Carol Gossett
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Rev. Gary Schulte to Serve as Interim Minister
Rev. Gary Schulte is the interim minister for St. Peter's UCC-New Haven. He began his tenure June 16, 2024.
Now a retired UCC minister, Rev. Schulte lives with his family in Washington, Missouri. Rev. Schulte grew up at Zion-St. Paul UCC in Bay. He was ordained by the Eastern Association of the Missouri Conference UCC at that church in May 1982. His pastorates have included St. Paul United Church of Christ at Old Monroe, MO (1982-1993); The United Church of Christ in California (MO) and Salem United Church of Christ, McGirk, Missouri (1993-2006), Additionally, Rev. Schulte served as the Conference Minister of the New Hampshire Conference of the United Church of Christ (2006-2017). He returned to Missouri in 2017 to serve as senior pastor at St. Peter's UCC in Washington. Following his retirement in 2021 Rev. Schulte has provided Sunday morning pulpit supply to churches of the United Church of Christ. He is actively directing the restoration of the historic Atkins Cemetery near Bay, Missouri; hosting regular reunions of the descendants of Casper and Anna Engelbrecht on Zoom; and connecting with his friends. A graduate of Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State), Rev. Schulte earned a Master’s of Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary. Rev. Schulte noted that he has been privileged to know many of the pastors who have served faithfully at St. Peter’s UCC in New Haven over many years. |
