Our Staff
Pastoral Team
Rev. Dr. Jane Florence
Senior Pastor
Reverend Dr. Florence came to Saint Paul United Methodist Church in July 2018 as the first female senior pastor to lead our historic congregation. She brings 20 years of pastoral leadership in both large urban and small rural congregations. Her passion for advancing progressive theology and commitment to social justice announces a message of God’s love for all people and reminds us of our challenge to be the hands and feet that work for dignity, inclusion and justice for all.
Jane moved here from Omaha First UMC where she served for 11 years. She holds a Masters of Divinity degree from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University and a Doctor of Ministry in Preaching from Chicago Theological Seminary.
Before her call to ministry, she taught high school English and served as a school principal in Corpus Christi, Texas. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity University-San Antonio and two Master of Science degrees from Texas A & M – Corpus Christi.
She enjoys kayaking, traveling, playing the Irish bodhram drum, and watching the seasons change in Nebraska.
Jed Linder
Associate Pastor
Jed Linder was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. He attended college at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, and then worked in the film and television industry in Hollywood, CA. After a career in entertainment of over ten years, Jed was called into the ministry and he obtained his Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary. He then served the church in Hollywood ministering to a diverse, urban congregation.
Recently, Jed graduated from Duke Divinity School with an advanced Masters degree in Theology, and has since moved back home to Lincoln, Nebraska. His areas of emphasis include Biblical studies, Christian ethics, and preaching.
Rev. Cath Gebers
Associate Pastor for Campus Ministry
Cath Gebers grew up in Massachusetts, but she has called many places home. Cath has been in ministry since 2000. She worked for a decade at a Christian camp in New Hampshire. She also served at church plants in London, UK, and Chicago, IL, before going to seminary at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL.
Cath fell in love with Nebraska back in 2012 when she did a pastoral internship in Ceresco. But after that she spent five years in Cincinnati as a lead pastor, before returning to Massachusetts for an interim position. It was during this time that Nebraska came calling once again. In the fall of 2019, Cath Gebers was asked by the Evangelical Covenant Church, (in which she has been ordained since 2015), to come plant a church in Lincoln. After the church closed in October 2021, Cath started serving with Pastor Lyn and the students at Saint Paul.
Cath and her husband Tyson are pregnant with their first child, (due in October). She loves coffee, (decaf at the moment), and looks forward to getting to know the congregation as we serve the city together.
Ministry + Office Team
Church Council
Chair
Josh Genrich
Secretary
Cathron O’Connor
Treasurer
Gary Pohlmann
Annual Conf Rep
Brady Tolle
Barbara Jo Burns
Gayle Starr
Lay Leader
Marilyn Moore
SP Foundation
Steve McKelvey
Mercy and Justice
Lloyd Ambrosius
Larry Dulgosh
Trustee Rep
Lynne Fritz
SPRC Rep
Shawn Haggadone
Diane Farrand
Finance Rep
Jerre Brammeier
Reed Olson
UMW Rep
Karen Sondergreger
Family Ministry
Jennifer Clark
Barbara Jacobson
Property & Bldg
Alan Ebner
Trustees
Chair
Lynne Fritz
2022
Josh Genrich
Lynne Fritz
2023
Charlene Dunbar
Tammy Ward
Tom Basset
2024
Charlene Dunbar
Tammy Ward
Tom Basset
Lay Leadership
2022
Carol Knolle-Faulkner
Tom Hudson
Emily Egley
2023
Marian Forster
Ann Cerveny
Don Finney
2024
Sue Corkill
Matt Hart
Don Finney
Finance
Chair:
Jerre Brammeier
2022
Sheryl Schultz
Mary Danley
Ron Jester
Reed Olson
Council Chair
Josh Genrich
UMW Treasurer
Mary Starr
2023
Steve Hennings
John Gale
Wendy Horacek
Lay Leader
Marilyn Moore
Finance Manager
Sherry Waldman
Annual Conf Rep
2024
Jerre Brammeier
JT Harris
Wendy Horacek
SPRC Rep
Treasurer
Gary Pohlmann
Trustee Rep
SPRC
Chair:
Shawn Haggadone
2022
Shawn Haggadone
Lynne Fritz
Alan Cerveny
Diane Farrand
Lay Leader
Marilyn Moore
2023
Patty Bohart
Bob Snider
Alan Cerveny
Annual Conf Rep
Brady Tolle
2024
Lanny Nissen
Carmen Maurer
Joyce Michaelis
Annual Con Rep
Gayle Starr
Saint Paul Foundation
Chair:
Steve McKelvey
Treasurer:
Dave Wilcox
Mary Danley
Krystal Siebrandt
Ron Jester
Pam Edwards
Bill Norris
Josh Egley
Barb Jacobson
Elise White
Nate Wieting
Bee Loomis
Beth Ann Brooks
