Our Pastors:

Rev. David Easterday - Senior Pastor

Pastor David Easterday is a life-long Hoosier. Born in Fort Wayne, he has lived most of his life in the Fort Wayne area,. He graduated from Indiana University (Fort Wayne) in 1975, with a degree in Elementary Education. He worked for a number of years at United Technologies in automotive engineering. He set aside his engineering career and studied at Concordia Theological Seminary, graduating in 1994. His first call was as Assistant Pastor at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church (south side of Fort Wayne) and then as Sr. Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church (northwest side of Fort Wayne). He began the call as Sr. Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, Crown Point, on July 23, 2007.

Pastor Easterday has a love for the children of the congregation and loves giving children's messages. He also loves to share God's Word in a very practical and relevant way, proclaiming God's Word from his "preaching Bible." He spends his spare time reading, making home repairs, camping, and working with Lionel model trains.

Pastor Easterday married his high school sweetheart, Joyce, in 1972. They are blessed with three daughters who live in various locations in Indiana.

He would love to get to know you by name, and welcomes you to join with Trinity at our worship services and Bible study opportunities!

Rev. Dave Kipp - Associate Pastor

Dave Kipp was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is the youngest of three boys. His father, Fred, was a LC-MS pastor in Minnesota, Ohio and Michigan. Dave married his wife, Susan, in 1973. They have two boys, John and Michael.

Dave has an undergraduate degree in Theology at Concordia College in Milwaukee in 1978 and Concordia University in Mequon, Wisconsin in 1987. Completed Pastoral Colloquy program at the Concordia Seminary in Ft. Wayne in 1992.

Dave served the Lord Jesus Christ both as a Lay Minister and Pastor at congregations in Wisconsin, California, Illinois, Texas, Kentucky and Indiana.

Dave enjoys spending time with family; playing golf; cooking and baking; riding the tandem bike; being a part of the ministry team of a local congregation; witnessing the Christian faith; worshiping together with other Christians.

One of Dave's favorite Bible verses:
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Gal. 2:20)

Rev. H. Lothar Thoelke - Pastor Emeritus

Biography and photo coming soon.