Deac. Maryann Hayter

About

Deaconess Maryann Hayter serves as manager of grantmaking for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod's (LCMS) Office of National Mission. In this role, she oversees the strategic distribution of grants that support national mission priorities, working closely with districts to serve LCMS congregations, schools and church workers.

Hayter has served in various roles at the Synod since 2015. Before beginning her deaconess studies, she spent many years in international business. She earned a Master of Arts in Deaconess Studies from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Her ministry experience includes serving as a parish deaconess; as registrar at Concordia Seminary; as manager of resource production for the Synod's Every One His Witness evangelism program; and as coordinator for LCMS Witness and Outreach Ministry and LCMS Revitalization, where she contributed to the development of the re:Vitality program.

Originally from Michigan, Hayter and her husband, the Rev. Mathew Hayter, relocated to Missouri in 2006. They currently live in Union, where he serves as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church. They have two married children and five grandchildren.