Pastor: Michael Stoerger
Jesus redeems and restores. He gives identity. He gives purpose and responsibility. He creates community. He love self-sacrificially and teaches His people to do the same.
I know these truths not only because Scripture says them. I know them because this is what Jesus has done for me. Jesus has given me a place in His kingdom where I get to live out and share His grace by being a husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, friend, and among other roles, pastor of Peace Lutheran Church. As pastor of Peace it is my prayer that I get the chance to share the grace of Jesus with you. Together we can care for the people that are in our lives everyday while we tend to God’s good creation.
Here is a little about Pastor Stoerger:
Rev. Michael Stoerger is a 2006 graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. He was ordained into the pastoral office in Hannibal, Missouri on July 9, 2006. He is the son of Loretta Stoerger and the late William Stoerger of Sadorus, Illinois. He has two sisters: Diann Moore of Watseka, Illinois and Martha Michael of Millstadt, Illinois.
Pastor Stoerger entered into the Family of God through Holy Baptism on October 25, 1970. He is a graduate of Unity High School in Tolono, Illinois. He received his Associate Degree from Parkland College in 1990 and his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Illinois in 1992. Upon completion of his college, Pastor Stoerger worked in the Agriculture industry for ten years. He entered Concordia Seminary in 2002, from which he received his Master of Divinity degree. His year of vicarage (internship) was spent at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison, Iowa.
In July of 2006 he became the pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church and School in Hannibal, Missouri where he served for almost eleven years. During this time Pastor Stoerger served on various committees of the English District, including serving as the Chairman of the District Stewardship Board for four years and serving as the Circuit Visitor of the St. Louis Circuit for eight years. In March of 2017 he was installed as pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Woodworth (Milford), Illinois and has served our Lord there until he accepted the call here to Peace Lutheran Church in Thomasboro, Illinois where he was installed in August of 2020.
Pastor Stoerger was married to Lisa R. Stoerger on March 7, 1992. They have one daughter: Alysha Smith, who is married to Nathan Smith. They have a daughter, Lilah Smith and a son, Parker Smith. Pastor and Lisa also have one son: Connor Stoerger, who is married to Heather Stoerger and have a grandson Jaxson Stoerger.