Pastor Jen Herrmann grew up in Albion, Indiana. Her first love for church and God grew when she went to Camp Lutherwald in middle school. Her passion for church camp led her to be more involved in the church as a teen and young adult. After high school, she went to Indiana State University. Her undergraduate degree is in Recreational Management: Camp Leadership/Outdoor Education.
After college, Jen did a year with Lutheran Volunteer Corps in St. Paul, Minnesota. She lived in intentional community with 4 other women and worked at Lutheran Social Services in their Guardian/Conservatorship program. After that year, she attended seminary at The Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. She served as intern at Nordland Lutheran Church in Paynesville, MN.
She graduated in 2003 and began her first call at First and Immanuel Lutheran Churches in Warren, MN.
She moved to Wauseon, Ohio in 2008 where she served as the associate pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church for seven years. Pastor Jen then served as an interim pastor at Zoar Lutheran Church for 2 years before she moved to serve Good Samaritan Lutheran Church in Pontiac from 2016 to 2023.
Pastor Jen recently celebrated her 20th anniversary of ordination and is excited for this new opportunity to serve as pastor at Trinity. She loves progressive theology and all kinds of worship.
Her family includes a son named Malachi who is 9 years old and will be going into the 4th grade. They have a dog named FinnyBean who is super cuddly but loves to chew clothing and shoes. He is known as the troublemaker! In her spare time she enjoys reading (especially audiobooks), watercolor, and binge watching Dr. Who and the Great British Baking Show! Malachi is obsessed with YouTube and making up his own YouTube shows in his imagination.
Pastor Jen is available for pastoral care or spiritual direction. No matter who you are or where you are at on your faith journey you are welcomed and wanted!
You may reach out to her through the church or set up an appointment on her calendar.