Pastor Lori Ruge-Jones, "PL" (she/her) loves spending time with students, buying coffee, hiking, worshiping, and accompanying them on their journey to an encounter with the risen Christ. She's a Biblical storyteller and enjoys making connections between people and building community, which feed her extreme extroversion.
PL is a wife, mom, and grandma, and enjoys playing with her granddaughter, bicycling, singing, crochet, and attending Zach Bryan concerts.
She earned her BA in Spanish from the University of Northern Iowa, where she was active in Lutheran Campus Ministry, 1987; MDiv from Luther Seminary, 1993; and DMin from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 2016. She's been the pastor at ULC since 2016.
Contact:
Email: pastor@universitylutheran.org
Work: 715-834-8026
Mobile: 715-557-2213
The ULC congregation is led by a Council of 7 to 9 members.
Council meets monthly in-person and on Zoom.
Cindy Rasmussen, Council President
715-271-0727
cindyjhr@gmail.com
Dr. Kate Hale Wilson, President-elect
715-829-8620
kate_hale@me.com
Wendy Kinderman, Council Secretary
715-456-9649
wendykinderman@hotmail.com
Sue Diel, Financial Secretary
715-210-8896
sjdiel720@yahoo.com
Dan Behnke
715-697-9543
danbehnke@gmail.com
Brad Bishop
715-651-3072
bradandsarabishop@gmail.com
Jill Granlund
715-523-1801
jtersteeg3@gmail.com
Elizabeth Packer
218-349-3793
ecpack304@gmail.com
Pastor Lori Ruge-Jones
715-834-8026
pastor@universitylutheran.org
ULC works closely with the LSA, a student organization at UW-Eau Claire.