Our Pastor

Pastor Jon Kibler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to a third-generation Lutheran Pastor father and English Professor mother. After being raised mainly in Southern California, he was educated at Mt. San Antonio College, St. Olaf College, and Trinity Lutheran Seminary. As part of his college education, he studied in Germany and Ireland. He also completed four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Oregon State Hospital as part of his pastoral training. He has served parishes in Minnesota, Montana, and northern California, and, before coming back to Ohio, an independent mission congregation in the Southern California high desert. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with family and friends; outdoor activities, gardening, traveling, reading, writing, music, and following sports. He can also occasionally be found at local Trivia Nights; offering tutoring in Elementary ELA and Math; giving guitar and ukulele lessons; or giving demonstrations of various folk instruments to children's groups. In the community, he is currently the President of the Farmersville Area Business Association (FABA); is the Vice President of the Valley View Primary PTO, and is currently an active Substitute Teacher; and is active with the Valley View Ministerium, serving as Convener/Treasurer. In 2018, he was privileged to participate in the Knights Templar Holy Land Pilgrimage. He is married to Tish, and they each have one child.

Pastor Jon is always available for a chat and a cup of coffee (or whatever the choice of beverage may be). Feel free to give him a call, send him an email, or stop by the church office to arrange a time to get together.

Feel free to check out Pastor Jon's devotional blog at Bible and Coffee Time, or his twice-daily devotional and occasional personal reflections podcast at And On Earth Peace.