St Michael Evangelical Lutheran Church
Staff & Leaders

  • Steve Rizzo

    Steve Rizzo
    Director of Ministry

    Steve is our Director of Ministry at St. Michael, which means he is in charge of our church's vibrant small group programs and assists the pastor in administrative duties around the church. He is a longtime resident of the Wellington area and attended St. Michael as a kid in the 1990s. Steve's main ministry interests are in young adult, retiree, outdoor, and social justice ministries. Prior to his position at St. Michael, Steve worked for ELCA Global Mission, spending a year as a missionary teacher at a Lutheran parochial high school in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia. He now teaches confirmation for middle-school age students, runs a year-round Men's bible study, and organizes joint events such as birdwatching and animal demonstrations with the church and several local environmental groups. A graduate of New College of Florida, Steve has a degree in English and Philosophy. He is discerning a path to professional ministry. He was recently married and has many hobbies, including birdwatching, metalworking, photography, and writing.

  • Mary Nesmith

    Mary Nesmith
    Interim Pastor

    Interim Pastor Mary Nesmith began her ministry at St. Michael in November 2015. God has blessed us with an interim pastor who is a gifted preacher and teacher. Through her stories, humor and illustrations, the Good News of Jesus Christ touches the listener’s heart with a message that makes faith relevant to everyday life. Her other pastoral gifts are in preaching, teaching, pastoral care, worship leadership, and a “whacky” sense of humor. Rev. Mary Nesmith began her interim ministry at St. Michael in November 2015. Prior to her call to interim ministry at St. Michael, she faithfully served as a Hospice chaplain in West Palm Beach. A 1987 graduate of the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, her previous calls were in Belgium; Iowa; Georgia; Alabama; and Boynton Beach, Florida. Pastor Nesmith will be guiding us as we call a new, full-time pastor to St. Michael.