Jeff
A native of Minnesota, Pastor Jeff Cloeter has been at Christ Memorial since 2005. After working in youth ministry and planting Christ Memorial’s city site, Reliant, he has been senior pastor since 2014. Pastor Jeff and his wife Bobbi have four children – Bella, Joshua, Emily, and Jacob.
Megan
Megan Roegner is a wife, mother of three children, and high school English teacher and gifted education specialist. She is currently working on her EdD in educational leadership at University of Missouri-St. Louis. Megan is a proud resident of St. Louis City. When her children, work, and studies allow, she loves reading, baking, and trying out new cocktail recipes.
Paul
A native of Michigan, Pastor Paul Dickerson joined Christ Memorial following his graduation from Concordia Seminary in 2020. He serves as campus pastor at Christ Memorial with a focus on discipleship and community groups. His wife Pamela services as operations manager of Crave Coffeehouse. They have two children – Jack and Sarah.
Koleen
Koleen Barnes was raised in the Lutheran Church and found a place with Reliant in 2016. She lives with her husband and two cats and enjoys crafting and cooking, especially when she can make something for friends or family. In her free time you can usually catch her watching movies, reading, or spending time with her family.
Johanna
Johanna Lange lives in Lafayette Square with her husband, son, and curmudgeonly Yorkshire terrier. She works remotely for Concordia University, Irvine as assistant director of the Writing Studio and Online Writing Lab, and she is currently pursuing her MFA in fiction at University of Missouri—St. Louis. Her ideal day would probably involve some combination of hiking, reading, and sipping local beer out on a patio.
Anna
Born and raised in southeastern WI, Anna moved to St. Louis in 2009 and quickly found herself a member of the Reliant community. After starting work at Concordia Publishing House, she decided to put down roots, purchasing a South City home in 2017. Her free time is spent reading, taking walks with her dog, supporting local businesses, traveling to see family & friends, and visiting zoos — especially the World Famous Saint Louis Zoo.
Julianna
Julianna Shults lived on both coasts and throughout the midwest before landing in St. Louis in 2015. Her work as a DCE serving with LCMS Youth Ministry gives her plenty of frequent flyer miles (outside the pandemic), so she is grateful to have a church home at Reliant. Julianna is a self-proclaimed nerd, avid audiobook listener, coffee snob and obsessive aunt.
Grace
Grace Herzog is a student at Lindbergh High School. She is involved in various clubs and activities ranging from cheerleading to philosophy club. In her free time, she enjoys to read, write, endlessly scroll through Pinterest, and spend time with her dog, Bentley.
Susan
Susan Senechal is a wife and mother of two now adult children, and the grandma of the cutest baby boy on the planet. She has been a teacher, a fabric store manager, an author and a flight attendant. When she’s not working she loves to travel with her husband. One of her life goals is to visit every National Park in the US. She’s almost there.
Allison
Allison Lewis is a writer at heart. She graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with bachelor and master degrees in Journalism. Currently, she is a content marketing specialist for a St. Louis publishing house and also runs grandcrumarketing.com. Allison lives in South City and enjoys reading, cooking, exercising and tending to her houseplants. In her spare time, she studies wine and is pursuing her Level I sommelier certification.
Brett
Brett Hartmann is a husband and father to two children. His family resides in Kirkwood. Brett graduated from Valparaiso University with a Theology degree. He later went on to become a CPA, and he currently serves as a financial advisor with Thrivent. Brett enjoys drinking coffee, listening to podcasts, trying new restaurants, grilling, sports, and family time.
Nathan
Nathan Schultz resides in South City, St. Louis with his wife, Susie. He finds himself too often working at the intersection of beverages and humans, yet his desire to care for humans leads him to comment on the intersection of God and people. He shares disjointed thoughts on how to feel our way through this modern existence we have created.
Anne
Anne Wolff lives on a farm in Southern Minnesota with her husband and three daughters. Working as a public engagement coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, she fills her days translating engineering speak and talking roads with locals. Unwinding at home, she enjoys biking or running, dancing in the kitchen with her kids, and playing cribbage with her husband (and winning).
Paul
Paul Cloeter (father of Jeff) is a retired pastor living in Sauk Rapids, MN. In retirement, he assists the MN North District – LCMS with church worker care, and on occasion fills in for pastors who need a Sunday off. Paul and his wife Nancy are proud parents of three and grandparents of eight. Their health still allows them to travel and share in their offspring’s company . . . and help them to reduce their continually updated to-do lists.