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Meet our Pastor, Staff, and Leaders
The work at GSLCL has been very challenging and just as rewarding. We, at GSLCL, look forward to meeting, greeting, and worshiping with you.
Rev. D. Lowell Chilton
PCell: 518-285-0441| Email: pastor@gslcl.org
Lowell is currently serving as a 3/4 time Pastor at First Lutheran Church in Albany. Good Shepherd was searching for a pastor so Lowell agreed to serve as a partime shared pastor with First Lutheran and Good Shepherd Loudonville.
Lowell comes to us from New Berlin, Pennsylvania, where he seved as the pastor of Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church for several years. Prior to New Berlin, Lowell served Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Anchorage, Alaska, as Interim Synod Authorized Minister. He received a Master of Divinity degree from the Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry in 2017, with a year of Lutheran studies at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary.
Prior to entering vocational ministry, Lowell worked in the PlayReady team at Microsoft. He is married the Rev. Kate Drefke, pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Troy and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Poestenkill. They reside in Albany with three cats and a lot of board games.
Lowell and Kate also serve the Albany Maritime Ministry as chaplains.
our Administrative Assistant, our musical director, and our maintenance man!
Kathy Flynn
Kathy accepted the Administrative Assistant position in June 2018 bringing with her many years of executive assistant experience. Her background also includes event and conference planning. When not working, Kathy enjoys spending time with her family and dogs. She is also an avid supporter of live music in the Capital District and has a large extended family of musicians from the area
Music Director
We are currently in the process of searching for a new Music Director.
Kevin Wertman
Kevin, our maintenance man, is a lifelong resident of Colonie, NY where he lives with his wife, Marie, of 41 years. He has 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren all of who attend Good Shepherd Church. His grandparents were founding members of Good Shepherd. He enjoys classic cars and taking his treasured Dodge Challenger out for Sunday afternoon rides on sunny days. He is family oriented, which is evident when you see him light up when he hears the word, Papa. He started as the custodian at Good Shepherd in 2022 and he enjoys working with the pastor, the congregation, and the property committee to make building improvements and to keep the property maintained.
Our Congregational Officers
The following people have been elected by the congregation to positions of leadership. We give thanks for their willingness to serve. In Baptism we are welcomed into the body of Christ and sent to share in the mission of God; we rejoice now that these sisters and brothers will lead us in our common life and our mutual mission as a congregation.
