The Rev. Tony Auer
ASSISTING PASTOR (RET.)
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Pastor Tony is one of those guys who couldn’t decide what he wanted to be when he grew up. So, he didn’t (grow up, that is). He’s worked as an elementary school teacher, a ski patroller, a professional actor, a photographer, a restaurateur, and a pastor, most of that time bouncing between being a pastor and acting on stage, screen, and television.
 
Having grown up in Minnesota, Tony says he had to move to California to become a Lutheran. It was there he was fostered and encouraged by a Lutheran pastor in the Los Angeles area who believed in him and showed him what grace was.
 
A 1980 graduate of Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN, Tony served three congregations before retiring in 2010: Mount Tabor Lutheran Church, Salt Lake City; Emmanuel Lutheran Church, North Hollywood, CA; and Hill Avenue Grace Lutheran Church, Pasadena, CA. 
 
At Zion, Tony loves to share his gifts of biblical interpretation and storytelling.
 
Tony and his wife, Susan, have been married for 57 years. They have one daughter and son-in-law, and two of the most brilliant and accomplished grandchildren there could ever be.