Rev Rob Kieselowsky serves as pastor of λόγος Lutheran. Rob earned a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies from Philadelphia College of Bible (now Cairn University). Rob and his wife Allison grew to love Philadelphia while living in center city as newlyweds back in the early 2000s. He taught high school history for several years in Fairfax, VA, while earning his Masters of Education from the University of Virginia. Teaching created a deep desire to serve as a pastor which led Rob to study at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN, and earn a Masters of Divinity. He served at Immanuel Lutheran Church and School (Alexandria, VA) as Assistant Pastor and Headmaster before accepting the call to Philadelphia. Rob and Allison reside in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia with their four daughters. His interests include the study of theology and church history, following his favorite football and baseball teams, travel, and the great outdoors of Pennsylvania, the land of his youth. Rob also serves Philadelphia Lutheran Ministries (PLM) as Executive Director.

Alexander Ogden was born and adopted from Kemerovo, Russia. He was raised in the Metro-Detroit area and then attended college at Concordia University Chicago in River Forest, Illinois. While there he studied theology, biblical languages, and psychology. It was at college that he developed his love for the liturgy and an interest in philosophy, early Christianity, and novelists Ernest Hemingway and Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Taking two years off between his undergrad studies and seminary, Alexander worked several odd jobs until he began working at an inner-city mission church in Southwest Detroit. It was there that he spent his days working and serving the homeless, the impoverished, and the community at large. While at the mission church, Family of God, he worked there several days a week delivering meals to the homeless, helping lead Bible studies, assisting in services, and getting to know the various individuals who came through the church doors.

Afterward, he began his studies at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne. Alexander is excited to be in an inner-city environment again and is looking forward to growing, learning, and developing relationships with everyone he meets. In his spare time, he enjoys collecting and listening to records, going to the movies, reading, and writing poetry, and improving his film photography abilities. He hopes to get back into cycling and running this year as well as attempting to get some poetry published formally.

Alexander is excited and eager to continue to learn more about Philadelphia, her people, and her history. But beyond this and more importantly, he wants to develop relationships with the people of St. John’s and Logos and serve them as he is best able. It is with great pleasure that he will begin and continue his education and formation as a student and looks forward to what the next year will offer.