Our Staff
Check out the listing of St. John's Staff. You can contact staff members directly if you are signed in as a user on this webpage by clicking on their profile and using their contact form. Otherwise, the Contact Us Form can be used for a general contact or to contact the Pastors of St. John's or the Leadership Board.
The best thing in my life besides Jesus, is my wife Renee. We were married in 1995 and now have two wonderful kids, Hannah and David. Hannah wants to own a fudge shop and go to India as a missionary. My son David has autism, he loves to laugh and is a pure joy to be around. I enjoy building up leaders and seeing God work in them. I have been able to travel to many places in the world such as India, China, Thialand, Mexico, Russia and Guatemala. Traveleing and sharing the 'good news' of Jesus has been a great gift from God. I also enjoy walking with youth and sharing the gospel with them as we deal with issues in life.
I've been married to Jeff for 23 years, God has blessed us with 2 beautiful daughters, Carly who was married to Jared Cardarelle December 30, 2011 and Emily a Senior at Living Word Lutheran High School. I enjoy studying God's Word, spending time with family and friends and I look forward to joining my husband in the newest adventure of our lives, the SMP program! God is Good!
I am thankful to be chosen by Christ! My role as your Stewardship Director is to assist individuals and families to live a life for Christ. Part of living for Christ, is recognizing that all we have, is a gift from our Lord. Stewardship sounds so eary, and yet is very hard. As well as having conversations relating to daily stewardship, I also want to help all our members develop a Lifetime Plan for Giving.
Born and raised in Sheboygan, I have had the opportunity to attend Lutheran schools for my entire education, including my collegiate career. Before joining the team here, I was working with our sister ministry, Concordia University Wisconsin for 5 years as the Director of Annual Fund and Student Relations. Prior to my work at my alma mater, I was serving as a science teacher and coach at Orlando Lutheran Academy.
I am currently enrolled in the Specific Ministry Program (SMP) through Concordia Seminary St. Louis. The distance learning program provides weekly instruction with a seminary professor, weekly mentorship with Pastor Dorth, and weekly experiences in care ministry. God willing, I will be ordained in the fall of 2012 and transition from school ministry to pastoral ministry at St. John's.
God has blessed me with a wonderful husband, Warren; two special children, Jon and Gabby -- both happily married; and a precious grandaughter, Taylie. After 22 years of teaching preschool - 8th grade, I changed careers to counseling children through adults at St. John's Church as well as Kettle Moraine Counseling in West Bend and Graf Counseling LLC in Mequon. I love to coordinate spirituality with psychology to help people find their value in Christ, experience more of God's blessings, and support them through difficult times.
St. John's has been my church home for basically my entire life. I was baptized, confirmed and married here. My wife, Mel, and I met here at youth group and our first child, Elias, was recently baptized here as well.
I was brought on as a part-time staff member in 2005; working within Youth, Worship, and Children's ministries until 2008. I now serve full-time with mainly the worship ministry; specifically the contemporary worship teams. I love it and it's a total honor.
Mel and I have been married since 2005 and were blessed with our first child in November of 2009. We love to play volleyball, go fishing, and watch sports together. (Yes, Mel watches sports with me, it’s awesome!)
I clean the church. I love my job and the people I work with
I have been teaching at St. John's for a few years. I was raised in West Bend and am happy to be back, living near my family. I am blessed with a strong Christian family which prays for each other. I love seeing my nieces and nephews grow in their faith and love for God and learning to trust in Him and His will!
I am married to David, a foundry computer software expert and have 4 children. Matthew(26) is a mechanical engineer that designs hydraulic parts for the sailing industry and is married to Beccah a high school science teacher, Patti(25) is a registered dietitian and works at the West Bend YMCA, Wally(23) just graduated from Concordia in Irvine, CA ith a degree as a director in parish music and Becky(21) attends Northern Michigan University,is studying social work and is a member of the soccer team. My family has taught me much about life and our Lord. In addition to working with Alan in youth and missions, I am David's monthly invoice secretary and accountant. I enjoy traveling with him, as his business takes him all over the world.
I assist the Business Manager and do other secretarial duties. My daughter, her husband and my three wonderful grandchildren live in Ohio and I try to visit there at least once a month. My son Lee passed away in December 1995. My husband and I usually attend the Wed. or Sat. 6:00 PM worship because he works on Sundays.
Single mom of two sons and a daughter-in-law, foreign exchange mom. Helps with many church activities.
I have a wonderful husband named Doug, who is the Assistant worship director here at St. Johns and we had our first child in November 2009, his name is Elias. Both my husband and I have been lifelong members of St. John's, we met in the youth group while we were in High School. I accepted a call here in 2007 to be the 4 year old teacher within our Circle of Friends Early Childhood Center. I have formed many new friendships as I have served our young families at the center. I love watching the children grow and learn during their time in the Childcare Center and beyond at our day school.
I enjoy teaching the third graders of St. John's Lutheran School. It is a joy to see their growth through the school year - in academics, in friendships, and especially in faith.
I enjoy participating in a number of ministries at St. John's - LWML, Altar Guild, Stamping Ministry, VBS, Small Group Bible Study and prayer chains.
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I have been a West Bender all my life. My husband and I were married in 2004, and had our daughter in December 2007.
Have been on staff since being called from Elkhart, Indiana in June 1998. I married Deb in 1974 while we were in college at Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Nebraska. We have two married children: Jon is working as a Thrivent representative in in St. Louis and married Michelle. Gabrielle is working on her Masters Degree at Marquette and is married to Rob. Gabby and Rob made us Grandparents with the birth of Taylor. My day is spent taking care of any of the details of the 300+ worship services we have at St. John's each year. I write all the worship services other than the chapels and participate in a musical capacity as a director and organist.
It is indeed an honor to have a job that is so varied and which I enjoy more each year. I've also started the travel ministry at St. John's and currently have trips planned to Mackinac Island in the fall of 2011 and to the Holy Land in Jan. of 2012.
Mary, I, our four children, and our dog Oatmeal made the cross country trek to West Bend in August of 2004 after 16 years in California. The St. John's family has shown us more love than we could have ever imagined. While missing family, friends, and shorter winters in California, the Lord continues to lead and bless.
My wife Emily and I moved here in July of 2008 from St. Louis Seminary. My wife is a Minnesota girl and I hale from the Beaver State - Oregon. We have one son named Zane who is four years old. We love to be outside, hunt as a family, and pretty much try new stuff all the time. We look forward to meeting you as we serve the Lord and others together at St. John's.
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