Meet The Pastor
Lead Pastor Jeff Duerler
Jeff loves to get off the beaten path to explore something new. When he was in high school, he thought Christianity was just for kids and elderly women, but when he encountered the real Jesus, everything changed. His calling is to help others trust and follow the real King Jesus who calls us to brave, adventurous, abundant living. He is passionate about mobilizing others to join God in restoring a broken world.
Jeff grew up in the Dayton area but was born in Indonesia (his parents were medical missionaries). He and Julie, his wife, came to Cincinnati for Jeff's Ph.D. studies. Jeff and Julie are blessed to have two precious daughters, Kayla and Rachel. In 2018, at the age of 16, Kayla was in a fatal automobile accident. This created a Jesus earthquake that is bringing countless people to Christ. You can read about Kayla's legacy in She Had No Regrets: the Life of a Girl Who Knew Who She Was.
Contact Jeff: jduerler@lscommunity.org