Pastor Dan Murray grew up in Livonia, and was an active member of St. Paul’s youth group during that time.  He went on to study at Concordia University, Ann Arbor in the pre-seminary program, and then attended seminary at Fort Wayne.  He did his vicarage at the dual parish of Grace Lutheran Church in Neligh, NE, and Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin, NE.  During his fourth year at the seminary, he married Julia, who he had met at Concordia. 

During his first call to St. John Lutheran Church in Cleveland, OH, they had their first son, Benjamin.  Samuel, their second son, was born as the Murray family was preparing to move to Chatham, ON, Canada, for Pastor Dan’s second call.  From there, the Murrays moved to the Chicago area where Pastor Dan served the dual parish of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Alsip, IL and St. Paul Lutheran Church in Whiting, IN.  The COVID pandemic lead to a decline at the congregations, and a pastor could no longer be supported, so Pastor Dan recently moved back to Michigan, where he has been working as a hospice chaplain. 

Pastor Dan now serves as the pastor of the dual parish of Hosanna-Tabor, Redford, and Immanuel, Dearborn Heights.