Our Staff

 Pastor Robert Rod  Email

 

Pastor Bob was born in Northern Iowa, graduated from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.  He was ordained in 1973 and has served congregations in California, Iowa and Arizona.  He has served as Senior Pastor of Our Saviour’s since November of 2000. 

Pastor Bob was married to Phyllis for 27 years and the couple had two children: Jason is a State Highway Patrol Officer in Phoenix and is married to Monica. Jason and Monica Rod have four children, Arianna, Brylee, Cahryn and Giana Rod. Sonja is a "stay at home mother" and is married to James McLaughlin.  Sonja and James McLaughlin have 3 children; Carson, Brennan and Tatum McLaughlin. Pastor Bob cherishes his seven grandchildren. Phyllis passed away in October of 1998. 

He extends an invitation to explore the congregation's website and visit our campus, or join us for worship and Bible Class in order to discover more about the hope we have in Jesus Christ.

 

Sara Ericksen Minister of Music  Email

Sara Ericksen just completed her 28th year as Minister of Music at OSLC. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sara taught K-12 choral music in both public and private school before becoming the full time musician at Our Saviour's. Sara is married to Milt who is the Director of Career and Technical Education for the State of Arizona. Together, they have two children, Kristin, who lives in New York and owns her own fitness business, and Matthew, a medical student at Midwestern University in Glendale. Matthew is married to Crystal who is a nursing student at Grand Canyon University.

Anne AuBuchon Office Manager

 

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Anne AuBuchon has worked as OSLC’s office manager since January of 2006. She has an AA in Business Administration and worked in banking for over 10 years.  She also managed her own small business for six years. Born in Chicago, Anne lived in Illinois, Minnesota and New York before moving to Phoenix 36 years ago.  Anne has two adult children, one teenager, and four grandchildren.  Her hobbies include reading mysteries and going to comedy movies.