Pastor Richard Mittwede is a native Texan. He served 10 years in the United States Marine Corps. He graduated from Concordia University as a Lay Minister and served 16 years as a Youth Minister in the Chicago area, Lansing, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis in 2008 and served as Associate Pastor in Round Rock, Texas. He took a call to serve University Lutheran Church in 2014. Pastor Mittwede enjoys distance running, weight lifting, coaching high school running, playing the trombone, cheetahs, and collecting and listening to music.
Marcia is from Nebraska where she earned her teaching degree. After teaching in the public schools in Iowa, Marcia continued her education in Chicago, studying Bible and theology, then worked in the business world in Chicago, where Richard and Marcia met and were married in 1992. She began working in international student ministry under the tutelage of Rev. Carl Selle at Michigan State University in 1995, then while Richard attended Concordia Seminary, Marcia worked among international students in St. Louis, MO. With the move to Texas, she began working among UT students in 2008. Marcia enjoys playing piano, singing in choir, solving crossword puzzles, and joining Richard for walks, visiting zoos, and traveling the world.