Church Staff
"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying,
"Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?"
And I said, "Here I am, send me!"
(Isaiah 6:8)
REV. WALTER ULLMAN
The Reverend Walter W. Ullman was installed as pastor of St. Paul's in 1978.
Pastor Ullman had previously served since 1974 as pastor of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Waymansville, Indiana. He attended Concordia Junior College in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and received his Bachelor of Arts from Concordia Senior College in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Later attended Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, graduating with a Master of Divinity in 1973. While in St. Louis, he also earned a Master of Arts in English from St. Louis University.
Pastor Ullman and his wife Barb have three children: Elizabeth, Christina and James. Click here to email Pastor Ullman.
REV. CHAD ECKELS
The Reverend Chad M. Eckels was installed as the Associate Pastor of St. Paul's on March 16th of 2003.
Pastor Eckels had previously served as pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Oberlin, Kansas were he was ordained in 1998. He graduated from Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska in 1994 and Concordia Seminary, in St. Louis, Missouri in 1998.
Pastor Eckels is married to Patty, also a 1994 graduate of Concordia Seward. They have three sons: Jonah, Joshua, and Jacob.
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TIMOTHY HORST
Timothy L. Horst is St. Paul's first full-time director of music.
Tim hold's two bachelor's degrees from Concordia Univ. in Seward, Neb., in the areas of business and sacred music. Tim previously served as organist for Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island, Neb.
He and his wife, Kim, have a son, Joshua, and daughters Eleanor and Willa.
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SYLVIA WESTFALL
Sylvia (Rode) Westfall was born and raised in Evansville and is a lifelong member of St. Paul's. She began as church secretary in October 1982. Sylvia has 4 daughters, 3 living in Evansville and one in Chicago.