Email - pastor@ucth.org
Pastor Lawrence has been the pastor of United Church of Two Harbors since August 1, 2003. He has a passion for preaching, teaching, organizing worship, the sacraments, social justice, and youth ministry. He's known for his very personal preaching without the use of notes.
He has a special interest in Taizé worship services and labyrinth prayer. Influential thinkers and writers for him have been Philip Berrigan (a native of Two Harbors), Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Dorothy Day, Jacques Ellul, Anne Lamott, CS Lewis, Martin Luther, JRR Tolkien, and Walter Wink. He graduated with honors in New Testament Studies from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary and he has a special interest in the epistles of Paul.
He also gets a kick out of writing about himself in the third person.
Pastor Lawrence has two children, Emma (born February, 1995) and Simon (born August, 1997) who actively participate in the ministries of United Church. He is divorced. He grew up in Wapakoneta, Ohio and went to college at Purdue University where he earned a degree in Philosophy with minors in Physics, Mathematics, and Religious Studies. He is active in local theater as a writer, director, and actor. Most recently he played the part of the Mayor in "The Government Inspector" (2010) and he will be playing Dr. Gibbs in "Our Town" in June of 2010. He is best known locally for portraying Daddy Warbucks in "Annie" at the Duluth Playhouse (2001). He also has written several scripts performed at Renegade Comedy Theater and Rubber Chicken Theater.
Ministry History
Creative Arts Coordinator - Wesley Foundation at Purdue - 1990-1993
Pastor - Mount Gilboa UMC - Fowler, Indiana - 1993-1994
Pastor - Francesville & Medaryville UMCs - Indiana - 1994-1997
Associate Pastor - Crescent Avenue UMC - Fort Wayne, Indiana - 1997-1998
Ordained - Deacon's Orders - North Indiana Conference - 1997
Graduated - MDiv - Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary - Evanston, Illinois - 1997
Pastor - Epworth & St. Paul UMCs - Fort Wayne, Indiana - 1998-2000
Ordained - Elder's Orders - North Indiana Conference - 1999
Associate Pastor - Trinity UMC - Huntington, Indiana - 2000
Youth Minister - Chester Park & Hope UMCs - Duluth, Minnesota - 2001-2003
Pastor - Presbyterian Pioneer Parish - Douglas County, Wisconsin - 2001-2003
Moved Orders to Presbyterian Church (USA) - 2003
Pastor - United Church of Two Harbors - Two Harbors, Minnesota - 2003-Present
Comments (1)
hi lawrence lee how are you? i want to thank you for every thing but due to a schedule change and a new person is working with me and he comes at 11:00 when church is on, making it hard to be at two places at once. so take care bill
Posted by bill stubfors | March 6, 2010 9:13 AM
Posted on March 6, 2010 09:13