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Monday, September 6 - Labor Day
Office is closed
Wednesday, September 8 - Children's and Sonburst Choir Rehearsal
5:30 PM
Contact Tom Fortier with questions. - Dinner
6:00 PM
- Mid-Week Worship Service
6:45 PM to 7:15 PM
Oasis Worship
Thursday, September 9 - Adult Choir Rehearsal
6:30 PM
- Interactions small group study
6:30 PM
Saturday, September 11 - Food Distribution
10:00 AM
Vounteers report at 9:00 am
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Staff
Pastor Will Stenke was born and raised a Lutheran in Utica, MI, a northern suburb of Detroit. While living in Utica, he attended Lutheran schools between Kindergarten and twelfth grade, graduating from Lutheran high North in Macomb. He received his B.A. in Communications from Eastern Michigan University, which is also where he and his wife Danielle met and became engaged.
During college, he felt called to ordained ministry and ultimately attended Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, OH. During Seminary, he served his internship in a Lutheran congregation on Long Island, NY – a great place to visit for a year. Post-seminary, he has served churches in East Lansing and Farmington Hills, MI, as well as in Naperville, Illinois.
Pastor Will and Danielle have three lovely children - Emily, Sara, and Nathaniel. In his free time, Pastor Will enjoys spending time with his family, gardening, reading, singing, football, and exercising. As a family, they enjoy going to the zoo, taking nature hikes, camping with family, and going to the beach.
Pastor Will is passionate about helping connect people to God who loves them and wants to be in a relationship with them. Pastor Will strives to develop creative and engaging worship, relevant preaching, and innovative educational experiences that help both the long-term member and the new-comer to connect with Jesus and their church community in new and life-giving ways.
Tom Fortier - Director of Music and Worship  E-mail Tom
Welcome, Tom Fortier
Tom Fortier is a 1978 graduate of the Westminster Choir College of Ryder University located in Princeton, New Jersey where he earned a performance degree in classical organ. Tom studied with concert organists Joan Lippincott and Donald McDonald. While at Westminster, Tom minored in voice, singing in chorus under the baton of Joseph Flummerfelt, Leonard Bernstein, James Levine, Robert Shaw, and Michael Tilson-Thomas. In addition, Tom sang in chorus on two Columbia recordings featuring the New York Philharmonic directed by Leonard Bernstein. One of the recordings, the Haydn “Lord Nelson Mass” was nominated for a Grammy award in 1978.
A dedicated church musician since 1976, Tom has served as organist for the Pleasantville United Church of Christ – Chalfont PA, and First Presbyterian Church - Ramsay NJ. He has also served as Director of Music / Organist for the Farnumwood Presbyterian Church - Flint MI, and the Bethany United Methodist Church – Clio, MI. His most recent church music assignment as Director of Music and Worship for Holy Spirit Lutheran began in September of 2009.
Equally adept in classical and theater organ playing, Tom has performed many organ concerts over the years. Most notably is a series of theater programs performed in 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, and 2006 for the Empire State Musical Instrument Museum located on the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, New York. Tom regularly plays organ overtures for films at the Temple Theater in Saginaw Michigan, and at the Redford Theater in Redford Michigan.
Tom also manages publicity and sings in the Carolyn Mawby Chorale where he has been featured as soloist. Tom is also secretary for the Flint Michigan chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
Council Officers
President Alex Murray
Vice President Daleen Grandy
Secretary Vicky Hoisington
Director of Finance Gerry Tucker
Board of Directors
Discipleship Stacy Reynolds
Worship Stacey Jameson
Children's Ministries Cathy Lesinski
Youth Ministries Sandy Willoughby
Church Properties Jerry Baker
Outreach Karen Michelson
Youth Representative Brianna Willoughby
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