Pastor Louise Hilbert came to St. James in
June 1999 after serving congregations in Durham, NC and West
Columbia, SC. She is a graduate of
Florida State University with a
B.S. in Social Welfare. After graduation from Florida State she
worked as a school social worker in the
Duval County School System
Title 1 programs. For ten years Pastor Louise stayed home with her
children and then returned to work as a Parish Worker in Education
and Family Ministry in Jacksonville, Florida. When she answered
God’s call to ordained ministry, she began studies at
Lutheran
Theological Southern Seminary and received a Master of Divinity
degree there in 1989.
Pastor Louise currently serves as chair of the
Candidacy Committee
of the North Carolina Synod and as a supervisor for interns from
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, SC. She finds
great joy in helping shape and prepare pastors to serve the Church.
When not involved in leading and sharing the many ministries at St.
James, she loves to work in the yard, take walks, read mysteries,
and cook.
Pastor Louise and her husband Larry are the parents of three adult
children.
Vicar Barb Koch
barbkoch@tucker-usa.com
Vicar Barb Koch is a Master of Divinity
student at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South
Carolina, in preparation to become a parish pastor. As part of her
preparation, she is serving a one year internship at St. James under
the supervision of Pastor Louise Hilbert.
Prior to beginning seminary, Vicar Barb was a Hospice social worker.
In 2000, she became a certified spiritual director. In 2002, she
graduated from Western Theological Seminary in Holland, MI with a
Master's in Religious Education. She also completed the Diaconal
Minister program as an affiliate student at Lutheran Theological
Seminary at Gettysburg, PA.
Vicar Barb's first call as a Diaconal Minister was in 2002. For
three years, she served as Mission Developer for a new church start
in Newaygo, MI. It was there that she felt the call to ordained
ministry and returned to seminary in 2005.
Vicar Barb is most grateful for the love and support of her husband,
Bob, as well as their three grown children, a daughter-in-law and
two grandchildren. In her spare, spare time, Vicar Barb likes to
read fiction, write poetry, walk by the river, kayak, and take road
trips on the back of Bob's BMW motorcycle.
Born Timothy
Lee Lloyd, December 9, 1954 in Pensacola Florida to native
Floridian, Dorothy Kaser Lloyd, and a New Jersey transplant, Frank
I. Lloyd, Jr. Tim moved to North Carolina at age 3, and has
lived in the Piedmont and Coastal Plains since. Tim’s father
is a minister in the United Methodist Church (now semi-retired and
working at a small church near Sanford). Tim has one sister, Debbie
who lives in Suffolk Virginia with her husband and daughter.
In 1971, The Lloyd family moved to Fayetteville his dad was the
associate minister at Haymount United Methodist Church. Within
the first few days he met his future wife Carol, who now teaches
math at Massey High School. They were married in 1980. They have two
daughters in college; Sarah, 21 and Hannah 19. They both are
pursuing careers in music. Tim graduated from Terry Sanford High
School in 1973, and later Methodist College where he pursed degrees
in Science and Music (Vocal Performance). It was a privilege for Tim
to study with Alan Porter, Professor of voice, and Jean Ishee,
Professor of piano and organ. They were both very influential in
Tim’s decision to finish his degree in music. After teaching middle
and high school science for over 15 years, Tim now enjoys teaching at Terry Sanford
High School. Besides directing the 11:00 and
8:30 choirs, Tim enjoys working with the children of St. James’
during special occasions such as Christmas, Mother’s Day, and
Vacation Bible School. Most of all, Tim is pleased to be at
St. James, serving God and the wonderful congregation here.
Vicar Barb Koch
barbkoch@tucker-usa.com