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Pulpit Supply

This up-to-date list includes pastors, deacons, and seminarians available for pulpit supply within the Metropolitan Chicago Synod. Please contact them directly at the telephone numbers or e-mail address listed.

Guidelines

Compensation

For an appropriate honorarium, we suggest the following minimums:

  • $200 for one service
  • $75 for each additional Sunday morning service
  • $100 for an additional service that is on Saturday or on Sunday evening
  • Travel reimbursement (IRS mileage rate for 2024) – 67¢ per mile.

If the person you have contacted for pulpit supply or music is unable to fulfill an accepted request, they should, if possible, arrange for a replacement and let the congregation know as soon as possible.

Contact Guidelines

Contact individuals directly at the telephone numbers or e-mail addresses listed on this site.

Requirements

 

If you have any questions, please contact Deacon Julie Sevig at

Word and Sacrament

Can Preach and Administer the Sacrament

Pastor Klaus-Peter Adam

Email:

phone # 773-697-1543

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near west, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Note: English, German, French (Spanish)

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Leland Albright

Email:

phone # 414-412-3611

Conferences

 West, Near West

Traveling From

add here or leave “Please inquire for mileage information.”

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Chrisida Anandan

Email:

phone # here or leave “n/a”

Conferences

South, Southwest West, Near West, Central, Northeast, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

An ordained pastor from Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church, India; PhD in Hebrew Bible from LSTC.

Pastor Carl Anderson

Email:

phone # 847-302-8651

Conferences

Northwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Mary Appelt-Graves

Email:

phone # 847-302-8651

Conferences

Southwest, Near West, Central

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Al Bergh

Email:

phone # 630-585-8422

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North 

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Julie Boleyn

Email:

phone # 847-691-1695

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Robin Brown

Email:

phone # 847-271-0737

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Morton Grove

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Falicia Campbell

Email:

phone # 773-430-8091

Conferences

South

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Lu Cantrell

Email:

phone # 815-260-7546

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Nearwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Robin Currie

Email:

phone # 630-235-8360

Conferences

Near West

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Dafne del Risco-Nolla

Email:

phone # 939-475-6034

Conferences

Central, Northeast

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Nanette Dixon

Email:

phone # 773-501-4298

Conferences

South, Central

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Jean Duran

Email:   

phone # 630-876-1346

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor John Freidheim

Email:

phone # 630-327-6432

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Keith Fry

Email:

phone # 773-544-3638

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Paul Gebo

Email:

phone # 815-858-0941

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Tom Gehring

Email:

phone # 605-595-2314

Conferences

South, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor John Gerike

Email:

phone # 630-210-1920

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest

Traveling From

Naperville

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Robert Goldstein

Email:

phone # 415-516-5878

Conferences

South, Near West, Central, Northeast

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

Can preach in English or Australian

Pastor Rebecca Gordon

phone # 815-403-9143

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest

Traveling From

Grayslake

NOTES: Can teach adult forum; special interest in environmental justice.

Pastor Gail Heidtke

Email:

phone # 847-271-4082

Conferences

Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Nathan Houstin

Email:

phone #608-370-9125

Conferences

South, Nearwest, Central, Northeast

Traveling From

Old Irving Park, Chicago

NOTES:

On leave from call, can preach and preside in English and French

Pastor Carl Johnson

Email:

phone # 847-946-2206

Conferences

Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Kenneth Johnson

Email:

phone # 773-947-4488

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Robert Johnson

Email:  

phone # 773-743-8634

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Immanuel Karunakaran

Email:

phone # 773-595-2363

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast 

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Fred Kinsey

Email:

phone # 773-992-6951

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Jeffrey Koth

Email:

phone # 224-355-4213

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Rhonda Kral

Email:

phone #708-227-0552

Conferences

Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor James Kuemmerle

Email:

phone #708-227-0552

Conferences

West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor John Lang

Email: 

phone #847-804-6493

Conferences

North, Northeast, Northwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor David Kyllo

Email:

phone #847-414-6155

Conferences

South, Southwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

I am willing to travel to any conference congregation for one Sunday.

