Staff
Mark Friz
Senior Pastor
Mark Friz is our Senior Pastor. He and his wife, Gayle, have been with St. Paul's since 1994. They have four children and four grandchildren.
Before coming to St. Paul's, Pastor Mark served St. Stephan's United Church of Christ in Chicago, IL (1980-1985) and St. Luke's Evangelical Church in Wellington, MO (1985-1993). In 1987, he cofounded (with Rev. Ross McClellan) the King's Kids camping program in Missouri, and continues to direct camps as his schedule allows.
He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL, and a Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, CA. The title of his dissertation was A Strategy for the Sustained Revitalization of St. Paul's Evangelical Free Church in St. Louis.
In his spare time, he enjoys running, gardening, and spending time with his family.
Email Pastor Mark at amfriz@stpaulsefree.org
Dan Walter
Pastor of Adult Ministries
Before moving to St. Louis in May of 2001, Pastor Dan and his wife, Pat, lived in Rock Island, IL. Pastor Dan was an Associate Pastor at First Evangelical Free Church in Moline, IL. He is ordained in the Evangelical Free Church of America and has served other E-Free churches in the Chicago and Minneapolis areas. Pastor Dan received his Masters of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL. Dan and Pat have three children and six grandchildren. He enjoys gardening in his spare time, and can often be seen helping with painting and other projects around the church.
He has an extensive training background in small group ministries, having served as a consultant on small group ministries for other E-Free churches in the Quad Cities area. He coordinates the small groups here at St. Paul’s, and through his guidance we have watched our small group ministry grow and flourish.
Email Pastor Dan at dhwalter@stpaulsefree.org
Lois Percival
Director of Music
Lois has been making beautiful music here for 25 years. She and her husband, Ralph, have two daughters and two grandchildren. Lois is also recently retired from the Ladue School District. Among her accomplishments there, she led the strolling strings group.
When not coordinating the many musical groups of St. Paul's, Lois and Ralph enjoy travelling.
Email Lois at loispercival@stpaulsefree.org
Dustin Burggraaf
Contemporary Worship Director
Dustin has a degree in communications to complement his music background. Because of his love for communication, he says that while words are important, music is the universal language and together, they are powerful. His experience includes an extensive background in worship, touring as a professional musician, and studio session work.
Dustin is married to Jessica and they have two children: Ava, age 7; and Oscar, age 2. Dustin enjoys climbing, hiking, and biking. He is a connoisseur of fine sodas and would be happy to talk to you about his favorites. And if you are interested, he could bore you with a conversation about music theory.
Dustin places a high value on developing relationships with people. He is here to help everyone be actively involved in worship, both the worship team and the congregation.
Email Dustin at dburggraaf@stpaulsefree.org
Jannet Dieckgraefe
Finance and Office Administrator
Jannet and her husband, Scott, have been members here since 1996 and Jannet has been employed by the church since 2006. Jannet and Scott have three daughters: Kate, Sarah, and Anna.
Prior to working at St. Paul's, Jannet worked as a teacher assistant for a local elementary school, and has worked a the Market Day company, a school fundraising organization. She has a degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management from the University of Central Missouri, and worked in the hotel industry after college.
Photography is one of her interests, having grown up with that family business of her parents. She also loves to travel.
Email Jannet at jdieckgraefe@stpaulsefree.org
Terri Booher
Secretary
Terri has been our Secretary for 12 years. She and her husband, Dave, have four children and six grandchildren. She is an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. She also enjoys spending time and traveling with her many friends and family members.
Email Terri at tbooher@stpaulsefree.org
Maria Rolland
Children and Family Ministries Leader
Maria and her husband, Chris, have been attending St. Paul’s for a number of years. Together they have been involved in small group ministry and leading CAYA (College And Young Adults) ministry.
Maria is a graduate of Lindenwood University (2008) with a degree in Christian Ministry. After college she was on staff with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, where she is still a volunteer staff member on the Lindenwood campus. Maria loves children. She has been employed by TLC and YMCA as a professional childcare provider. She loves Jesus and His church, and she loves doing ministry with others in the local congregation.
Email Maria at mariar@stpaulsefree.org
Clay Brigham
Facilities Caretaker
If you hear joyous singing in the church during the weekdays, it must be Clay. Since 2007, he has been faithfully caring for our facilities, and takes great pride is this task.
When not keeping our building beautiful, Clay has been active helping in the Children's area with vacation Bible school, as a prayer partner, a King's Kids Camp counselor, confirmation mentor, high school Sunday school teacher, and most recently, "Fusion" our pre-teen group.
He and his wife Nancy enjoy music, movies, and fellowshipping with their brothers and sisters in Christ.
Email Clay at cbrigham@stpaulsefree.org
Jesse Pollmann
Pastor Emeritus
Reverend Pollmann served the congregation as Senior Pastor from 1982-1993. He and his wife, Donna, have 2 children, 5 grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. Jesse and Donna enjoy travelling in their spare time.
Herb Stemler
Pastor Emeritus
Pastor Herbert Stemler is recently retired, and maintains the Pastor Emeritus status.
He enjoys gardening in most of his spare time.
Pastor Stemler earned his Master of Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary here in St. Louis. Previously he had attended the David Ranken Jr. School of Mechanical Trades (Ranken Technical College).