Trinity Lutheran Church, Staten Island, NY
Staff & Leaders

Stephanie Jaeger
Pastor

The Rev. Dr. Stephanie Jaeger has rececently joined Trinity Lutheran Church formerly pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church (ELCA)--NoHo, in L.A. For her public church leadership Stephanie was awarded LSTC's "Confessor of Christ Award" given to “a Christian individual whose commitment to Christ Jesus and the Gospel manifests itself through extraordinary personal sacrifice for the sake of Jesus Christ and the Gospel or exemplary witness to Christ Jesus and the Gospel by selfless service to others.” Stephanie is an exceptional community leader and the visionary founder and director of NoHo Home Alliance. Under her leadership, NoHo Home Alliance was recognized as a California Non-Profit of the Year for 2019. She has been honored as the 2019 recipient of the 2019 Fran Quigley Award of the Studio City Residents Association, and an LA City Impact Maker to Watch for 2019. A boundless source of energy, she is a catalyst for change in her community, inspiring others to take action to make the world and the lives of ordinary people better. Stephanie serves on the SPA 2 Steering Committee of the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys Homeless Coalition. She is the faith representative and Vice President to the NoHo Neighborhood Council. Stephanie previously served as senior pastor of Augustana Lutheran Church on the south side of Chicago, and pastor of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Santa Monica. She has served previously on numerous non-profit boards including as treasurer of the Goethe International Charter School, and executive board member of the Westside Shelter and Hunger Coalition. Stephanie has her BA and MA from the University of Pennsylvania, her Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, her M.Div. from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University—Los Angeles.