About us
Historical - Traditional - Biblical - Conservative - Anchored
While it may be easy to hear these words as restrictive, confining, and archaic - with a negative connotation - here at St. Paul's Lutheran, we hear these words as great comfort and assurance. In other words, St. Paul's Lutheran not only desires to be steadfast but embraces the idea of being anchored in the midst of this stormy world.
And so, what can you expect from St. Paul's? You can expect the teaching to be unchanging and the worship style to be enduring. At St. Paul's, the young and old are not segmented into generational preferences, but the young and old are anchored together in Christ and His gifts. As one young lady recently said, "St. Paul's is the one place where me, my mom, and my grandma are completely together." Furthermore, at St. Paul's, we are not on a journey or an adventure into the unknown but are constantly being centered within what is already known - Christ and His forgiveness. Finally, at St. Paul's, since we are anchored in Christ, the focus is on Christ and not the members. Without an anchor, the church is nothing, and so it does not make much sense to put attention, pressure, and emphasis on the Christian when Christ is what matters most.
We invite you to come and be anchored with us in Christ’s forgiveness, life, and salvation while we live our lives in the midst of this ever-changing and stormy world that we all find ourselves within.
- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (LCMS), Anchored since 1905
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Pastors & Staff
Pastor Richard has been a pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church since 2018. Prior to St. Paul's, he served churches in Minnesota, California, Montana, and Eastern North Dakota.
He is a graduate of Concordia Seminary of St. Louis, Missouri (DMin), Lutheran Brethren Seminary of Fergus Falls, Minnesota (MDiv), and Minot State University in Minot, ND (BS).
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He is married to Serenity, and they have three children. He enjoys carpentry work, knife collecting, coaching archery, and writing.
Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard
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Rev. Carlyle Roth started at St. Paul's in December of 2019 as the Associate Pastor of Visitation. He was previously a long-standing Pastor at St. Mark's Lutheran Church of Minot, ND for 30 years. Prior to St. Mark's Lutheran, he was a pastor in Carrington and Sykeston for 13 years.
He is a graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, Illinois.
Pastor Roth is married to Geneal. He enjoys fishing and makes excellent BBQ! He considers it a joy to serve God's saints.
Rev. Carlyle Roth
Associate Pastor
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Joanna has been a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church since 2021. She graduated from Alexandria Technical College with a degree in Communication Art and Design. She has been a Paraprofessional for four years to three different schools before coming to St. Paul's.
Joanna is Married to Nate with three children. She is creative by nature and loves to draw digitally and sketching. She loves hiking, paddle boarding, and being outdoors.
Joanna Kruzel
Administrative Secretary
Peggy Hilson
Organist
Elizabeth Sorensen
Organist
Beth studied piano under Gloria Schmidt, former organist of St. Paul’s. After graduating from Minot High School, Beth attended Concordia University, Seward, NE, to study organ and mathematics. She returned home in 1994, attending MSU. She met Brady and they have been married since 1999. Beth loves playing all of the Lutheran hymns and liturgy. One of her favorite hymns is ‘Rejoice, Rejoice Believers,’ LSB #515. Another favorite is LSB #336, ‘Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending.’ Beth serves as the Evangelism chair at St. Paul’s and also sings in the choir. Beth is looking forward to the day when everything will be made new and all the redeemed in Christ will rise again to new life.
Elizabeth Sorensen
Organist
Kristin is a native of Montana, she and her husband, Glen, have been married over 30 years and raised three children. They have three grandchildren.
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For over 40 years, she has been the accompanist for various Lutheran church in Montana, Washington, and North Dakota.
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In her spare time she enjoys helping her family, playing piano, crocheting, sewing, and learning to play the violin. She has been a member of St. Paul's since February 2025.
David Filipek
Organist
Jennifer Larsen
Hello! My name is Jennifer Larsen, and I’ve been directing the St. Paul Choir since 2001. I graduated from UND in 1999 with a degree in music education, with a vocal emphasis, and taught one year of elementary music at a local school before I began directing the choir at St. Paul's. I love my dedicated group of musicians!
When I’m not directing the choir, I am chasing after my 3 kids and running to their various activities. I’m also a Sunday School teacher and volunteer with a local moms’ group. I enjoy singing (obviously!), gardening, crocheting, exercising, baking, and the outdoors in my spare time. If you’re interested in joining the choir, I’d love to visit with you!
Choir Director
Jennifer Livingston started the Handchime Choir at St. Paul’s in the spring of 2025. She’s a graduate of University of Jamestown with a BA in Music Education. Prior to directing handchimes, she taught music in area schools for 11 years.
She is married to Nathan and they have two children. In her free time she enjoys playing violin, baking, being outdoors and gardening.
Jennifer Livingston
Hand-Chime Choir Director
Caleb Hoverson
Sola Director
Caleb is a native of Minot, North Dakota. He studied philosophy and classical liberal arts for three years at Patrick Henry College before completing a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies: Religion and Social Sciences from Liberty University in 2022. Caleb has also completed two years of Master of Divinity studies at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Though he has recently chosen not to pursue full-time pastoral ministry, he is transferring his M.Div. credits toward a Master of Arts from the seminary. Additionally, he has been pursuing church worker status as a Director of Christian Ministry (DCM) through Concordia Mequon in Wisconsin. Caleb now
lives in Minot with his wife and three children and is well-positioned to support Lutheran campus ministry efforts at MSU.