Pastor Justin felt the calling to go into the ministry in the summer of 1997 after his freshman year in college. It was in the spring of his freshman year while at Hope College when a song was sung at chapel called, “When God Ran,” when the course of his ministry was set. From that moment on Pastor Justin has been striving share the Gospel in any capacity God opens up for him, but especially through Worship. Pastor Justin began his ministry at Trinity in the summer of 2006 as a summer Vicar leading Trinity’s Journey Worship and assisting the Pastoral team. After that initial summer he was called to Trinity as a convertible Vicar in the Spring of 2007 once again to lead Journey Worship. Since then, he has served as a Pastor at Trinity in many different capacities and is currently serving as Trinity’s Senior Pastor. He has four children, Toby, Graham, Chloe, and Oliver and is married to Jenni.

Pastor Chris was born in Cretson, Iowa, in 1979, and grew up in Quincy, Illinois. He received his bachelor’s degree from Concordia - Seward, NE in 2003. Spring 2016 he received his Masters in Divinity from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. He worked as Program Director at Arrowhead Lutheran Camp in California, and Youth and Family minister at Faith Lutheran in Port Huron. Chris married Lisa Thanepohn on June 22, 2003. Her birthday is November 29th. She has a degree in Early Childhood education from Concordia - River Forest, IL.
God has blessed them with their first daughter, Julia, on March 29, 2005, their second daughter Ava on January 9, 2009, their only son, Matthias, on September 9, 2010.

Pastor Lew is a second career ordained pastor in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. He retired from having his own Heating and Cooling business in Macomb County in 2000 and left Michigan to attend the Lutheran seminary in Fort Wayne, IN. He was ordained in June of 2003.

Most of his ministry was conducted in Indiana where he was pastor of 3 different congregations and spent some time as a Chaplin in a senior care facility. Currently Pastor Lew is the directing pastor of the Human Care and Outreach Ministries at Trinity Lutheran Church in Utica, MI.

Pastor Lew has been married to his wife Jan for 45 years and they have two married sons and 5 grandchildren. Although he will be officially entering the “Golden Years” (turning 65 in January 2020) he currently has no plans to retire from the ministry he loves doing so much here at Trinity.

Pastor Chad was born in Wisconsin and is a total "Cheesehead." He also loves sci-fi, especially Star Wars. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Martin Luther College in New William, Minnesota in 1996. In 2000 he received a Master's of Divinity from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, WI and in 2008 a Master's of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Walden University in Minneapolis, MN. Pastor Chad has a total of 19 years work experience and loves sharing the love of Jesus with others. He enjoys seeing the sparkle in a believer's eye when something new is learned, and he looks forward to encouraging and supporting his brothers and sisters in the faith.

After working forty years in the automobile business John started volunteering with Dan Karlin, which led him to the food ministry here at Trinity. John feels that it's been a blessing to see God's hand at work in feeding so many people, and how generous our congregation and some of the businesses in our area have been in playing a part of this ministry. He has been married for 41 years to Kim. They have 4 children and 5 grandchildren.

Andrew was born and raised in Flint, Michigan and attended St. Paul Lutheran church and school in Flint. It was through their High School Youth Ministry program and through the guidance of his youth leader that Andrew began to feel the call towards youth ministry. He began leading youth ministry with lock-ins, Bible Studies, and other events upon entering college and has been leading the ministries of various churches ever since. Since graduating from Concordia University in Ann Arbor with a degree in Family Life Ministry, Andrew has served at Luther Memorial School in Cleveland, OH and now here at Trinity. Andrew is married to Elizabeth and has one son, Ezekiel.

Josh grew up with music and ministry all around him. But, it wasn't until an "Aquire The Fire" youth gathering at the Pontiac Silverdome in Jr. High, where he was so moved by the Holy Spirit through powerful worship, that he realized he wanted to give and devote his whole life to leading others to Jesus through music and worship. Now, having been blessed to do this for over 15 years, Josh has been able to serve the church in many capacities since graduating from the Family Life Program at Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Since then, he has served full-time and led at congregations in Columbus, Indiana and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Josh is married to Elizabeth and they have two children, Charlotte and Moses.

Allison Carr joined our ministry team in December 2018. She serves as our Family Life Associate, with one of her primary responsibilities of overseeing our Children’s Ministry programming. She graduated from Concordia University Ann Arbor (Go Cardinals!) in 2015 with her degree in Family Life Education. While singing in choir at CUAA, Allison met an incredible man named Michael and was married in June of 2015 following graduation. Michael is an IT Analyst. Her first Call out of school was to serve as Director of Family Life at Saint Luke in Itasca, IL. She is very excited to be back near her family and her Pure Michigan roots. She is excited to walk alongside the awesome children and their families here at Trinity and serve together as the hands and feet of Christ!

Jenny became a Trinity member in 2010 prior to being married in the church. She has been volunteering in social ministry since fall of 2010 and joined the Board of Christian Outreach in 2014 as secretary. Jenny has been on staff here at Trinity since June 2019. What Jenny loves most about Trinity is the congregation's desire to make a difference in the world and the dedication of reaching out within the community to share the love of Jesus.

Michele received her bachelor's degree from Oakland University and a master's degree from Saginaw Valley State University. She has been serving the Lord at Trinity since 2003. She was a second grade teacher for six years, and the art teacher for seven years. In 2014 she started working on Trinity's website and social media accounts, and in 2016 she began her role as Communications Director. Michele is grateful to use her talents to glorify God and loves serving Him at Trinity.

Carla has served Trinity since 1987. She coordinates Praise Teams, plays organ, accompanies seven school choirs, directs the Men’s Chorus and the Celebration Singers, and assists in creating worship services. One of her goals is to involve many people in the music program at Trinity so that they may experience the joy of making music to the Lord and getting to know the members of their Trinity family.

Nate graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Media Arts and Technology in 2011 and graduated from Eisenhower High School in 2007. Nate previously did some work with Dan Karlin. He had an opportunity some years ago to work with Dan and produced a video that highlighted one of the churches Dan was partnering with in Detroit. Nate has an array of professional video production and editing experience everywhere from national commercials, independent feature films, nationally aired television series, corporate videos, news programs, sports videos, weddings, music videos, new business pitches, promotional events, and live events.

Dave is advisor to the Trinity Men’s and Seniors' Ministry. Dave has previously served his Lord as a teacher, coach, youth director, elementary principal, and high school guidance counselor and director. Dave and his wife Sue have been blessed with four children and nine grandchildren.

Jane helps direct the New Member Program and to help our newest members feel welcome and at home here at Trinity. Other programs include coordinating the adult education ministry as well as our baptism ministry. It is an honor and a privilege to serve our Lord in this capacity and we thank Him for the many blessings Trinity has received through this ministry.