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Who we are |
Living Waters
Lutheran Church is a congregation of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA) where all are welcome. |
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What we are |
A community of faith where our mission
statement, Sharing the Grace of
Christ, is a core element
of
what we do and why we do it. |
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How We Live Out Our Mission Statement |
By connecting to and being part of the
communities we serve through Worship
(traditional and contemporary),
Outreach
Ministries, Spiritual Development, Christian
Education for all ages, Vacation Bible
School,
and Servant Trips. |
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Our Staff |
Rev.
Carol S. Gates
Pastor |
Pr. Carol
Gates comes to Living Waters
Lutheran Church after serving as the
Executive
Director of a 900 student
Pan-Lutheran school system. Prior
to her call as Executive Director,
she served as Senior Pastor in
Sandwich, Illinois of Salem Lutheran
Church where she not
only grew
attendance and community
participation over her six year
call, but completed a
capital
building project.
In addition
to serving as Senior Pastor, she
concurrently served as an Assistant
to the
Bishop of the Northern
Illinois Synod. She was instrumental in
establishing international
outreach
programs in her congregation,
specifically supporting the
educational efforts of
Congregation
Immanuel, Congregation Talitha Cum
and House of the Little Ones in
Cuzco,
Peru. She
is also a Chaplain for the Lake in
the Hills Police Department.
She currently resides in Huntley. In addition to her spouse, she has three grown children,
son
Robert (Lisa), an attorney in
Peoria, Il:
USMC Veteran daughter Amy
Pedraza (SSGT
USMC Gines Pedraza) in
San Diego, CA, and son Jonathan
(Julie), a special education
charter
school teacher in Indianapolis, IN.
E-mail:
pastor@livingwaterschurchcl.com |
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Director of Religious Education
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Lisa
Mondro
Office Manager |
Lisa
Mondro is the Office Manager for
Living Waters Lutheran
Church. Her family has been
members at Living Waters since March
of 2000. Lisa grew up in
Elk Grove Village attending
church at
Christus Victor Lutheran Church,
eventually as a confirmed member.
After attending
Northern Illinois University,
Lisa and her family moved to Lake in
the Hills in 1993. Their son,
Dylan, came along in 1997. Lisa’s
sister Heidi and husband Mark moved
out to the area and
found Living
Waters. Living Waters was just like
the church they grew up
in. They felt at home
from the
very first service they attended and
have been there ever since. They
enjoy
spending
time with family and
friends.
E-mail:
office@livingwaterschurchcl.com |
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Mary
Ann Dahlke
Director of Youth Ministry |
Mary Ann Dahlke is blessed to be the
Director of Youth Ministry here at
Living Waters since
May of 2008.
She enjoys
working with the youth, helping them
grow in their faith and serve in
the
church and community. She has worked closely
with the junior/senior high for the
past six
years in preparation of
their yearly summer servant trips to
different communities across the
United States. She has worked as a
volunteer in both the Sunday school
and the Junior High
Confirmation
program. In the past she also has
served as a Girl Scout leader for
over 10
years for two troops. She
has been a member of Living Waters
since they worshipped in the
“pit” at Crystal Lake South High
School in 1993. They felt so welcome
at the first service they
attended, they have been here ever
since.
Mary Ann and
her husband
Fred, are both from the
Chicago area and moved to Crystal
Lake in 1992. They just celebrated
20 years of marriage. They are blessed with 3
wonderful
daughters Mandy, Ashley
and Dana. She is also an office
manager of a dental practice in
Crystal Lake. She enjoys spending time
with family and friends, gardening
and
scrapbooking. She thanks God for
all the blessings she has been given.
E-mail:
youth@livingwaterschurchcl.com |
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Staff member photos were taken by
Karen Fleck Photography, Inc., Huntley, IL |
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