Rev. John Mouritsen

Pastor John was raised in Northeastern Ohio. He attended Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio where he majored in Russian Area Studies was graduated in 1992. John married his college sweetheart Kristen (Nagle) and began studies at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Upon receiving his Master of Divinity degree in 1996, John took a call to St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hudson, North Carolina. Shortly after arriving in Hudson, son Kieran was born. A few years later, Pastor John accepted a call to become the second pastor at Morning Star Lutheran Church. He and Kristen, along with Kieran and new sister Sofia, were welcomed into the Morning Star family in the closing weeks of 1999.
 
Pastor John is a confirmed homebody who enjoys drinking tea and reading whatever hasn’t been read in a while. When the weather is nice he looks forward to softball. Pastor John likes to build things in the backyard and then spend months tinkering until the job is done. His best friend is his wife and he can’t imagine doing much of anything without her. Pastor John has good things to say about his children, too - just ask him.