Pastor David Lowry

Email:

phone #773-955-2009

Conferences

South, Southwest, Near West, Central, Northeast

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Philip Lund

Email:

phone #309-231-9511

Conferences

West, Near West, Northwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Rueben Manohar Victor

Email:

phone #(773) 865-3965

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

I am a Ordained Minister from the Church of South India. I have completed my Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Divinity and Master of Divinity (New Testament) degrees. I will be starting my Masters in Pastoral Care and Counselling at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary from this Fall.

Pastor Timothy Manwell

Email:

phone #847-899-4382

Conferences

 Northwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

I am a hospital chaplain. I am not always available, but I am occasionally, so wanted to put my name on this list.

Pastor Alex Molina

Email:

phone #847-912-2029

Conferences

West, Near West, Northwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

Can preach in English or Spanish. Available weekdays and Saturdays only. 

Pastor David Olson

Email:

phone #708-795-8459

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Peg Otte

Email:

phone #847-863-2347

Conferences

Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

Not available until May 2024.

Pastor Dave Peters

Email:

phone #815-806-7369

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Paul Pfeffer

Email:

phone #847-359-2555

Conferences

West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Charles Plummer

Email:

phone #630-210-5841

Conferences

West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Arthur Puotinen

Email:

phone #847-209-2071

Conferences

Northwest 

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Sheila Rawn

Email:

phone #847-9450-6592

Conferences

North, Northwest

Traveling From

Kenosha, Wis., near Lake County, Ill.

NOTES:

I went back to school to get an MA in mental health counseling and am currently collecting hours toward my full license. I am available for adult education-prepared lesson or Q & A format; topics related to mental health and/or the intersection of mental health and spirituality. 

Pastor Anna Roper

Email:

phone #773-991-2719

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

Anna can preach in English and Spanish

Pastor Michael Rothaar

Email:

phone #630-865-5246

Conferences

West, Near West, Northwest 

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Marnie Rourke

Email:

phone #708-616-6191

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Omega Sabbithi

Email:

phone #708-302-0723

Conferences

Southwest 

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor John Schumacher

Email:

phone #773-283-4336

Conferences

Near West, Central, Northeast

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Harlan (Frank) Showers

Email:

phone #708-990-8877

Conferences

Northeast, Central, South

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

Does spiritual direction as well.

Pastor Daniel Shutters

Email:

phone #847-752-8850

Conferences

Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

Retired, due to doing supply work at home congregation, I am not available every Saturday/Sunday.

Pastor Arlyn Tolzmann

Email:

phone #(224) 535-9261

Conferences

Northwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Jay Trygstad

Email:

phone #708-299-0880

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North 

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Scot Turnbull

Email:

phone #630-878-8935

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Marjorie VanderWagen

phone #630-964-9027

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Peter Vethanayagamony

Email:

phone #773-230-4913

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Maxine Washington

Email:

phone #312-307-8077

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Linnea Wilson

Email:

phone #630-881-4455

Conferences

West, Near West, Central

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Pastor Michael Wonderlich

Email:

phone #847-421-8754

Conferences

Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

n/a

Word

Can Preach but Not Administer the Sacrament

Seminarian Melissa Dailey

Email:

phone #630-542-3473

Conferences

South, Southwest, Nearwest, Central, Northeast, Northwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

Approved First Call candidate; can preach but not preside

Seminarian Lindsay Fertig-Johnson

Email:

phone #440-655-6894

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Nearwest, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

Approved First Call candidate; can preach but not preside

Seminarian Kornelius Koeppel

Email:

phone #773-493-7044

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Nearwest, Central, Northeast, Northwest

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

Approved MCS Candidate for Word and Service; Can preach, but not preside

Vikki Ward Martin

Email:

phone #773-338-4134

Conferences

South, Northeast

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

MDiv 2011 LSTC Available to preach, but not preside

Seminarian Katherine Mueller

Email:

phone #217-508-3354

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Nearwest, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

Approved first call candidate, available to preach, not preside

Seminarian Aaron Musser

Email:

phone #605-759-6784

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

Available to preach, but not preside

Seminarian Maddy Tyler

Email:

phone #312-810-2418

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Near West, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

NOTES:

Available to preach, but not preside

Musicians

Michael Benshish

Email:

phone #847-738-0336

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Nearwest, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Instruments Played

Organ, piano, keyboard

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

Availability

I am available for midweek and Saturday services, funerals, and weddings. I also have the necessary equipment to provide high quality music and sound reinforcement in an outdoor setting as well.

