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Pre-organization ministers:

• The Rev. W. K. Frick, Milwaukee, held introductory meeting, 1905.
• Olga Nelson Berg, organist, 1905.
• Paul Hoerlein Roth, G. H. Gerberding, C. K. Lippard, C. A. Naumann, A. C. Peterson, and Paul Wagner Roth, Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary instructors and students, conducted services, winter 1905-1906.
• Conrad Hoffman, Sunday School superintendent, 1906-1913.
• The Rev. A. C. Petersen, 1906.
• Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary students conduct services, winter 1906-07.
• The Rev. A. C. Anda, missionary, 1907.

1. The Rev. Howard R. Gold, 1907-1916:
   • Grover Rapps, organist.
   • The Rev. John F. Fedeers, associate pastor in charge of education and student work, 1911-1912.
   • Mrs. Stevenson, choir director, 1912.
   • Clarence Rowley, Sunday School superintendent, 1913-1916.
   • Elsie Arneson, organist and choir director, 1915.
   • K. M. Chworowsky, organist, 1915.
2. The Rev. Howard E. Snyder, pastor, 1916-1918:
   • The Rev. Norman D. Goehring, interim pastor, 1918; acting pastor, 1918-1919; pastor for students, 1919-1920
3. The Rev. A. J. Soldan, pastor, 1919-1929:
   • Alexander R. Graham, Sunday School superintendent, 1922-1929.
   • Fletcher Wheeler, organist and Musical director, 1923-1924.
   • Arthur Bertelsen, organist and choir director, 1924-1926.
   • Lydia Rodruan, choir director, 1926.
   • Paul Jones, organist, 1926.
   • Dr. Sigfrid Prager, choir director, 1926.
   • Donald Larson, organist, 1928-1939.
4. The Rev. Carroll J. Rockey, pastor, 1929-1936.
   • Frank A. Kuehl, Sunday School superintendent, 1929.
   • Alvin Gillette, choir director.
   • E. Earle Sweeney, director of music, 1931-1942.
   • C. A. Rowley, Sunday School superintendent.
   • The Rev. Edward J. Blenker, interim pastor, 1936-1937; pastor for students, 1937-1941.
5. The Rev. Edwin Moll, pastor, 1937-1939.
   • Miss E. Grace Soderberg, parish worker, 1940-1956.
   • Gilman J. Voss, Sunday School superintendent, 1940-1956.
6. The Rev. Charles Puls, pastor, 1940-1963.
   • Ruth Pilger Andrews, organist, 1939-1942.
   • The Rev. George E. Dressler, assistant pastor, 1945-1947.
   • Larry Kelliher, organist-choir director, 1950-1951.
   • Sister Marian Maurer, deaconess, 1950-1951.
   • The Rev. Kenneth F. Wieg, assistant pastor and ddirector of religious education, 1951-1953.
   • David K. Blanchar, organist-choir director, 1951-1952.
   • The Rev. Henry B. Kleinert, assistant pastor, 1953-1955.
   • The Rev. Earl M. Fritz, assistant pastor, 1955-1957.
   • The Rev. Franklin A. Swanson, assistant pastor, 1957-1963.
   • Gerald Eisely, intern, 1958-1959.
   • The Rev. Stafford L. Swing, assistant pastor, 1959-1961.
   • Russell Paxton, choir director, and Helen Paxton, organist, 1952-1971.
   • Erv Reinhard, director of religious education, 1957-1963; lay assistant, 1963-1976.
   • Lee Longrie, director of youth activities, 1962-1963.
   • Campus pastors served as interim pastors.
7. The Rev. Frank Efird, senior pastor, 1963-1973:
   • The Rev. Gerald N. Kissell, assistant pastor, 1963-1965.
   • The Rev. Alan R. Lindberg, youth pastor, 1963-1967.
   • The Rev. Robert W. Peterson, associate pastor, 1963-1967.
   • Billy Baier, youth director, 1968.
   • Roger Bullis, youth director, 1969.
   • The Rev. Jerome Bengtson, assistant pastor, 1970-1976.
   • Roger Petrich, director of music, 1971-1977.
8. The Rev. J. Stephen Bremer, senior pastor, 1973-1990:
   • Robert Harris, intern, 1974-1975.
   • Marcelle Wysocki, lay associate (parish worker), 1975-1977.
   • The Rev. Charles W. Polm II, assistant pastor, 1977-1978.
   • The Rev. M. Ted Steege, associate pastor, 1978-1983.
   • The Rev. Francis Strong, associate pastor, 1987-1990.
   • Judy Bush, volunteer coordinator, 1985-1990.
   • The Rev. Kirk Malnor, assistant pastor,1987-1990.
   • Bruce Bengtson, director of music, 1978-
   • The Rev. Elmer B. Sterner, interim pastor, 1990.
9. The Rev. Harvey Spencer Peters, senior pastor 1990-97.
   • The Rev. Dyan M. LeVander, associate pastor, 1990-1995.
   • Janet Quello, director of education and youth, 1991-1993.
   • Jeannette Pranke, director of education, 1993-1995.
   • The Rev. Amy Reumann, associate pastor, 1996-1997.
   • Roban Clagnaz, church administrator, 1993-2001
   • Kathy Wall, director of Child Development Center, 1997-1998.
   • The Rev. Franklin D. Fry, interim pastor, 1997-1998.
   • Normer Busser, interim visitation minister, 1997-?
   • Other pastors also served in the interim.
10. The Rev. Shelley Bobb, senior pastor, 1998-2006
    • The Rev. Timothy Dean, associate pastor, 1999-2006
    • The Rev. Jerry L. Folk, education coordinator; interim associate pastor 2006-2007
    • The Rev. Laura Sutherland, associate pastor, 2006-2007
    • Sandra Breisath, Preschool director, 1998-
    • Adam Erickson, youth and family ministry coordinator, 2005-2007
    • Catherine Puisto, visitation ministry coordinator
    • Kara Beck, interim visitation ministry coordinator, 2006 -2007
    • The Rev. Jon Enslin, interim senior pastor, 2006-2007
    • The Rev. Brad Pohlman, interim senior pastor, 2007-
    • The Rev. Craig Jan-McMahon, interim associate pastor, 2007-