Rev. Dr. Dan Smith began his tenure at St. Peter's UCC February 1, 2022, and was installed as the settled pastor on June 11, 2023. On September 29, 2023, Pastor Dan died in a tragic accident in Illinois involving a truck leaking anhydrous ammonia. A graduate of Indiana University, Rev. Smith was ordained in 1995 after receiving his Master’s of Divinity from the Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio. He went on to earn his Doctor of Ministry in 2011 from Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. He was a United Methodist pastor for almost 20 years and transitioned to the United Church of Christ seeing the grace they offer all people. Rev. Smith was raised in rural Indiana, but lived throughout the United States. He did not grow up in the church, and became a Christian at the age of 25.