Our Pastor

Good Shepherd is currently being served by her 7th pastor, the Rev. Aaron Uphoff.  

Pastor Uphoff is originally from the small town of Beason, Illinois.  He attended Western Illinois University, graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, and joined the Lutheran Church during college after becoming involved with the Lutheran campus ministry.  

He went to Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and graduated in 2014. After graduating, he accepted the Call to serve as Good Shepherd's pastor and was ordained and installed on July 26th, 2014.  

His wife, Allison, is from Marquette, Michigan, and they have been blessed with one son.