Concordia Lutheran Church Staff and Leadership

Pastor Mark Moretz has been pastor at Concordia Lutheran Church Hagerstown since June 2018. Pastor Mark started in the grocery business while in high school and advanced into management positions. After a successful career in the food industry with Lowes Foods Stores, LLC, Pastor Mark followed his heart into the ministry. He attended Concordia Seminary, where he received a Master of Divinity degree, and interned as a Vicar at Hope Lutheran Church in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Pastor Mark has brought his managerial skills to Concordia, where several new programs of ministry have been started and existing ministries enhanced.

Pastor Mark has always been a strong Christian witness. He attended Concordia Lutheran Church while growing up in Conover, North Carolina, and stayed active in the Lutheran Church before entering the ministry by teaching Bible studies and serving in various church offices. Along the way he married Janise, and they were blessed with three daughters, two sons, and a grandchild. Concordia is blessed to have Pastor Mark as their Pastor.

Greetings! My name is Tim Buss and I am the Director of Christian Education at Concordia Lutheran Church. I worked 11 years in various ministries at St. John's Lutheran Church and School in Denver, Colorado, where I discovered my passion for working with children and youth through summer camp, before- and after-school care, middle school youth group, and the early learning center. One of my favorite things to do with the youth is play energetic games while finding how things in our world connect us to a relationship with Jesus. I love seeing children laugh, smile, enjoy playing together, figure a problem out, and realize how much Jesus loves them.

My family currently lives in Denver, Colorado. When I'm not at Concordia I enjoy playing disc golf, playing video games, and watching movies — especially Star Wars! I attended Concordia University Irvine to obtain my Director of Christian Education degree. God has exciting opportunities planned for me at Concordia!

Beverly Walling has been in training for her current position as a Deaconess her entire life. Raised in a Lutheran home in Minnesota, the fourth of six children, she spent the first third of her adult life working as a registered nurse in California. After completing her doctoral degree in clinical psychology, she moved her family to Maryland, where she has worked for more than twenty-three years as a child psychologist. In July 2021 she entered the deaconess program at Concordia Theological Seminary – Fort Wayne, where she hopes to serve God and His kingdom.

She was married to Scott Walling for twenty-five years before his passing in May 2019. She has a daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and James Ruddle, who live nearby and are also members of Concordia Lutheran Church. In her spare time, Beverly enjoys walking and hiking out in nature, traveling, photographing her three cats, and mastering the art of vegan cooking.

In this position, I have had the opportunity to use my God-given gifts and talents as I am able. I am blessed to be a part of the Concordia family of believers. It has been very beneficial in strengthening me in my faith journey.

Hi, my name is Natalie Evans, Director and teacher at Open Arms Preschool. I have been teaching at Open Arms for 8 years and in the education field for 13 years. My family has been blessed to be a part of Open Arms Preschool since our oldest son went to school here in 2011. I have been married to my wonderful husband for 15 years, and we have two beautiful children, Landon and Kenley.

It was important to my husband and me to find a preschool that taught the Word of God while also meeting important educational goals. Early childhood education has always been a passion of mine — I love watching children learn and grow through hands-on learning. In my free time, I enjoy hiking and spending time outdoors with my family, traveling, and spending time with friends. I am so grateful for the opportunity to lead Open Arms Preschool and am excited to see all that God has in store here!