8607 Columbia Ave
Munster, Indiana  46321
219-838-4770
Rev. Steven Conger was appointed as pastor of Ridge Church in June,
1998. Prior to coming to Munster he was pastor of Simpson United
Methodist in Fort Wayne, Indiana; and prior to that he started
Celebration Methodist Church in Warsaw, Indiana.

Steve grew up in the United Methodist Church in the suburbs of
Chicago. He graduated from Northern Illinois University and has a
Masters degree from Duke University.

Steve is very involved in the Munster community.  He is a member and
past president of Munster Rotary, Munster Education Foundation, Jim
and Betty Dye Foundation, the Lake County Public Library Foundation
and on the Board of Directors of the Munster Chamber of Commerce.  
Since September 2008, he helped create and has served as President
of the Board of LARRI (Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana)
a group of concerned individuals and organizations that is helping
families recover from the September 2008 floods.

In January, 2007 Steve was named Citizen of the Year by the Munster
Chamber of Commerce.

Steve and Nancy have three girls, Jessica, Lindsey and Haley and a
dog Ezekiel (Zeke). Jessica is a g
raduate of Butler University, majoring
in theater, Lindsey is a s
ophomore at Indiana University in the Kelley
School of Business and Haley is a s
enior at Munster High School.  
Steve loves to play golf, read, attend plays, and watch Duke basketball.

In 2006 Pastor Steve went on a three and a half month sabbatical.  

Visit Pastor Steve's blog at
www.smconger.blogspot.com or his
pictures at
flickr or contact him at steve@ridgeumc.org.
Steven Conger
Photo courtesy of Royce Photography