leadership

Rev. MiChael patzloff

Michael is no stranger to the desert.  He grew up in Holtville, California, a little town just west of Yuma, Arizona.  Because his parents were originally from Nebraska, he decided to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU) in Lincoln. After receiving a BS in Business Administration and minor in philosophy, he answered the call to ministry, becoming a certified candidate in the Nebraska Annual Conference (now the Great Plains). He was accepted to Perkins School of Theology - Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas where he received his Masters of Divinity (MDiv).  He was ordained a Deacon in 1995 and Elder in 1998.  During his 20 years of ministry in Nebraska, he served seven (7) churches ranging from a church of 25 to a church of 1300 members. 

Michael was welcomed into the Desert Southwest Conference in 2014, serving University United Methodist Church (Las Vegas, NV) and Faith United Methodist Church (Phoenix, AZ). 

He is married to John Lefeber and has two children, Elias and Faye, who were adopted through the foster care system.  His hobbies are varied but you are likely to find him reading a book, working in the yard, planning their next travel adventure...or cleaning the house when his anxiety gets the best of him. Michael is passionate about animal rights.  Over the years, he has been fortunate enough to have several rescue dogs that have brought much love and fulfillment into our lives. 

If there was one scripture that speaks to who I strive to be it would be from the Prophet Micah - 

"...and what does the Lord require of you

but to do justice, and to love kindness,

and to walk humbly with your God?"

May it be so.

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