Tom Ricks (right), Pastor of Greentree Community Church in Kirkwood, Mo., leads the prayer for Tom Werner as former General Assembly Moderators in attendance lay hands on the newly elected Moderator of the 38th General Assembly.
Tom Werner
Tom Werner, Ruling Elder from Greentree Community Church in Kirkwood, Mo., was elected Moderator of the EPC’s 38th General Assembly on June 20 at Hope Church in Cordova, Tenn. The vote was unanimous.
“You have granted me a great honor,” Werner said. “I look forward to serving the Evangelical Presbyterian Church with great pleasure.”
Until his retirement in 2015, Werner worked as an attorney for a St. Louis-based technology company, where he was General Counsel and served in various business capacities. He previously practiced law for several firms in St. Louis.
He has served on the EPC’s Theology Committee, including one year as Chair, and contributed to the EPC Leadership Training Guide. He also has served as Moderator of the Presbytery of Mid-America, and on the presbytery’s Ministerial Committee. He has participated on missions teams to Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Honduras, and Albania.
Werner has degrees from DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind.; St. Louis University Law School; a Masters in Taxation from Washington University Law School; and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis.
He and his wife, Susan, have been married for 40 years and have two adult children and three grandchildren. They have attended Greentree Community Church for nearly 20 years, and previously attended Central Presbyterian Church in St. Louis.
