Rev. Dr. Lannon Martin
Senior Pastor / Executive Director
Pastor Martin serves as King of Glory’s fifth Senior Pastor and Executive Director. In this role, he is the congregation’s lead preacher and provides executive leadership for the church, school, and community center.
Beyond King of Glory, Pastor Martin serves as Circuit Visitor for the Tidewater Circuit and as Director of the Lay Deacon Program for the Southeastern District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. He also serves on the Board of Directors for The Crossing, a network of ten Christian alternative high schools in Indiana. In 2025, he was selected as a Joe R. Engle Summer Preaching Fellow at Princeton Theological Seminary.
Pastor Martin is a trained Stephen Ministry Leader and a certified SYMBIS Marriage Preparation Facilitator. He has also received specialized training in leadership and philanthropy through programs supported by Lilly Endowment Inc. and Indiana University.
Originally from Wisconsin, Pastor Martin is married to Alissa, a professional school counselor at nearby Norge Elementary School. They have one daughter, Ruby. As a family, the Martins enjoy traveling and cheering for the Green Bay Packers.
Favorite Bible Verse
“I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God’s gift to man.”
—Ecclesiastes 3:10–13
Favorite Quotes
“Early Sunday morning, Jesus got up with all power in His hands.”
“Every day is a great day at King of Glory.”
Education
BA | Concordia University Wisconsin | Mequon, Wisconsin
Youth Ministry and Theological Languages
MDiv | Concordia Theological Seminary | Fort Wayne, Indiana
MBA | Concordia University Wisconsin | Mequon, Wisconsin
Business Management
DMin | Concordia Seminary | St. Louis, Missouri
Homiletics
Certificate in Youth and Theology
Princeton Theological Seminary | Princeton, New Jersey