Pastor Darla Ann Kratzer joined Peace as interim pastor in July 2025 after six years serving Our Lord’s Lutheran Church in Maryville, Illinois. Prior to that, she served congregations in northeast Ohio for more than 20 years.
Pastor Kratzer graduated from Bethany College with a degree in chemistry, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago with a Master of Divinity, and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry.