Our Church thrives because of the energy and style of the people who lead it. Here are a few of the people that make our church community special:
Pastor Ellen grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. She received her B.A. in Organizational Communication from Bethel College, St. Paul, MN in 1990. Pastor Ellen received her Master of Divinity degree from Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA, in 1994. She previously served a church in Iowa for 9 years, coming to Westminster in 2003. Pastor Ellen is married and has two wonderful children.
Lisa Clark received her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Drury College and is an experienced office professional with more than 25 years of business knowledge. Lisa likes to read, play the piano, garden, do Sudoku puzzles, and during the summer you can find her cheering on her favorite drum and bugle corps as an avid fan. She is married and has two beautiful daughters. Lisa joined the staff in April 2009 and is blessed to be serving the members of Westminster.
Eric Eichenberger - Director of Music
Eric completed his Masters in Music in 2009 and is currently
a music teacher at Joplin High School. After ten years as a
professional performer, Eric transitioned into a teaching career,
and maintains a private vocal studio.
Eric has been the Director of Music at Westminster since 2007
and can't imagine a better place to call home.
At the age of seven, Christopher Kiepper began his musical journey exploring the piano and organ.
Years later in 2006 Christopher worked to formalize his skills by studying under the tenure of Dr. Earline Moulder of Drury University. Christopher has been blessed with gift of music and in February of 2007 officially filled the post as the Westminster's organist.
Christopher’s creative expression isn’t limited to music. When he isn’t playing the organ or piano you will also find him working as a freelance Graphic designer.
Being at Westminster since 2010, Kacey enjoys preparing lessons and crafts for the Preschool class. During the week she teaches Theatre 101 at Missouri State University and is pursing her M.A. degree in Theatre, having completed her Bachelor's degree in 2010. She and her husband are expecting a daughter in February 2012 and couldn't be more excited to make Springfield their home.
Bekah has been at Westminster since 2009. She is originally from Tulsa, OK and has a wonderful supportive family. Bekah currently attends Ozarks Technical College and will graduate in May 2012 with an Associates of Applied Science degree in early childhood development and an Associates of Arts degree in psychology. She plans to further her education at Missouri State University and hopes to earn a doctorite degree someday. Bekah danced competitively for ten years and got amazing life experience from it. Bekah loves the children in her Westminster class and enjoys watching them grow up.
