I am Catholic, and I know that you've ruled it out, so I do believe that a traditional, conservative Lutheran Church that believes in the True Presence of Christ in the Eucharist would be closer to your heart and beliefs.
As Charles said This church you mention sounds like it does *not* teach the biblical doctrine of the Real Presence of Christ's Body and Blood in the Sacrament. To me, that would be an absolute dealbreaker. I could not in good conscience go to that church, even though it may be good in other respects. -- it may be good in other respects, like the pastor was honest to tell you what he thought. But since you truly believe that Christ is present there, a conservative Lutheran church will be, imho home for you.
I'm glad this thread has had a good ending and hopefully it ends now before we deviate into bickering instead of relating our experiences for you, NGZ.
Amen to that! And thanks for explaining the Catholic religion to me without talking down to me or being nasty about it.