St. Paul Lutheran Church

Living and Sharing God's love

St. Paul Lutheran Church is a Bellville, Ohio, church rooted in living and sharing God's love.

Church Staff:



Laura Constance, Administrative Assistant

Laura was born in Mansfield and graduated from Mansfield Senior High School in 1994. She attended The University of Findlay, where she received a bachelors degree in Business Administration and played 4 years of collegiate soccer. She loves sports, Jesus and has a passion to serve others. Her family is from Bellville. She loves the village and loves to support local and small business owners. She has been married to her best friend, Tom, for one year, and they reside in Lexington. Laura has 2 children, Kayleigh and Carson and a step daughter, Kristin. Their family has 3 fur friends, all dogs. Tom and Laura regularly attend Berean Baptist Church in Mansfield. Some of Laura’s favorite things include the color purple, coffee, music and Ohio State football. Her birthday is June 15th, and she loves the summer and fall months. Tom and Laura love riding the Harley and finding new places to visit and new restaurants to eat at. She loves to be outdoors most of all, doing anything in the woods, and enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking and camping. They love outdoor music venues too! Her favorite holiday is Christmas!


Cheryl Lantz, Contemporary Music Director

Cheryl Lantz directs the Praise Team and leads music at 9:00 am. She and her husband, Gary, have been married 48 years and are lifelong residents of the Clear Fork Valley.  They have 2 grown children, Brian and Sarah, and 3 grandchildren, Isaac, Zachary and Aubryn. Cheryl is retired from Clear Fork High School, where she was the office secretary for 31 years. She enjoys camping with her family. Cheryl thinks in music and can come up with a song that fits any situation!

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Denise Lang, Traditional Music Director & Rejoice! Choir Director

Denise has been the organist here since she was sixteen, predating the rest of the staff!  She is a gifted and dedicated musician!  Besides being an accomplished musician, she also enjoys the art of oil painting, which she does with meticulous precision. She lives with her daughter, Amanda, who is an exuberant presence in our midst. We greatly miss her husband Jerry who died in 2010.


Beth Fry, Church Treasurer

Our financial books are kept in perfect order by our treasurer, Beth Fry. She took over as treasurer in 2016.  Beth also has worked part-time for Directions Credit Union for 34 years and has served Perry Township as the fiscal officer for 16 years.  She is a lifetime resident of Bellville, and life-long member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.  Beth and her husband, Amos, were married here over 30 years ago and have two grown children and 2 grandchildren.

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Jeannie McLaughlin, Church Sexton

Jeannie is retired from The Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center as a Patient Services Specialist. She is married to her wonderful wife, Sherri. They have 3 children and 2 grandchildren. Jeannie loves helping others, and we love having her on staff at St. Paul. She is a canvas painter. Her favorite thing to paint is animals of all kinds.


Church Council:

Marilyn Baker, President
Mike Bing, Vice President
Bonnie Brenneman, Secretary

Larry Fenton
Deb Ruckman
Tammie Saddler