Anke and Eric Deibler, Pastors

Pastor Anke Deibler was born and raised in Germany. Her father is a Lutheran pastor in the northernmost state, Schleswig-Holstein. Growing up in a parsonage gave her many opportunities to be involved in parish ministry. This led to the desire to become a pastor herself. Pastor Anke studied theology at the Universities of Kiel, Heidelberg, and Munich as well as Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary (now United Lutheran Seminary). She holds a Master of Arts in Religion and a Master of Divinity, as well as chaplaincy certification.

During the year of study in Gettysburg, Pastor Anke met her husband, Eric. They were married in 1991 and ordained together in 1994 in Pennsylvania. Since then, they have always served together as a husband-and-wife team, first in Pennsylvania and now in Maryland. Currently, they serve Zion as well as Calvary Lutheran Church in Mount Airy.

Aside from ministry, Pastor Anke loves all kinds of needlework, gardening, and making music. She also enjoys spending time with her three grown children, with family, and with friends.

Pastor Eric was born and raised in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. He attended Earlham College (Richmond, IN), where he received a BA in Theater Arts in 1987. He received his M.Div. from Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary in 1993. While enrolled at Gettysburg, he spent two years studying at the Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany.

Eric and Anke (his wife and co-pastor) have always served jointly in their calls. They spent a total of sixteen years serving in central Pennsylvania before moving to Maryland in 2011, when they received a call to serve at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church (Mt. Airy, MD). In 2014, they were appointed as interim pastors at Zion Church of the City of Baltimore. They were officially called to serve at Zion in 2017.

Eric and Anke reside in Damascus, MD, where Eric indulges his passions for cooking and music and Anke keeps busy with sewing and knitting projects. They have three children, two cats, and one dog.

Gregory Arment, Organist/Music Director

A native of northern Harford County, Greg has been active as a church musician and music educator throughout Maryland since 2007. He worked as an elementary and middle school music teacher in Wicomico and Baltimore Counties for eight years. He has served in many churches of various denominations, most recently at Orems United Methodist Church in Middle River. 

Greg holds a Bachelor of Music degree in music education from Susquehanna University and a Master of Music degree in music education from Anderson University, and studied organ with Susan Zimmer at Salisbury University. 

Greg also currently serves as the Assistant Director of the Deer Creek Chorale. He lives in Parkville with his wife, Melissa, and two daughters. 

Christy L. Luis (Vogt), Office Manager

Christy Vogt Luis has served as the Office Administrator for Zion since November of 2016. She has been a member of Zion since birth, having been baptized, confirmed, and married within these walls. Christy’s grandparents emigrated from Germany and were lifelong active members of Zion.  The family continues to maintain ties with family that continues to live in Germany. Christy and her husband, Larry, have three children who now continue the family relationship with our church.

Christy is a skilled manager who maintains all office communications, manages several business aspects of the church, including acting as the rental agent for the building and parking lot. She also skillfully oversees aspects of the church finances. She came to us with a background in business and continues to serve as an Athletic Director in the Baltimore County School System.