Pastor and Staff

Bethel Lutheran Church Staff

Pastor Steven M. Krebill was born and raised in Jackson, Michigan. He earned the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan in 1978,  Master of Divinity from Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, in 1986 and a Doctor of Ministry from the Graduate Theological Foundation, Donaldson, Indiana in 1996.  As part of his seminary training, Pastor Krebill spent a year with the people of Advent Lutheran Church, Cleveland, Ohio, as well as a summer in Clinical Pastoral Education at Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.

Pastor Krebill spent 12 years as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Hillsdale, Michigan before accepting the call to serve the people of Bethel Lutheran Church, Middleburg Heights, Ohio in 1998.

What makes Pastor Krebill's heart sing is to be able to speak the saving word of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the everyday language of our lives, spoken, written, and sung wherever we find it, in our jobs, our homes, wherever we find ourselves, every day.

Erika Haskell has been a church organist since high school, first playing at Trinity Lutheran in her home town of Lockport , NY.  She is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music, with a major in Arts Administration/piano and a minor in organ.  Erika worked for The Cleveland Orchestra for 10 years, most recently as Concert and Special Events Manager.  She currently works part-time as Director of the Volunteer Center at Business Volunteers Unlimited, a clearinghouse for volunteer opportunities in Northeast Ohio . 

Erika served the congregation of All Saints Lutheran in Olmsted Falls for six years as an organist, choir director and contemporary service leader.  She is currently on the board of Building Hope in the City and on the professional development committee of Forum for Volunteer Administrators.   

Also a graduate of BW, Erika’s husband Nate is an attorney and a freelance musician.  They have a young son and two dogs.