Pastor Ryan Groh

The Rev. Ryan M. Groh was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on September 21, 1999, to his mother, Elizabeth Groh, and his father, Jeffrey Groh. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Moore, Oklahoma.

He attended the preschool and elementary school at St. John’s in Moore, then went on to a local public junior high and high school. He later enrolled at Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska, where he met his beautiful wife, Grace. They were married on April 18, 2020, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia, Missouri. He graduated from Concordia University with a degree in Psychology, having also completed the Pre-Seminary program.

Following graduation, they moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where Pastor Groh attended Concordia Theological Seminary. He did his fieldwork at St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Ohio City, Ohio, and his vicarage at Faith Lutheran Church in Capistrano Beach, California. He graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity and was ordained into the Office of the Holy Ministry on July 12, 2025, at St. John’s Lutheran Church - Schubert in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Dear Saints,

As we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation, we give thanks to God for the many blessings that He has bestowed upon us and our nation. We give Him thanks that we have the freedom to gather publicly around His Word and Sacraments without fear of widespread persecution. May we never take this blessing for granted.

We as Christians gladly pray for our nation that God would raise up throughout our land faithful and devout rulers, knowing that ultimately our citizenship is in heaven (Philippians 3:20), and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Our ultimate hope is not in any particular nation, for nations and kingdoms come and go. Our ultimate hope is in the reign of our crucified and risen Lord.

As we gather with family and friends to celebrate this anniversary, enjoy the blessings that God has given. Give thanks for our country, and give thanks especially for the forgiveness that we have in Christ. 

Soli Deo Gloria,

Pastor

July 2026