Pastor Marty grew up in the Midwest and experienced a call to church leadership in college. He comes with a wealth of ministry experience across youth, education and pastoral leadership. He first developed his skills for pastoral ministry within the context of the American Baptist Churches USA and served as a settled pastor at Falls Community Church in Sheboygan Falls, WI in 2000. He pursued his Doctor of Ministry degree at the Seabury+Bexley Episcopal Seminary in Chicago. During his time there, his faith and leadership grew in significant ways. In 2014, he began the process to be recognized as a pastor within the United Church of Christ. In 2016, Pastor Marty accepted a call to serve as Interim Pastor at Congregational United Church of Christ in Neenah | Menasha, Wisconsin. Marty will split is time between the UCC Williams Bay and UCC Lake Geneva, which he joined in April 2018. When he's not 'sheparding his flock,' Pastor Marty is a passionate artist interested in exploring the creative side of life.