Starting January 20, 2020: Pastor Zach Baer
On Sunday, November 10, 2019, our congregation voted to call Zachary Baer to Living Waters. He accepted our call and began his ministry at Living Waters on January 20, 2020. Pastor Zach's first day of worship on January 26 was a time of joyful celebration and hope for the future.
Pastor Baer's installation service will be on Sunday, March 1, at 3 PM. All are welcome!
To view recent sermons, including Pastor Zach's first Sunday with us, visit our YouTube page. The home page links to the most recently posted sermons. Click the Videos tab for the full archive.
Pastor Baer's installation service will be on Sunday, March 1, at 3 PM. All are welcome!
To view recent sermons, including Pastor Zach's first Sunday with us, visit our YouTube page. The home page links to the most recently posted sermons. Click the Videos tab for the full archive.
Pastor Zachary Baer
Pastor Zach grew up outside of Philadelphia, PA, and later in Memphis, TN. He earned degrees in both psychology and religion at Saint Olaf College in Minnesota and then studied at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg for my master of divinity.
He previously served as pastor at Bethany Lutheran Church in Leland, IL, for over three years.
He met his wife, Stephanie, when they both were young adults working at Lutheridge, a Lutheran camp in North Carolina. They live in Crystal Lake with their beloved black lab mix, Rex.
Pastor Zach's vision for Living Waters is to be a welcoming place that is Christ centered and growing. The congregation welcomes him and welcomes you to meet him by joining in our worship and activities. You can reach him by email or contact the church office.
He previously served as pastor at Bethany Lutheran Church in Leland, IL, for over three years.
He met his wife, Stephanie, when they both were young adults working at Lutheridge, a Lutheran camp in North Carolina. They live in Crystal Lake with their beloved black lab mix, Rex.
Pastor Zach's vision for Living Waters is to be a welcoming place that is Christ centered and growing. The congregation welcomes him and welcomes you to meet him by joining in our worship and activities. You can reach him by email or contact the church office.
Olivia Flanigan: Director of Music and Worship
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Olivia Flanigan is a singer, pianist, and music educator based out of Chicago who joined Living Waters in 2018. She was born into a musical family, and music has always been a huge part of her life. She began singing in classical choirs and found a passion in singing. She studied Jazz Voice at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and after receiving her Bachelors in Jazz Studies, she continued on to receive her Masters. Most recently, Olivia was the Director of Jazz Voice at Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Quito, Ecuador, which is a Global Partner of Berklee College of Music.
Olivia performs jazz, pop, and classical music, writes and arranges her own material, and performs frequently at both public and private events. She continually works to create community and connection through music. E-mail: lwmusic@sbcglobal.net |
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Lee Williams: Family and Children's Ministry Coordinator
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Lee has been leading Living Waters in this area of ministry since June of 2017. She is highly gifted in trying to find ways to connect families with faith. This is not an easy task because at Living Waters we encourage families to grow their faith in their homes. Lee is tasked with developing ideas and habits that will fit into a families busy life so that faith is not something talked about once a week but becomes a part of regular conversation.
If you have questions or would like to have more conversation about how you can deepen your faith conversations connect with Lee, she is more than willing to help make this happen. |