Our Team

    Rev. David A. Voll, who began serving St. Paul UCC as Interim Pastor on June 1, 2024, was born and raised in the Chicago area, where his father was a UCC pastor. He attended UCC-related Lakeland (College) University in Sheboygan, WI to major in music, but eventually switched to a religion major. During those years he married his wife, Janise, whom he met at a UCC-related church camp during high school.

    “Pastor Dave” graduated from Lakeland in 1981, after which he began attending Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) while also serving Zion UCC, Dyer, IN as full-time Student Pastor. After graduating with a Masters of Divinity degree from CTS, he was ordained at Zion in 1988 and went on to serve in Dyer until 1992, a total of 11 years. Other settled pastorates include Washington Reformation UCC in Monticello, WI (1992-1994); St. John’s UCC in Archbold, OH (1994-2005); and St. Paul UCC in Oak Harbor, OH (2006-2019). He is also a trained Interim Minister, a path he has chosen to follow for the remainder of his full-time ministry career. As such, most recently he has served as Intentional Interim Pastor at Trinity UCC in Tiffin, OH (25 months), St. John’s UCC in Holgate, OH (19 months), and First Congregational UCC in Naperville, IL (10 months).

    As an Intentional Interim Minister, Pastor Dave will not make himself available to become our next settled pastor. We don’t know what will be the duration of his interim time here, but he will help us continue the work of transitioning to and preparing for the future of SPUCC in seeking and calling our new Settled Pastor.

    Pastor Dave and Janise have two adult sons and five grandchildren, with all but their granddaughter living in NW Ohio. Both sons – Josh who is divorced and Zack who is married – have degrees in vocal music education but have pivoted to careers as Tech Coordinators for their respective school districts.

    With God’s blessing we look forward to a fruitful mutual ministry with Rev. Voll during this interim period!