Rev. Dr. Dale R. Giffin has served as senior pastor at Zion for the past 30 years. Pastor Giffin is a graduate of Wittenberg University (B.A.), the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (M.Div.) and in June of 1995 he received an honorary doctorate from Wittenberg University. Pastor Giffin and his wife, Kathy, have two sons, Charlie who works for J.P. Morgan-Chase in New York, and Rob who is owner of Avalution, a risk management company in Cleveland. In addition to his responsibilities at Zion, Pastor Giffin serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors of Wittenberg University.