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Summer Worship Services:
Sunday School at 9:00 am
Communion Service at 10:00 am

9601 Hull Street Rd
Richmond, VA
(804) 276 - 4271

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Our Staff

Ministers

All the people of LCOS are ministers and disciples for Christ.  We are called to bring His message to the community and the world.

Pastor

Pastor Ken Ruppar and his wife Norma came to LCOS In October 1998 from San Antonio, Texas.  They are parents of three adult children.

Pastor Ruppar came with a varied ministry background.  He graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO is 1972.  He later completed a Master of Sacred Theology degree and a Doctor of Ministry degree.  He is a Board Certified Chaplain of the Association of Professional Chaplains, the primary certification agency for health care chaplains. 

After working for five years as a seminary financial aid director and business manager he entered full time ministry as chaplain in the US Army.  In 1998 he retired from the Army and came to Virginia. He has over 29 years of commissioned service in the Army Reserves and Active Duty.    While on active duty he served assignments in Colorado, New Jersey, Alabama, and three times in Texas.  He served in Germany twice. 

One highlight of his career was developing training resources for chaplains as a way to cope with the varied traumatic events of ministry facing chaplains and soldiers.  As part of this work he became affiliated with the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA).  He has served on NOVA response teams to Littleton, CO and  New York City. 

Since coming to Virginia, Pastor Ruppar has been active in the local Chesterfield community as a volunteer chaplain with the Chesterfield County Police Department. In 2001 he was elected to a six-year term on the ELCA Church Council, the board of directors of the ELCA. He is chairperson of the Council’s Legal and Constitutional Review Committee. In 2007 he was elected to a six-year term on the ELCA Committee on Discipline.

Pastor Ruppar is skilled in crisis counseling and leading various training events such as Bible studies and classes at LCOS.  His leisure time activities includes home repair, reading and traveling.  He currently is learning to play golf.

You may reach him by e-mail at Pastor Ruppar

 

Administrative Assistant

Linda brings many years of experience in churches large and small to LCOS . 

Please address any questions by e-mail to Linda

 

Pianist/Accompanist

Saundra Schiller joined the LCOS staff in August of 2008. She plays the piano for the 8:30 and 11:00am worship services and provides accompaniment for the Adult Choir. She is also a substitute ringer for our Hallelujah Bells. Saundra is majoring in Piano Performance at VCU.

 

Music Director

Jennifer Ripley has been a part of the LCOS staff since November of 1996. Jennifer directs the Adult Choir, Hallelujah Bells, and Bells in Motion. She also serves as the cantor for all worship services and coordinates other special music programs throughout the year. In addition to her duties as Director of Music, Jennifer also provides music classes for the Giving Tree Preschool and teaches private voices lessons. If you have any questions about the music at LCOS or would like to join one of the choirs, please contact Jennifer Ripley at musicdirector@lcosva.org..

 

 

Preschool Director

Mary leads the Giving Tree Preschool.  We offer a Christian learning environment for preschoolers age 2 through 4.

 

Nursery Attendant

Each week our children are greeted by smiles and hugs.  We know that sitting in church is difficult for some youngsters.  Sometimes, walking in the narthex helps.  At other times, our nursery may be your best option.  Our nursery attendant, Dalal, is professionally trained and certified as a childcare worker.  She is in our nursery every Sunday morning.

 

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