Staff
Reverend Paul Kersten
Senior Pastor
pastorkersten@clcgtn.org
Pastor Paul Kersten serves as the Senior Pastor on the Christ Lutheran staff where he provides administrative leadership and spiritual guidance to our growing church family. Paul has been a Lutheran pastor since 1977 and has served at Christ since 2004. He is looking forward to working with you to grow a more caring community.
Welcome Message from Pastor Paul!
Gina Dieringer
Director of Faith Formation
christianed@clcgtn.org
Gina has a passion for faith formation and for equipping and supporting God’s family to nurture and pass on faith in meaningful ways. She has served members in all ages and stages of life at Christ Lutheran since 2008. Gina and her husband Brian are blessed with 4 children ranging from middle school through college….life is exciting and full!
Sandi Pennington
CLC Office Manager
clcoffice@clcgtn.org
My family and I have been members of Christ Lutheran Church since 1995. I left the banking business after 21 years of service in 2005 to become the secretary of Christ Lutheran Church. My primary role is to assist the pastors and congregation with their needs. I take great pride and joy in fulfilling these duties. I feel very blessed to be a member of the Christ Lutheran Church family.
Carleen Springall
Faith Formation Admin
youthandfamily@clcgtn.org
Carleen & her husband Chip joined Christ Lutheran in 1999 and have 2 teenage daughters. She coordinates all of the youth activities, service projects, fundraisers & other various youth events throughout the year. She also handles registrations for our synod youth gatherings and summer camp programs.
Lee Thompson
Church Administrator
Kristin and I have three kids, and we have been members of CLC since 2009. I began my career as Church Administrator for CLC in May 2019. Prior to that, I spent 20 years in banking wearing many hats including branch manager, support operations manager, loan officer, internal auditor, and credit analyst. I also spent about 1 1/2 years as CLC’s Treasurer. I am excited to serve my CLC family as the Church Administrator and it is my intention to perform all tasks keeping in mind that my primary mission is to balance and mesh the structure and efficiency of a well-run business environment with the workings of the Holy Spirit, always focusing on what is best for CLC, its congregation, the ELCA, and the broader Body of Christ.
Matthew Daude Laurents
Director of Music, Organist
music@clcgtn.org
Congregational Council
David Oberrender
Council President
david_oberrender@hotmail.com
Kevin Van Antwerp
Council Vice President
ktwerp2@gmail.com
Jon Schmidt
Council Treasurer
jonschmidt1@gmail.com
Patty Sando
Council Secretary
patricia.sando@yahoo.com
Joe Babcock
Building & Property Committee Chair
joebabcock@earthlink.net
Sylvia Makar
Evangelism & Outreach Committee Chair
sylviamakar9332@gmail.com
Jennifer Pratt
Faith Formation Committee Chair
jkpratt.uoi@gmail.com
Jan Rodgers
Fellowship Committee Chair
janiskrodgers@yahoo.com
Jim Kiesow
Finance Committee Chair
jameskiesow@yahoo.com
Lila West
Service Committee Chair
angelo79@mail.ecpi.com
Dalton West
Stewardship Committee Chair
angelo78@mail.ecpi.com
Donna Matter
Worship & Music Committee Chair
dmatter1024@gmail.com
Youth Advisors
Arlie Abraam
Youth Advisor to Council
Marissa Makar
Youth Advisor to Council
