Church Staff

Pastor Reese has served as Trinity’s pastor since April 28, 2024. He has been a pastor since 2006. Before serving here at Trinity, Pastor Reese spent 18 years as Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Warren, Michigan.

Read more about Pastor Reese from the Lansing Journal.

Laurie was born and raised in Lansing. She was baptized here at Trinity in 1989 and attended Trinity Lutheran School for PK-8th grade. She attended Concordia University Chicago and holds a bachelor’s degree in English. Laurie has previously served as church administrator at First Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church in Chicago for 6 years. She and her family live in Munster.

Rich has been doing church work since the late 1970s, including numerous stints as a choir/musical director. He has previously pastored two churches in Whiting, IN before deciding his true gift was in music ministry. He is officially retired but can't seem to sit still, so is glad to welcome the opportunity to direct a choir once again.

Christine has been directing and coordinating music in some capacity at Trinity since 1974! She has given much of her time and talents to the Adult Choir, Bell Choir, Praise Choirs, student ensembles, and student choirs of Trinity over the years. Though she has retired from many of her previous duties, Christine still serves as our organist most Sundays and Wednesdays.