Staff
Joe Hughes, Pastor
217-898-9063 | J_W_Hughes@hotmail.com
Pastor Joe Hughes is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana where he was baptized and confirmed at First English Lutheran Church (LCMS). He is a graduate of Concordia Senior College in Ft. Wayne, IN, and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago where he earned the Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministries in Preaching. He has received into the LCMS by colloquy in 2010 and is a credentialed intentional interim pastor of the LCMS Interim Ministry Conference. He and his wife, Patricia, live in Silverton. They have four adult children and five grandchildren. Pastor Joe also serves as the volunteer chaplain for the Silverton Fire Department.
