(314) 727-9540 | Worship every Sunday @ 10 a.m.
(314) 727-9540 | Worship every Sunday @ 10 a.m.
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Pastor Jeff was called to Samuel UCC in September of 2001. He grew up in Wisconsin where he earned a B.A. degree from St. Norbert College. Jeff later moved to St. Louis where he received a Master of Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary and never left the area, serving seven years on staff at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Waterloo, Illinois before coming to Samuel UCC. Jeff received a Doctorate in Ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary in 2005.
Pastor Jeff has seen us through many changes during his time at Samuel UCC. He remains passionate about ecumenical and interfaith relationships and is committed to relating the ageless message of God’s love in relevant ways that address the needs and challenges we face today. When he is not at church, Jeff enjoys watching Green Bay Packers football, St. Louis Cardinals baseball and spending time with his wife, Teresa, and sons, Isaac and Owen.
If you desire pastoral presence and prayer during troubled times or celebrations; have a question of faith that has been working on your mind; have an idea for meaningful worship or mission or sense that God is calling you to share your time, talents or treasures in a way that might transform your life or the life of others, give him a call. He’d love to set up a time to meet with you.
Charlotte joined Samuel UCC in September 2023 as our Office Administrator. She brings a working knowledge of the QuickBooks program, having worked as a contractor for their parent company Intuit for several years. During her time with Intuit, she has done technical support for both the QuickBooks Desktop and Online programs. Also, she has worked many years with their TurboTax program, moving from product technical support to Resolutions Department in their Tax Support area.
She holds an Associates of Arts in Paralegal Studies for SIBA College in St. Louis. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. She used that knowledge in her work as a Paralegal for two of the top Plaintiffs law firms in St. Louis. Her focus was on personal injury law while supporting the managing partners of the two law firms.
After 16 years in the legal field, she left Paralegal work and joined The Salvation Army’s staff at the Maplewood Corps where she also served as a Solider. Her role with the Army was Director of Youth and Community Ministries where she ran several youth programs as well as their after school and summer day camp programs. She worked there for 6 years until she suffered an accident where she was unable to perform her duties with the youth. During that time, she had worked part time as a contractor for Intuit’s TurboTax software. Once she was medical able, she worked more extensively with Intuit supporting both their TurboTax and QuickBooks programs.
Currently Charlotte enjoys spending time with her 3 grandchildren.She currently lives in Overland, MO with her family which consists of her daughter, son-in-law, and their children. She still has a passion for God and His children. She enjoys serving His children. She also likes to bake and travel.
More info about Kristin to come. You can find out more about Samuel Preschool here.
Leslie joined the church in 2010. Even before joining, she was active with our Children’s Ministry as our Nursery Caregiver. Leslie can be found on Sunday mornings holding babies and playing with toddlers in our nursery – something she’s done with great love for more than a decade. She’s also the one who keeps any weddings moving smoothly and with a minimum of fuss as the Wedding Coordinator.
When not at Samuel, she can be found meeting the needs of our veterans through her work as a psychologist with Veterans Administration. Leslie has a passion for baking and spending time with her boys.
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