Glorify God by growing Biblical, committed and loving followers of Jesus Christ, by His Mercy, our Worship, Witness and Life Together.
The vision of Lord of Life is to be a caring and growing Christian family that exists for the sake of others, a church that intentionally cultivates the work of Christ and the growth of His kingdom in our local community, our region and the world.
Pastor Trevor Freudenburg grew up in Norfolk, Nebraska (Go Huskers!) where he attended Christ Lutheran School for elementary school, and Lutheran High Northeast for high school. Upon graduating high school, he moved to Hillsdale, Michigan to attend Hillsdale College. While at college, he met his wife, Hannah. Upon graduating from Hillsdale in 2013, the Freudenburg’s moved to South Korea, where he taught English in the public school system for one year. After one year in Korea, they moved to St. Louis so Trevor could attend Concordia Seminary. After his initial two years at the seminary, the Freudenburg’s moved to Colorado for his vicarage at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lakewood, Colorado (a suburb of Denver). In the fall of 2017, the Freudenburg’s returned to St. Louis after his vicarage at Bethlehem. Their daughter, Violet, was born in the spring of 2018. Instead of accepting a Divine Call, the Freudenburg’s decided to stay in St. Louis, so that Pastor could pursue his Master of Sacred Theology degree.
Pastor’s first Divine Call was to Calvary Lutheran Church in Sioux City, IA. The Freudenburg’s welcomed their second daughter, Beatrice, in June of 2021. Pastor accepted the Divine Call from Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Chesterfield, Missouri and was installed as its sole pastor in February of 2023.
Ann Uschold received her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication in 1991 from Indiana State University. In 1992 she completed a second major in Vocal Performance. Following college graduation, Ann toured the United States and the South Pacific with the internationally acclaimed singing ministry group, the Continental Singers. She returned to Indiana State to earn her Master of Science degree in Higher Education Administration in 1995. And toured a second season in the United States and Europe with the Continental Singers.
Ann started her career as a Student Activities Director - five years at Manchester College in Indiana and three years at Missouri Baptist University. After she and her husband started their family, serving as a teacher in a preschool ministry became the perfect "stay at home Mom job." Ann taught in the toddler room of the Mother's Day Out Program at Ballwin Baptist Church for three years and became the Director of the program for four years. She has been at Lord of Life Lutheran Church and Preschool since 2014. Ann served as an Assistant Teacher in the Kids' Day Out classroom for one year and then in the four-year-old classroom for three years. She has held positions of Interim Director, Assistant Director, and is now serving as the Preschool Director.
Ann and her husband of 20+ years have four children, Sarah, Edward, Elisabeth, and Katherine.
Dr. Mark Laverty is lifelong member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and was born and raised in north St. Louis County in the neighborhoods of Glasgow Village and Spanish Lake. After high school, he pursued a career in music by attending St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, receiving the Associate of Arts Degree in Music in 1975. Thereafter, Dr. Laverty attended the New England Conservatory of Music, in Boston. In 1978, he returned to St. Louis and began attending Lord of Life with his parents. Shortly thereafter, he began playing piano and organ for Lord of Life.
In 1987, Dr. Laverty started teaching piano lessons in the Chesterfield, MO area. In 1989 he earned the Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Missouri - St. Louis. He immediately started graduate studies at Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, studying piano performance. In 1993, he received the Master of Music Degree in piano and accompanying, and that summer traveled to Europe to attend the Salzburg Music School run by the University of Miami.
By 1995, Dr. Laverty had joined the staff of the St. Louis Children’s Choirs, and he also performed concerts with St. Louis Symphony members. In addition, he continued to play organ and piano at Lord of Life, as he developed his Chesterfield Piano Studio, which he operates presently. In 1998, he accepted the position of Music Director at Zion Lutheran Church in Maryland Heights. The final degree Dr. Laverty acquired is the Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance from the University of Missouri - Kansas City, in 2002.
He became the Music Director at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in January of 2022. In addition to his work as a church musician and piano instructor, Dr. Laverty concertizes widely throughout the United States and Europe, specializing in the music of J. S. Bach. In 2006, he released his debut piano CD, Music of Bach. In addition to being the Music Director at Lord of Life and teaching piano, he serves on the boards of the Concordia Mission Society and the Law and Gospel Foundation.
Ann, a long-time member of Lord of Life Lutheran Church, was raised in Sioux Falls, SD. She has resided in St. Louis for the past 31 years, and recently retired after 30-years of service with the FBI. She holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration and Healthcare Administration, both from the University of South Dakota. Ann’s hobbies and interests are reading, traveling, the outdoors, Cardinal baseball, and the Nebraska Huskers football team (which she describes as a painful experience since the late 90’s). Ann will typically be in the church office Mondays – Fridays, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.