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Arriving in June 2013, the Rev. Eric E. Fink serves as Sr. Pastor at Living Springs. Pastor Eric is a 1994 graduate of the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, earning his Master of Divinity degree (first honor) and receiving awards for both Hebrew studies and homiletics. Over his 19 years of ministry, he has been an…
I was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and raised along with my younger sister by my mother. My father died when I was five years old, leaving my mother to raise us by herself. As far as my early education, I attended St. Peter’s Catholic School in Pascagoula, Mississippi. As far as the church, my family…
Lexanne K. Graves was born in Lexington, SC and is a 1996 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a BA in Religious Studies and a minor in Education. She received her Associate in Ministry Certification from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in 2000 and serves on the South Carolina Synod Roster as a Deacon. …
Tammy Macuso has been in the child development field for over 17 years working in a variety of settings and roles. She graduated in 1991, with a Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education from Hartnell College in California. Tammy and her husband, Robert and have three wonderful children. They have lived in Columbia for…
Lisa Petty was born and raised in the Chicagoland area. Lisa, her husband, John, and son, Dylan moved to the Columbia area in 2013 for John to accept a teaching position in the Richland One school district. Lisa came to us with 8 years of church office experience with Living Waters Lutheran Church in Crystal…
Laura Turnmire was born in Pasadena, Texas, and came to Columbia by way of Springfield, Ohio. She is a graduate of Wright State University with a BS degree in Accounting and Finance. She is currently attending Columbia College, working on a BA in Elementary Education. Laura became a member of Living Springs in 1989 and…
Sherry Forsgren has been in the accounting field over 36 years. She retired as the accountant for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District in Monterey, California after 16 years. Before that, she worked for a CPA firm and had her own bookkeeping and income tax practice from 1980 until 2005. Sherry’s son and his family had…