MISSOURI
Post-Bulletin
Kay Fate, kfate@postbulletin.com
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — The arrest of a man in Missouri has church officials in Rochester answering questions about their former youth pastor.
Matthew D. Luetke, 35, was associate pastor at Ascension Evangelical Lutheran Church from 2006-2013. He was the youth and evangelism minister and, as such, was also the principal of Precious is the Child Preschool associated with the church.
“It’s been a rotten week,” said Brian Kom, lead pastor of Ascension Lutheran. He learned of Luetke’s arrest in St. Charles County on March 19.
“I received word the day Matt was arrested,” Kom said. He called an emergency meeting with the council members and elders of the church to discuss the allegations.
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