mary Jerebon Toroaiy*
2006 - 2018 The Reverend Emilie C. “Lili” Bush*
2005 – 2006 The Reverend Steve Brandt, Interim
2003 – 2005 The Reverend Ed Pace
2002 – 2003 The Reverend Wally Burton, Interim
1995 – 2002 The Reverend David Newman
1994 – 1995 The Reverend Dr. John Kuethe, Interim
1985 – 1994 The Reverend John Robinson
1981 – 1985 The Reverend Thomas Allport
1979 – 1981 The Reverend Barbara Chapman and The Reverend Richard Gleason, Interims
1978 – 1979 The Reverend Charles Clark
1977 – 1978 The Reverend John Hershberger
1976 – 1977 The Reverend Frank Clutz, Interim
1974 – 1976 The Reverend James Roessler
1968 – 1973 The Reverend Jack Ericson
1962 – 1968 The Reverend Harold Price
1960 – 1961 The Reverend Arthur Kimball, the Reverend Harold Lorimer, the Reverend Carl Schneider, and the Reverend Paul Wharton, Interims
* Contracted jointly by the Pacifica Synod, ELCA, and the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles to serve as the part-time pastor of Shepherd of the Desert. In 2008, offices, communities, and weekly worship for the two parishes were combined.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church:
April 1, 2019 The Reverend Dr. Mary Jerebon Toroaiy
2000 – 2018 The Reverend Emilie C. “Lili” Bush
1995 – 2000 The Reverend “Ernie” Neckermann
1991 – 1995 The Reverend William F. Ellington
1989 – 1991 The Rev. Canon Harold Hultgren
1983 – 1989 The Reverend Harlan Weitzel
1979 – 1982 The Reverend Michael Griffith
1978 – 1979 The Reverend James Sigmann
1966 – 1978 The Reverend Donald Heermans
1962 – 1966 The Reverend Allison Burbank
1959 – 1961 The Reverend Robert Crawford Strang
1953 – 1959 The Reverend Jergens
1951 – 1953 The Reverend C. E. Knickle
1950 - 1951 The Reverend (formerly Captain) Charles L. Condor
1947 – 1949 The Reverend Merrill Norton
Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Church:
April 1, 2019 The Reverend Dr. Mary Jerebon Toroaiy*
2006 - 2018 The Reverend Emilie C. “Lili” Bush*
2005 – 2006 The Reverend Steve Brandt, Interim
2003 – 2005 The Reverend Ed Pace
2002 – 2003 The Reverend Wally Burton, Interim
1995 – 2002 The Reverend David Newman
1994 – 1995 The Reverend Dr. John Kuethe, Interim
1985 – 1994 The Reverend John Robinson
1981 – 1985 The Reverend Thomas Allport
1979 – 1981 The Reverend Barbara Chapman and The Reverend Richard Gleason, Interims
1978 – 1979 The Reverend Charles Clark
1977 – 1978 The Reverend John Hershberger
1976 – 1977 The Reverend Frank Clutz, Interim
1974 – 1976 The Reverend James Roessler
1968 – 1973 The Reverend Jack Ericson
1962 – 1968 The Reverend Harold Price
1960 – 1961 The Reverend Arthur Kimball, the Reverend Harold Lorimer, the Reverend Carl Schneider, and the Reverend Paul Wharton, Interims
* Contracted jointly by the Pacifica Synod, ELCA, and the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles to serve as the part-time pastor of Shepherd of the Desert. In 2008, offices, communities, and weekly worship for the two parishes were combined.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church:
April 1, 2019 The Reverend Dr. Mary Jerebon Toroaiy
2000 – 2018 The Reverend Emilie C. “Lili” Bush
1995 – 2000 The Reverend “Ernie” Neckermann
1991 – 1995 The Reverend William F. Ellington
1989 – 1991 The Rev. Canon Harold Hultgren
1983 – 1989 The Reverend Harlan Weitzel
1979 – 1982 The Reverend Michael Griffith
1978 – 1979 The Reverend James Sigmann
1966 – 1978 The Reverend Donald Heermans
1962 – 1966 The Reverend Allison Burbank
1959 – 1961 The Reverend Robert Crawford Strang
1953 – 1959 The Reverend Jergens
1951 – 1953 The Reverend C. E. Knickle
1950 - 1951 The Reverend (formerly Captain) Charles L. Condor
1947 – 1949 The Reverend Merrill Norton
