Markham Lutheran Church: Baptized to serve.
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Rev. Larry G. Schneekloth, Ph.D., or Pastor Larry (he/him/his), is a life-long Lutheran who grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from Valparaiso University in Indiana with a degree in physics and math and worked as a physicist for three years before enrolling at Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Springfield, Illinois. (Pastor is an honorary alumnus of the Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, LSTC.) After seminary, he earned a doctorate in Old Testament and Semitic languages at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has served as pastor of Markham Lutheran Church since 1973.
MLC's Pastor
Michael McIntire, President
Donna Simon, Vice President
Renee Moran, Treasurer
Sharron Davis, Recording Secretary and Elder
Jan Nicholas, Financial Secretary
Ida Dickerson, Honorary Elder
Richard Kuyper, Elder
Bernardine Postlewaite, Elder
Matt Phillips, Trustee
Rob Vaught, Trustee
Lewis Witham, Trustee
Mary Molnar, Stewardship
Bernie Postlewaite, Stewardship
Laurie Vaught, Stewardship
Tracy Blankenship, Head Usher
Michael McIntire, Sunday School Superintendent
Rosemary Schneekloth (she/her/hers), Altar Guild Chairperson
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During his years in Markham, Pastor Larry has been active with other local ministers, including helping to establish Hope Community Services, which served the community for a number of years. Pastor Larry has also been named as one of the Markham chaplains. He is married to Rosemary and has two adult children and four young adult and teen grandchildren.
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