Pastor Michael K. Louia
Michael Louia, known as Pastor Mike at St. Paul's, is originally from North Carolina. He has been married to Nancy for 25 years, having celebrated their anniversary on June 24, 2009. They have 2 children - Ryan, 21, who lives in North Carolina and Megan, 18, a rising freshman at Susquehanna University.
Prior to attending seminary, Mike worked briefly as a District Executive for the BSA and for 20 years at Wachovia Bank (most recently in human resources).
He and his family moved to New Oxford, PA in 2005 when he began his studies at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. He graduated on May 8, 2009 with a Masters in Divinity and was called as pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Funkstown, on June 7, 2009. He was ordained on June 27th at his home congregation, First Lutheran Church, in Lexington, NC. He began serving at St. Paul's on July 1st.
While in seminary, Pastor Mike served at Zion (Shaffer's) in Seven Valley's, PA; St. John's in Hampton, PA; and Trinity Evangelical Lutheran in Camp Hill, PA.
Pastor Mike is excited to serve at St. Paul's and welcomes everyone to participate in Christ's ministry here. "St. Paul's is a historic congregation that is interested in following the Holy Spirit's guidance as we bring the good news of the risen Lord Jesus to everyone in our community."