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Meet our Senior Pastor Call Team!
Elizabeth McPherson
My husband, Keith, and I joined Lord of Life in 1993 after “shopping” the area for our new church home. Here we found the Spirit of God within the congregation, which IS the church. Through all the changes we have seen at Lord of Life over the years, my love for all of you has remained constant. I have served in many roles here over the years, my most recent being part of the stewardship and capital campaign teams, and scheduling assisting ministers and communion assistants for the 8:00 and 11:20 services. I grew up in the Methodist church, Keith was raised Baptist, and we met at the Catholic university we both attended. The ELCA offers us a comfortable place to worship with our blended theological understandings, but I believe God speaks to many in other cultures and religions as each of us, like Paul, only “know in part; then [we] shall know fully, even as [we are} fully known.” (1 Corinthians 13:12) I look forward to serving God and our church as I can through the upcoming call process.
I have been member at Lord of Life Lutheran Church for 21 years and married to my lovely wife Dorothy for 56 years. I am retired but do volunteer work for veteran’s groups especially for vets who need support for private health issues. I coordinate the annual Veteran’s Day Service with other congregations. I enjoy playing golf and chasing my five-month-old pup named Sophie.
Jocelyn Earnest Heckler
John P. Fackler, Jr, Ph.D.
As the daughter of a minister my early childhood memories include observing my father (and mother as choir director and organist) gathering a large congregation into a quiet, reverent assembly. All my life, I have had great respect for their leadership. As an adult, when I became a classroom teacher of Senior English students, my parent’s example of patient and loving leadership helped to guide me through some challenging experiences. For thirty years, occasionally working with some very difficult personalities, I needed to recall my father’s unwavering dedication for my own inspiration. Following my retirement three years ago, I often reflect on various experiences from my classroom with humor, happiness, and pride. While I want to say to myself my lesson plans were perfect and my students all acquired an outstanding education, I cannot. That would be hyperbole win the extreme. However, I was consistent with love and concern for their success, and I attribute this to the influence of my parents. I am so grateful for the beautiful Christian guidance I received from my father’s church.
I was born and grew up in Germany and was baptized into the Lutheran church as an infant. I attended the Lutherkirche in Rüsselsheim and later immigrated to the United States as a young adult. I met my husband, Robert, in Houston and we made our home in the Woodlands in 1993. Together, we have 6 children and 16 grandchildren. In January 2020, Robert and I started attended services at Lord of Life Lutheran Church and felt welcomed and embraced. The spirit of love and joy, and the openness and acceptance for all to come to the Altar impressed us, and we felt the call to return. After connecting with Pastor Gary and Pastor David, joined the congregation and became official members in October 2020. I am looking forward to serving on the Call Committee with God’s help, seeking His will through prayer and scripture and the Holy Spirit.