Conference Deans
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’
– Acts 20:35
Objectives
The Dean of a Conference shall:
- aid the Conference and its planning council in setting and achieving Conference objectives,
- arrange the monthly meetings of ordained ministers (deacons and pastors),
- maintain personal contacts with the ordained ministers of the Conference,
- serve as a communications link between the synod office and the ordained ministers of the Conference,
- make an annual written report to the bishop — including a summary of Conference activities and advising with respect to the conditions and needs of this church within the Conference — to be part of the reports to the Assembly, and
- perform such other duties as the bishop may from time to time assign.
The deans may attend meetings of the Council as spokespeople and observers for their Conferences, with voice but not vote at such meetings.
Contact Info by Location
Central Conference Dean
Pastor Jason Glombicki
Wicker Park Lutheran Church
Chicago
773-276-0263
Relates to Pastor Sunitha Mortha
Near West Conference Dean
Pastor Chris Honig
Ascension Lutheran Church
Riverside
708-447-2600
Relates to Pastor Nathan Klein
North Conference Dean
Pastor Eric Schaefer
Relates to Pastor Nathan Klein
Northeast Conference Dean
Pastor Kelly Faulstich
Resurrection Lutheran Church
Chicago
773-525-0605
Pastor Luke Harris-Ferree
Grace Lutheran Church
Evanston
847-475-2211
Relates to Pastor Kathy Nolte
Northwest Conference Dean
Pastor Katherine Ehlert
Lutheran Church of the Cross
Arlington Heights
847-437-5141
Pastor Charles Plummer
The Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights
Relates to Pastor Kathy Nolte
South Conference Dean
Pastor Nancy Goede
Augustana Lutheran Church
Chicago
773-493-6451
Relates to Pastor Carla Thompson Powell
Southwest Conference Co-Deans
Pastor Lynn Bird
Zion Lutheran Church
Tinley Park
708-532-1600
Pastor Bethany Ulrich
First Lutheran Church
Blue Island
708-385-4700
Relates to Pastor Kathy Nolte
West Conference Dean
Pastor Elisabeth Himmelman
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Naperville
Pastor Sarah Swindall
St. Timothy Lutheran Church
Naperville
Relates to Pastor Sunitha Mortha
Synod Staff Relaters
Pastor Sunitha Mortha () – Central and West
Pastor Nathan Klein () – North and Near West
Pastor Kathy Nolte () – Northwest, Northeast and Southwest
Pastor Carla Thompson Powell ()- South