Fort Pierce Magazine

SPIRITUALIZED

Fort Pierce’s Jeff Shultz retired as a successful businessman but now devotes his time to serving the less privileged. GREG RODGERS
Fort Pierce’s Jeff Shultz retired as a successful businessman but now devotes his time to serving the less privileged. GREG RODGERS

Businessman is devoting his retirement to St. Francis

BY ELLEN GILLETTE

Shultz began helping with St. Lucie Catholic Church’s soup kitchen in 2018; post-COVID, the food giveaway is curbside.
Shultz began helping with St. Lucie Catholic Church’s soup kitchen in 2018; post-COVID, the food giveaway is curbside. GREG RODGERS

In the 13th century, St. Francis of Assisi founded a religious order devoted to acts of charity and service. More than 800 years later, a Treasure Coast retiree follows in his footsteps as a Secular Franciscan brother. “It’s not a group or organization,” Jeff Shultz explained. “It’s a lifestyle, a commitment to try to serve God.”