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Pastor Roger Heintz
Pastor Roger has served as Senior Pastor at Brookfield Lutheran since June 1993. A 1970 graduate of Concordia Seminary, Springfield, and Roger has a passion for preaching, teaching, evangelism, missions and giving. An avid woodworker, he also has interests in gardening, travel, bicycling and exercise. He and his wife Jan have three grown children, Matthew, Rebecca and Peter, as well as eight grandchildren. He and Jan desire to finish their ministry at Brookfield Lutheran.
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Rev. Dr. Alexander Whitfield
Pastor Whitfield serves as associate pastor since accepting a call in May 2008. A graduate of ConcordiaUniversity in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1993, he earned his B.A. in Business Administration. He acquired his Masters of Divinity at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis in 1997. In 2003 Pastor Whitfield received his doctorate from North American Baptist Seminary. Pastor and his wife Kristin are blessed with two sons Tristan and Sebastian.Pastor Whitfield has a passion for worshiping God, preaching, and evangelism along with good food and laughter. He finds BLC to be a vibrant and spirit filled congregation, alive with the presence of the Holy Spirit. He is excited about joining us and continuing God’s mission of connecting people to life in Jesus.
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Duane Tweeten
Duane serves as the Director of Discipleship and Outreach for Brookfield Lutheran. After graduating from Augsburg College, Duane taught 5th and 6th grades in both Lutheran and public schools. He later received a colloquy in Director of Christian Education at Concordia University-St. Paul. In 2002, Duane received his Masters in Education from Concordia University-Wisconsin. Duane has served as a Director of Christian Education at BLC and in Atlanta, GA, as well as traveling as a Christian Education Specialist with Concordia Publishing House. He and his wife Dee Dee are the parents of four children, Bethany, Rachel, Nathan and Julia. |
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Robin Griepentrog
Robin has served as the Director of Contemporary Worship since 2002 at Brookfield Lutheran. A native of Brookfield, both he and his wife Wendy grew up at BLC, and their parents are also still members. Robin sang in the BLC choir as a child, was a founding member of the BLC youth musical group “Heavensong” and he continues to sing in groups and as a soloist. He also plays several musical instruments. Robin and Wendy are blessed with three children, Matthew, Anne and Caitlyn.
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Ruth Rose
Ruth serves as the Office Manager /Pastoral Assistant for Brookfield Lutheran Church. She worked as a teacher in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod for 22 years after her graduation from Concordia, River Forest. She spent a few years as the manager of Teacher’s Pet before joining the staff of BLC in 1998. Ruth and her husband Jeff have been members of BLC since 1987, and she enjoys spending time with her husband, daughters Rachel, Lindsey & Ginger & 3 son-in-laws and two grandchildren. Interests include walking, biking and cooking.
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Mary Miller
After graduation from Milwaukee Lutheran High School, Mary worked for an insurance company and for the Milwaukee Public School. She married her husband, Jim, in 1964, and was a stay at home mom for her two sons, Scott and Todd, until her children were older. She worked part-time for Milwaukee Lutheran High School for 20 years. She went on to work part-time at Brookfield Lutheran for two years before beginning full time service in 2003. She currently serves as receptionist/office assistant for BLC, along with being a member of the Women’s Ministry, Altar Guild and Prayer Chain at Covenant Lutheran Church. She and her husband, Jim, have three grandchildren. |
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Sherrill Marrs
Sherrill and her husband, Jack have been members of BLC since 1978. They have three adult sons, John, Rob and Jay and three grandchildren, Maddy, John W. and Aiden. Sherrill is also a Staff Nurse at Elmbrook Hospital. She is a graduate of Columbia Hospital School of Nursing and earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Hospital Administration from St. Francis University. She has also completed the Marquette University Parish Nurse program. She began Parish Nursing at BLC in 1996 and is the facilitator of the BLC Caring Ministry Committee. |
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Jon Traska
Jon joined Brookfield Lutheran Church as the Director of Youth Ministries in 2004 after graduating from Concordia University – Mequon with a degree in Lay Ministry focusing in youth ministry and missions. A native of Wausau, WI, Jon moved here to serve in this position. He married his wife Maria in fall of 2006 and they now have a daughter, Tessa and two black labs. When not serving in ministry you may find him doing a variety of hobbies including disc golfing, fishing, hunting, snowboarding and wakeboarding. Jon oversees our youth ministry programs, trips, and events for grades 5-12 which includes JAM (5&6 grade), Junior Youth (7&8 Grade), and Senior Youth (9-12 grade).
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Mary Lightbody
Mary is our Director of Education Ministries here at BLC. She is a certified Director of Christian Education as well as an Elementary Education Teacher from Concordia University in River Forest, IL. She came to us in 2004 from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake, IL, where she served for 13 years as the director of youth and education ministries. She and her husband Mark live in New Berlin. They enjoy their two dogs, Rica and Lucky, as well as movies, dinners out and spending time with family. Mary also enjoys reading, the health club, downhill skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. Mary oversees our Sunday School, Life in Jesus, Vacation Bible School, LIJ Mission Trip, Family Ministry Events, Educational Seminars and Retreats, Kids Connection, Adult Education on Sunday Mornings, Tuition Assistance Program and Children's Sermons. She also works with the other team members on many all-Church events like Service of Death. Mary loves connecting people to Life in Jesus through the Word of God and ministry opportunities. Talk to her to see how she can help you connect to Life in Jesus too! |
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Patty Kilvinger
Patty married into both her husband Gary’s family as well as the BLC church family in 1977. With a BS degree in nursing, she worked in the hospital intensive care environments for many years before taking a hiatus to focus, along with Gary, on their three children, Melissa, Becky and Josh. Itching for something that worked into her family schedule, she has served the community in multiple positions of God placed employment. During the same time, Patty has served in a leadership role on various BLC boards, committees and organizations. She also has provided her musical talents regularly in worship as part of the Instrumental Praise Team. Most recently, she joined the BLC staff as the part time Worship Arts Assistant. This position has allowed Patty to continue to use her background in music and acquired organizational and computer skills to better serve in Christ’s church. |
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Wayne Philipp
Wayne serves as Facilities Technician for Brookfield Lutheran Church. Prior to this position, he worked in IT as programmer and operations manager for area companies. After that, he worked with his wife, Karen, in their company until it was sold. Wayne and Karen have been married since 1985, and have been members of BLC since 1987. When the position opened at BLC, Wayne found his ideal ‘retirement’ job working for his church, being there for HIS church body. Wayne enjoys the rich fellowship that God has blessed BLC with. He is active with Men’s Ministry which gives him the opportunity to do ’quantity’ cooking (another favorite pastime)! Wayne and Karen savor the blessing of their 4 grandchildren...and love to share with others how God is using them in the bounty of opportunities He is constantly providing. |
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