Rev. Eric Skovgaard

About

The Rev. Eric Christian Skovgaard is sixth vice-president and a member of the Praesidium of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). Appointed in November 2025, he represents the Great Lakes Region.
Skovgaard is the administrative pastor at Elm Grove Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elm Grove, Wis., where he has served since late 2003. Prior to being called to Elm Grove, he served as a missionary-at-large in the LCMS California-Nevada-Hawaii District, specifically in Vacaville, Calif., where he had been placed as a convertible (fourth-year) vicar. He was ordained at Bethany Lutheran Church, Vacaville, in 2000.
Skovgaard attended Concordia Seminary, St Louis, earning a Master of Divinity in 2000. He served the LCMS South Wisconsin District as a circuit visitor for 10 years, as regional vice-president for two years, and as interim district president from June 2024 to July 2025. He is on the board of directors for Doxology: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and Counsel, an LCMS Recognized Service Organization.
Born and raised outside of Washington, D.C., Skovgaard is a native Virginian. He and his wife of 28 years, Shelly, have two adult children.