Eric Waters was born and raised outside of Syracuse, New York.  He attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he met both his wife and his Lord.  Michelle witnessed to him by telling the story of what Jesus was doing in her life.  By the time he graduated in June of 1995, Eric wanted to believe in Jesus, but knew he didn’t.

After graduation, Eric, a Russian major, worked for three months as a forest ranger in Siberia.  He brought the Bible and asked God to speak to him.  One day in October of 1995, God did.  The Holy Spirit brought him to faith in Jesus that day, and Eric knew then that he would give the rest of his life to him.

Eric and Michelle were engaged not long after he came back to America.  He was confirmed on Pentecost of 1996, with Michelle sponsoring.  They were married in December of that year and studied at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut, where they both received their Masters of Divinity degrees in 1999.  They served as intern pastors in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota and were ordained in July of 2001.  Eric and Michelle were both called as assistant pastors to First Lutheran Church in Fargo, North Dakota.  Michelle stepped back from the ministry after the birth of their fourth child.  Eric received his Doctorate of Ministry in Biblical Preaching from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2008.  That same year, he began serving at Upper Arlington Lutheran Church in Columbus, Ohio. In 2016, Pastor Waters was called to serve at St. John Lutheran Church in Boerne.

Eric and Michelle have been blessed with six children: Sophia, Elizabeth, Samuel, David, Jonathan, and Matthew. They are very excited about the Lord’s call to serve as the Senior Pastor of St. John, and eagerly looking forward to finding where the Lord will take this church in the next few years.

Pastor Waters can be reached by calling the church office at 830-249-3651 or by email at: [email protected]

Pastor Robert Weber joined St. John Lutheran Church in May of 2024 as Associate Pastor.

Pastor Robert Weber has been happily married for 17 years to his high school sweetheart, Erika. Together they are blessed with two wonderful daughters, Ariella and Savannah. Family is at the core of his values and purpose, and his driving mission is to contribute to creating a better community and world for them.

Pastor Weber is a Long Island, NY native, and his educational journey led him to Concordia in Westchester County, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Theology. Following that, he pursued further studies at Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina, culminating in the attainment of his Masters of Divinity degree. He enjoyed his time in South Carolina and learning about the traditions and culture of the South.  He was ordained in July of 2010 when he received his first call to Grace Lutheran Church in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. During his time at Grace Lutheran Church, he started several new programs and social gatherings for the congregation.  While serving Grace, the Phillipsburg police department approached him to become a chaplain and sent him to the Police Chaplain Program for training and subsequent commissioning.  After six fulfilling years, he received a new call to his position at St. Luke’s, a conservative congregation in Farmingdale, New York. This congregation also has a pre-school, and a summer camp that the pastor oversees. Pastor Weber also started several new programs at St Luke’s including a cancer ministry, a Eucharistic ministry, and angel ballet to name a few.

He and his wife love to take their girls on adventures and travel around to explore the world that God gave us. They love being outdoors; going hiking, rafting, fishing, hunting and introducing our girls to new adventures. As you get to know him you will find Pastor Weber is a huge Star Wars fan and he enjoys having great conversations about all the films and shows. He loves playing board games, card games and going to escape rooms and solving all the puzzles. Their family includes two wonderful dogs, a Golden Retriever and a Hungarian Vizsla, Kenobi and Rebel.

Pastor Weber is currently serving St. John Lutheran Church as the Associate Pastor.

Pastor Weber can be reached by calling the church office at 830-249-3651 or by email at: [email protected].

Pastor Henry Schulte served as Pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Boerne, Texas from September of 1994 until June of 2015.

Pastor Schulte was born and raised in Texas. He attended Texas Lutheran

College and Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus Ohio where he was ordained as a minister in 1965. He has served at churches in Shelby, Texas, Fayetteville Texas, San Antonio and Kerrville, as well as serving on the ALC (American Lutheran Church) Board for many years. In 1990, he was elected Bishop of the Southwestern Texas Synod of The Evangelical Church in America. Pastor Schulte served as Bishop until he was called by St. John Lutheran Church in Boerne in 1994.  When he retired from St. John in 2015, Pastor Schulte had 50 years of ordained ministry to speak of.

In his 21 years of service at St. John, Pastor Schulte was responsible for two huge accomplishments: the growth of the St. John congregation and the physical building that we all know as St. John Lutheran Church. When he began his ministry at St. John, the congregation worshipped in the Historic Chapel on Rosewood Avenue and Turner Street. In the late 1990s, the growth in the population of Boerne spurred the growth of St. John’s congregation. The Historic Chapel was no longer an adequate space for all the members. Pastor Schulte began the huge undertaking of raising money and beginning construction of a new building which is now the current home of the Sanctuary, the Family Life Center and the Administration wing. He oversaw the entire process from working with the architects to supervising the construction.  By 2014, yet another addition was built to house the Education rooms needed to serve the congregation’s Sunday School classes.

Pastor Schulte was always very active in the Boerne community.  He was involved with the Menger Retirement development, the Geneva School development, the Walk to Emmaus program, he served as the Chairman of the Ministerial Alliance, was on the Board for the Job Corps and could be seen at all the Boerne High School football games as one of their biggest fans!

Pastor Schulte was honored with the “Pastor Emeritus” status at the Worship Services on July 15, 2018.