Pastors Lisa and Matthew Schuster in front of the parsonage

Elisabeth “Lisa” Schuster was called as the pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, McClure, in June 2008.  A graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Pr. Lisa has also earned degrees from Central PA Business School and Penn State University, where a remark made by a Penn State literature professor  prompted the then-unchurched Lisa to read the Bible from cover-to-cover.  That became the impetus for her return to the Lutheran church as an adult and her subsequent calling to the ministry.

Pastor Lisa grew up in Dover, PA, and has also lived in York, State College, Lancaster, New Holland, and Gettysburg, PA. While attending Seminary, she met and fell in love with fellow Seminarian Matthew Schuster; they were married in May 2006 at Zion (Schaeffer’s) Lutheran Church near York. When Pastor Lisa was called to Trinity, her husband was called as pastor of Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church, Troxelville.  The Pastors Schuster enjoy reading, hiking, traveling, camping in their travel trailer, and working as staff to their Siamese cat.

Pastor Lisa is always available to talk about whatever is on your mind. You can contact her by email at  prlschuster@yahoo.com  – or – by phone, at the parsonage, 570-658-2040, or at the church, 570-658-2262. In the case of emergency, she can also be reached by cell at 570-600-2852.

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Pastors who have served Trinity Lutheran Church

from present to the merger on January 1, 1945

   Pastor Lisa Schuster:  July 2008 to present

     — Pastor James Bricker (Interim): December 2007 to June 2008

   Pastor Beth Ann Stone:  June 2001 to November 2007

     — Pastor Stewart Lengel (Supply): October 2000 to May 2001

   Pastor Philip Thorsen:  July 1993 to September 2000

   Pastor John Fenton:  June 1977 to February 1993

   Pastor Kenneth Swanson:  April 1958 to July 1976

   Pastor Carl Yost:  March 1945 to April 1957

 

Pastors who served Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, North Brown St.

   Pastor S. N. Carpenter:  September 1931 to March 1945

   Pastor W. H. Hilbish:  April 1927 to January 1932

   Pastor E. E. Gilbert: April 1922 to January 1927

   Pastor A. C. Forscht: March 1916 to June 1921

   Pastor George L. Courtney:  October 1913 to December 1915

   Pastor C. F. Cephart:  December 1909 to May 1913

   Pastor George Clark:  May 1908 to August 1909

      — Pastor H. D. Hoover (Supply):  1906 to 1908

   Pastor H. O. Reynolds:  February 1905 to October 1906

   Pastor E. F. Dutt:  October 1902 to October 1905

   Pastor E. F. Ott:  August 1900 to March 1902

   Pastor W. H. Hilbish:  January 1896 to March 1900

     — Pastor James A. Fetterolf (Supply):  1894

   Pastor A. H. Zimmerman:  August 1890 to August 1894

   Pastor J. M. Stover:  April 1887 to March 1890

Pastors who served St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, West Specht St.

   Pastor A. J. Henning:  May 1938 to 1944

   Pastor Charles E. Brodell:  January 1929 to January 1938

   Pastor Paul J. Dundore:  June 1926 to September 1928

   Pastor E. C. Crouthamel:  December 1923 to October 1925

   Pastor D. G. Gerberich:  April 1919 to October 1922

   Pastor John A. Latsha:  July 1914 to November 1918

   Pastor E. E. Gilbert: December 1909 to November 1912

   Pastor William M. Geiger:  June 1908 to December 1908

   Pastor D. C. Kauffman:  September 1902 to May 1907

   Pastor E. E. Seiger:  July 1900 to July 1902

   Pastor C. D. Zweirer:  June 1897 to April 1900

   Pastor O. S. Scheirer:  December 1894 to October 1896

   Pastor J. N. Wetzler:  November 1889 to April 1894

   Pastor O. E. Pflueger:  June 1887 to September 1889

   Pastor Daniel M. Stetler:  January 1877 to April 1887