NOTES:

“n/a” 

June Berveiler

Email:

phone #312-791-0585

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Nearwest, Central, Northeast, Northwest

Instruments Played

Organ, Piano, also soprano

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

Availability

I have experience in all the foregoing, namely, Weekend services, midweek services, weekday funerals, weddings. For weddings I need at least three weeks’ notice.

NOTES:

I depend upon public transportation and can probably play for any church in the central conference. For other conferences, my availability depends upon CTA and RTA Sunday schedules. North conference most likely out of my reach, but that depends upon the RTA.

Brian Crow

Email:

phone #630-809-2316

Conferences

West, Northwest, North

Instruments Played

organ

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

Availability

Saturday evening, Sunday morning 10:15 or later, weekday funerals

NOTES:

n/a

John MacKey

Email:

phone #773-294-5458 

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Nearwest, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Instruments Played

Organ and piano (primarily organ) 

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

Availability

Midweek services (especially during Lent), funerals, and weddings. Available for weekend services in the summer from June through August.

NOTES:

n/a

Don Mead

Email:

phone #847-373-7247

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Nearwest, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Instruments Played

Cello (Chicago Sinfonietta) all keyboards

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

Availability

I am busy on Sunday Am’s but will help at all weekday events, and Sunday PM’s

NOTES:

n/a

Leo Meere

Email:

phone #

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Nearwest, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Instruments Played

Organ (Preferred), Piano, Keyboard

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

Availability

Sunday mornings, Weekend services, Midweek services, Weddings and Funerals at anytime

NOTES:

n/a

Ethan Mellema

Email:

phone #(847) 602-4079

Conferences

Nearwest, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Instruments Played

Organ, Piano

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

Availability

 Saturday Evening Services, Midweek Services, Weddings, Weekday and Saturday Funerals

NOTES:

n/a

Aaron Musser

Email:

phone #605-759-6784

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Nearwest, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Instruments Played

 Piano, voice, guitar, saxophone

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

Availability

Saturday services, Sunday before 9am (busy after 10am), some midweek and weekday

NOTES:

n/a

Nathan Reynolds

Email:

phone #412-592-7088

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Nearwest, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Instruments Played

piano, organ, voice, woodwinds

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

Availability

available for any engagement

NOTES:

Formats: Drive-in, In-person worship Outdoors, In-person worship indoors, Livestreaming on Facebook Live or Youtube, Zoom Worship

Tom Stefan

Email:

phone #815-723-1620

Conferences

Central, South, Southwest, West, Northeast, Northwest and Nearwest

Instruments Played

organ (preferred)/piano.

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

Availability

Saturday p.m. and Sunday a.m. services plus weekdays/nights, funerals and weddings anytime.

NOTES:

n/a

Richard Trost

Email:

phone #773-865-2822

Conferences

West, Central, Northwest

Instruments Played

Piano, Voice

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

Availability

Weekend Services, Midweek evening services, Weddings

NOTES:

n/a

Christine Verity

Email:

phone #224-541-4122

Conferences

West, Nearwest, Northeast, Northwest, North

Instruments Played

Organ, piano (preferred)

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

Availability

Available anytime except when I sub at my home church (about once a month)

NOTES:

I’m a great substitute! Being a PK (one of the retired ordained ministers listed above is my dad), I have attended a lot of church services. Then at an early age I found myself in a position to support the congregation through music. I know at least 12 different liturgies used in Lutheran services. My style is known hymns with an unexpected, but delightful twist. I play with joy!

Adrienne Wessel

Email:

phone #906-553-1169

Conferences

South, Southwest, West, Nearwest, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North

Instruments Played

Piano, synth

Traveling From

Please inquire for mileage information.

Availability

Available for weekend or midweek evening services

NOTES:

n/a