Rev. Scott Nagy

Pastor

Katie Castellanos

Office Administrator

Linda Stoterau

Organist

Richard Schmieg

Musician & Worship Leader

Staff Directory

Scott has been our pastor since 2023. During the week, Pastor Nagy teaches Freshman Theology at Orange Lutheran High School, in Orange, CA. He has been blessed with his wife Krista, and two kids. One is in collage at CSU Long Beach, and the other one is finishing up missionary work in Taiwan. He is an alumni of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne 

Richard Schmieg has been our musician and worship leader since 2010 and through the years has served in some capacity as youth leader and elder. Richard began leading worship in 2008 in CRU (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) at CSU Fullerton, where he received his B.A. in Comparative Religions with a minor in Christian Studies in 2011.
A man with many interests, Richard currently teaches Spanish full time at a high school also writes and produces music of many kinds – pop/rock, Spanish educational songs as well as praise songs. Outside of church, Richard’s music has been heard around the world in radio networks, numerous TV series, a movie trailer and has been recognized publicly by actor Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings).
He has been married to his wife Becky since 2016, who occasionally contributes to worship on the piano as well. They currently live in Costa Mesa with their son Elliot. 

Messiah Lutheran Church, 10711 Parmount Blvd Downey, CA 90241 | Phone 562.923.1215 | Fax 562.923.9211 | Emergency 562.417.7211 | Email: messiahdowney@gmail.com

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