Meet Pastor Garrett

A brief introduction ... I grew up in Columbia, Missouri where I attended St. Andrews Lutheran Church since before I can remember where Pastors Ralph Anderson and Paul Moessner were my childhood Pastors. I went to college at Luther College in Decorah Iowa graduating in May 1993 with a BA in Psychology and a minor in Biology. I worked as a youth director in Fort Collins Colorado at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church from 1993-1996 and married Stacey in 1995 before going to seminary at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley California, graduating in May 2000. We moved back to Denver and I served as Associate Pastor at Holy Trinity in Littleton from 2000-2002. I was installed as pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church on August 11th. 2002.

Stacey and I are both Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp Alums and love to spend time there when we can. Our first child was born in October, 2002, and our second child in June, 2004. We consider ourselves thoroughly blessed by all God is setting before us right now. In March 2006 we moved to Lakewood in order to be closer to church and to be more a part of the community which the church serves. We enjoy spending time with family, walking and hiking in the mountains, listening to music, hanging out with friends and watching the Rockies and Broncos play ball. My sixth anniversary at Resurrection is coming up and it is hard to believe but thrilling to consider the depth of relationships and ministries we are doing together here in Lakewood and throughout the world through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Updated May 2008.