Greetings,  my name is Michael Stapleton.  Graduated from Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska in 1983 where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Education & DCE Certification emphases in youth and family ministry as well as Minors in Music and Theology.  My wife Barbara and I have been married for fortytwo years and have two children, Anna, who is a 5th Grade Teacher at Faith Lutheran Church & School in Clearwater, FL and Aaron who is working and lives in Wisconsin. After serving 30 years in the Parish Ministry as a Director of Christian Education, then served  two years in Outdoor Ministry as the Executive Director of LuWiSoMo Outdoor Ministry and Retreat Center in Wild Rose, Wisconsin. On February 2014 accepted the position as Camp Director of Camp Dixie Lutheran Outdoor Ministry in Elberta, Alabama.