Meet Our Staff

PASTOR TOBIN SCOTT

Senior Pastor

We are blessed to have Pastor Tobin Scott serve our congregation while we await our next Senior Pastor here at Faith Lutheran Church.​ 

​​​Senior Pastor Eric Gledhill accepted a call from the Ministry to the Armed Forces from the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod to serve as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy as a Chaplain. We wish him Godspeed in this ministry.

VACANCY

Associate Pastor

​Former Associate Pastor Joshua Knippa has accepted a call to Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Nederland, TX. We wish him Godspeed in this ministry.

DONNA SCHEPERS

Administrative Assistant

Donna was born and raised in Jefferson City.  She worked many years for the State of Missouri. Most of that experience was in Human Resources working for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education/Vocational Rehabilitation.    

Donna and her husband Ed have three children. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She loves football, especially the Kansas City Chiefs. She enjoys spending time outdoors and traveling every chance she gets. Her favorite Bible verse is Psalm 28:7 - The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. ​

JODI BATES

Parish Nurse

​As parish nurse, Jodi promotes the health and well-being of our Faith members. A native of Jefferson City, she earned an associate degree in nursing from Lincoln University and a BSN from the University of Missouri at Columbia, where she worked as a pediatric nurse until becoming a stay-at-home mom. The parish nurse office hours of 8:00 a.m. - noon Tuesday - Thursday balance Jodi’s desire to be of service to the congregation with the needs of her family.
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Jodi and her husband Brad have two children. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, activities with her children, nature and physical fitness. Her favorite Bible passage is Proverbs 3:5-6 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

WILL OTTEN

Music Director

​Will is a 2020 graduate of Calvary Lutheran High School and has won numerous awards in piano through MSHSAA. He then graduated from State Technical College of Missouri with an Associates of Applied Science degree in Business Administration. 

As well as being Music Director at Faith Lutheran Church, Will also serves as a funeral director at Freeman Mortuary in Jefferson City. Will enjoys traveling with his family and friends and spending time on the farm. His favorite Bible verse is John 1:1 In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the Word was God.