Our Board of Deacons provide an assertive ministry of sympathy, witness, service and prayer following the example of Jesus Christ. To do this, we respond to individual needs, joys, and concerns, seek to strengthen the bond of Christian community within our congregation, and extend the hand of Christian fellowship to our community and the world.

Our Current Deacons and Parish Units

Donna Ayers Parish Unit 1	Jill Sammons Parish Unit 2	Alan Konfirst Parish Unit 3
Jon Boba Parish Unit 4	Cindy MacDonald Parish Unit 5	Betsy Edwards Parish Unit 6
Robbie Spehr Parish Unit 7	Sherry Halleran Parish Unit 8	Don Bauer Parish Unit 9
Carol Brushwyler Parish Unit 10	Darren Lange Parish Unit 11	Lynne Danekas Parish Unit 12
Andrea Schewe Parish Unit 13	Bill Iverson Parish Unit 14	Ron Hands Parish Unit 15
Cindy Bass Parish Unit 16	Lisa Blake Parish Unit 17	Sarah Huesing Parish Unit 18
Karen Joyce Parish Unit 19	Kathy Paradise Parish Unit 20	Jan Tillman Parish Unit 21
Kyle Walker Parish Unit 22	Ruth Lundy Parish Unit 23	Jackie Schlifke Parish Unit 24
Robert Harrington Parish Unit 25	Holly Ruggles Parish Unit 26	Jennifer Keating Parish Unit 27
Judy Den Uyl Parish Unit 28	Bev Gleich Parish Unit 29	Susan Chiostri Parish Unit 30
Steve Stephenson At Large	Victor Allen College Students	Gwen Patterson Moderator

To learn your Parish Unit number visit the Member Care/Deacons page, and use your ZIP Code to identify your Parish Unit.

Specific Responsibilities - Deacons show care and concern for the church and congregation by active involvement in over 30 organizational roles such as:

• Greeting
• Serving Communion
• Serving Their Individual Parish Units
• Blood Drive
• Food Pantry
• Church Picnic
• Flower Deliveries
• Healing Services
• College Ministries
• Coffee Service

Term and Time Commitments -

• Term - usually three years beginning in June
• Regular meetings on the first Tuesday of the month
• 1st year training encompasses 4 sessions, once a week at 2 hours each session
• Follows the ALT structure
• January Deacon retreat
• Deacons usually serve in at least one organizational role requiring some weekly time allotment
• Deacons usually serve once a month to
  o Greet, then serve coffee, or
  o Greet, then deliver flowers
  o Overall typical time commitment is approximately 2-4 hours per week.

Special skills and talents -

• Caring/Nurturing personality
• Good Listener
• Communication skill (writing, phone and/or personal)
• Look to involve parish families
• Look to locate Deacons within geographical boundaries to ease the load.

However, there is much good that can come from meeting people outside of your normal geographic boundaries.

Last updated Thursday, January 17, 2008