Pastor Jeff Remelius and wife Jeanne
While serving St. John's, Jeff will continue taking classes as part of the LIFE at Eden program. He is pursuing ordination through the new alternative paths to ministry process outlined in the new UCC Manual on Ministry.
After 26 years as a teacher and administrator in the Affton School District, Jeff took early retirement. Most of Jeff's career he was at Rogers Middle School. He started as a teacher there and then served as an Assistant Principal for 5 years and as Principal for 9 years.
He finished his career as the Director of Academic Options, where he founded the Finish Strong Academy, an alternative program.
Jeff and his wife Jeanne have been married for almost 28 years. They have 2 boys, Zach, and Justin, who is currently in graduate school at George Mason University in Virginia.
Jeff is a life-long member of Grace United Church of Christ in south St. Louis City. At Grace he has served as president of the consistory for more years than he can remember and as co-chair of their last Pastoral Search Committee. Jeff is the facilitator for the South St. Louis UCC Collaborative, a group of 7 UCC churches that have begun working together and supporting each other's ministries. He is also president of the St. Louis Association Council. He served as chair of the technology committee for this year’s Conference Annual Gathering. He is very excited about his ministry with Bem Church.
Staff
Church Secretary & Coordinator of Family Ministries: Stephanie Elkins
Church Bookkeeper: Diane Hollander
Organist: Jamie Mercer
Custodian: Nancy Jenkins
Caretaker: Wayne Horstmann
Cemetery Sexton: Willis Howard
Church Council
Willis Howard, President
John Kreter, Vice-President
Jamie Mercer, Secretary
Linda Blankenship, Treasurer
Gerald Nesslage, Pastor Parish
Cody Peanick, Trustee
Rubin Hamon, Trustee
While serving St. John's, Jeff will continue taking classes as part of the LIFE at Eden program. He is pursuing ordination through the new alternative paths to ministry process outlined in the new UCC Manual on Ministry.
After 26 years as a teacher and administrator in the Affton School District, Jeff took early retirement. Most of Jeff's career he was at Rogers Middle School. He started as a teacher there and then served as an Assistant Principal for 5 years and as Principal for 9 years.
He finished his career as the Director of Academic Options, where he founded the Finish Strong Academy, an alternative program.
Jeff and his wife Jeanne have been married for almost 28 years. They have 2 boys, Zach, and Justin, who is currently in graduate school at George Mason University in Virginia.
Jeff is a life-long member of Grace United Church of Christ in south St. Louis City. At Grace he has served as president of the consistory for more years than he can remember and as co-chair of their last Pastoral Search Committee. Jeff is the facilitator for the South St. Louis UCC Collaborative, a group of 7 UCC churches that have begun working together and supporting each other's ministries. He is also president of the St. Louis Association Council. He served as chair of the technology committee for this year’s Conference Annual Gathering. He is very excited about his ministry with Bem Church.
Staff
Church Secretary & Coordinator of Family Ministries: Stephanie Elkins
Church Bookkeeper: Diane Hollander
Organist: Jamie Mercer
Custodian: Nancy Jenkins
Caretaker: Wayne Horstmann
Cemetery Sexton: Willis Howard
Church Council
Willis Howard, President
John Kreter, Vice-President
Jamie Mercer, Secretary
Linda Blankenship, Treasurer
Gerald Nesslage, Pastor Parish
Cody Peanick, Trustee
Rubin Hamon, Trustee