The members of the Board of Directors of Friends of Mercy are experienced parish pastors and faithful lay people with over 70 cumulative years of congregational and synodical experience. They possess various business experiences from accounting to grant writing and are experienced in the tax-exempt world of leadership and management in both small and large parishes. The composition of the Board assures that Friends of Mercy will always see its diakonic work flowing from the Word and Sacraments through partnerships with the local congregation and other similarly committed agencies.
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Pastor Robert Zagore is Chairman of the Board of Directors. Rev. Zagore has business experience as an accountant. Currently, he is the Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Traverse City, Michigan. Learn more about Pastor Zagore here.
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Pastor Bart Day serves the board as Treasurer. Rev. Day currently serves as the headmaster and associate pastor of Memorial Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas. Learn more about Pastor Day here.
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Pastor Jeff Pulse is the Board of Directors' Secretary. He is a professor of Old Testament at Concordia Theological Seminary. He served as the Senior Pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Bremerton, Washington for 15 years. Learn more about Pastor Pulse here.
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Mr. Douglas Goetz is General Manager of FKM-USA, LLC, a polymer coating company based out of Duisburg, Germany with US offices in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Goetz lives in Warren, Michigan and is a faithful member of St. Luke Lutheran Church, Clinton Twp. Michigan. Learn more about Mr. Goetz here.
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Pastor Matthew Harrison is the Executive Director of LCMS World Relief & Human Care. Pastor Harrison serves as a liaison to the Friends of Mercy board on behalf of LCMS World Relief. Learn more about Pastor Harrison here.
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Pastor Mark Sell is the Executive Director and ex officio member of the the board. Learn more about Pastor Sell here.
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The Friends of Mercy, Inc. is an independently incorporated (MI) 501(c)(3) supporting various ministries of mercy around the world. We partner with congregations and agencies who have a passion to reachout in mercy to those in need, motivated by the proclamation of the Gospel and the sacramental life. It is an Recognized Service Organization of LCMS World Relief and Human Care.