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Pastoral Fellow

Rev. KEITH FRY

We are thrilled to welcome back Pr. Keith Fry as our Pastoral Fellow for post-Easter through Trinity Sunday (June 15th).  Pr. Keith has been a good friend of St. Paul’s for many years.  He served his Ministry in Context internship year with us back in 2006-2007, and was pastor a couple of blocks away at Immanuel from 2015-2020, where he shared in joint Confirmation classes and joint worship services with us over the years.  Most recently, Pr. Keith has been a regular Pastoral Fellow, leading us in worship during Advent/Christmas 2023 and during Lent/Easter 2024. It is a great joy to have him returning to us in 2025.

Currently, Pastor Keith serves as the Executive for Office of the Secretary Administration for the ELCA churchwide organization, where he’s responsible for the rosters of ELCA ministers and congregations,  congregation statistics, official documentation for the Churchwide Assembly, Church Council, and  Conference of Bishops, and the Archives of the ELCA.

Pastor Keith lives in the Beverly neighborhood on the far southwest side of Chicago with his spouse, Tom Rowan, Archie the yellow Labrador, and Edith the Cornish Rex cat.     
                                                            
He is a graduate of Northwestern University and of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.

Dr. Kurt westerberg, director of music

Kurt Westerberg has been privileged to serve as Director of Music at St. Paul’s since 1998, performing on piano and pipe organ, directing the St. Paul’s chancel choir, and arranging music for the choir as well as instrumental and vocal soloists.   He recently retired from the DePaul University School of Music, where he served as an Associate Professor of musicianship and composition and held several administrative posts.  He holds degrees from St. Olaf College and Northwestern University and has been active as a composer of modern classically-oriented music. 


Kurt, soloists, and choir aim for a blend of classical, gospel, and global music to meaningfully enhance the worship experience at St. Paul’s like

Come and Fill Our Hearts With Your Peace featuring soloists, choir, and cello.

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We believe our search for meaning in life falls hand in hand with a purposeful life.  At St. Paul's we believe that our work, worship, and prayers together allow the living Christ to meet us where we are and transform our lives.  Come join us as we discover ways to publicly share and live all of our gifts through God's Living Word.