Tom Roepke (Rep-key) has the amazing opportunity for the 9th year to be the lead pastor of Linden Road Presbyterian Church in Mansfield, Ohio. Tom loves helping people find their place in God’s larger story. Prior to serving as a lead pastor, Tom worked as a pastor to students for 12 years. He’s a consummate networker with Kingdom Allies all over.
Next to Jesus, Tom loves his wife of 43 years, his kindergarten sweetheart, Melinda immensely and his three amazing adult children: Sarah, Jedidiah and Emmah.
Roepke has a Master of Arts in Ministry Management from Ashland Theological Seminary (ATS). He also received from ATS a certificate as a Pastor of Excellence and is graduate of the Lilly Foundation’s Thriving Church Ministries Cohort.
Developing Kingdom resources are also a passion of Tom’s. He currently serves on the Development Committee for the Richland County Foundation. He is an alumnus of the Osborne Messe Academy . He is a participant in theThe Fund Raising School which is part of Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. He is working on the Certificate in Fund Raising Management (CFRM).
Tom serves on the Executive Council of Muskingum Valley Presbytery – PC(USA) and on the Nominations Committee. He is a 29 year active member and club secretary of the Rotary Club of Ashland.
He’s also been an active mentor for at-risk teens for more than two decades through Advocates for Families. He serves there too as a parent educator, including working with incarcerated fathers.
He is an active visual story teller on YouTube and instagram where you can follow his many exploits on his bicycle and outdoor adventures and other Kingdom encounters.
