Welcome Pastor Robert Endruschat

Pastor Robert Endruschat will begin serving as Interim Pastor of Joy Lutheran church on September 2, 2024.  Pastor Endruschat is bringing God’s Word and Sacrament to our congregation, providing pastoral care, and guiding us through the transition process which will culminate with the calling of a new pastor to lead our congregation. Pastor Robert has served as an ordained minister for 43 years after graduation from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.  In late 2018 he retired from active service after serving parishes in Philadelphia, Long Island, and Boca Raton.  He served the broader church in leadership positions as Dean in multiple conferences in multiple terms, in synodical worship oversight, Diakonia training oversight, as well as leadership of First Call Theological Education for the Synod.  He served as Interim Pastor at Living Lord Lutheran Church, Vero Beach, from February 2020 to October 2020; he then served as Interim Pastor at Ascension Lutheran Church, Indian Harbor Beach, from September 2021 to November 2022.

Pastor Robert and his wife, Charlene, live in Vero Beach, Florida.  They have been married for 43 years, have two adult children and two grandchildren.