Dr. John Rodgers, Senior Pastor
The
Reverend Dr. John R.
Rodgers became our senior pastor in August of 1997. A
St. Charles native, he served in Hinsdale,
Palatine, Western Springs and Wheaton
before moving back to his home church in St.
Charles. A graduate of Chicago
Theological Seminary, John has been active in both community and church
affiliated activities. In addition to his avocations of wilderness
canoeing and being a teaching tennis professional, he has led numerous
work camp experiences for youth and adults in the United States and Europe. Dr. Rodgers spent his childhood
as a member of our congregation. He was ordained in the Christian
ministry in September, 1974. In February 2000 our
community
inducted him into the Saint Charles High School Hall of Fame in
recognition of his athletic accomplishments when a student there.
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Rev. Suzy Richards Daly, Associate Minister
The
Reverend Suzy Richards
Daly
began working at our church in the fall of 1999 as seminary intern and
stayed with us in that job until her ordination in November 2001. We
then hired her as the associate minister. She received her degrees at
DePauw University and Chicago Theological Seminary. Suzy shares
preaching with Rev. Rodgers and has a love for mission work and for
youth. She served in the Peace Corps in Guatemala as an agriculture
volunteer prior to seminary. She currently leads the youth
groups in our church, providing fellowship, education and
mission projects for them. Suzy is married
to the Rev. Dr. Mike Daly who serves New England
UCC in Aurora. They have four children.
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Rev. Patricia G. Kitner
The
Reverend Patricia G. Kitner
was licensed for
Christian ministry in the United Church of Christ in December of
1983. She was ordained and called to our church staff in
October 2004. She is responsible for coordinating various
activities within and for our church. She leads worship on occasion, is
available to fill pulpits for other churches, and officiates at
weddings and funerals when called upon. Pat leads retreats and camps at
Pilgrim Park, our church camp located near Princeton, IL. She is active
in St. Charles community affairs as well as activities within UCC Fox
Valley Association and the Illinois Conference where she has served on
various boards & committees..
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Patti Molloy,
Parish Nurse
Patti joined our
staff in June of 2011. She earned a
Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from The Ohio State University and spent
most of her nursing career in pediatrics.
She strongly believes in promoting holistic health by integrating the
mind, body, and spirit.
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Sue Peterson, Children's Ministry Coordinator
Sue
joined the staff in the
fall of 1999. She has always loved children and Christian ministry. Sue
received her bachelor’s and master’s in elementary education from
Northern Illinois University. After teaching elementary school for 28
years she decided this children’s ministry opportunity was a perfect
way to continue working with children and helping them grow in their
faith.
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Jim McCullough, Music Coordinator
Jim began as our
music coordinator and
chancel choir director in the fall of 2002. Jim has been directing
choirs and teaching music since 1980. Jim began his music studies at
the
University of
North Dakota, took one year of Jazz Studies at Berklee
College of Music in Boston,
earned his BMEd. form the University of
Northern Colorado and his masters of music in choral
conducting from in Kalamazoo where he also minored in music history and
music theory. Jim has taught
music theory, jazz choir and choir at St. Charles
East High School since 1994.
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Dennis Beiermann,
Organist
Dennis
had previously been our
organist in the 1980s but stopped to spend more time with his family.
He joined us again in 1998 when we moved to our new building. He is our
organist, accompanist and bell choir ringer. He has his bachelor’s and
master’s in music education. He teaches music theory, music history,
keyboard & video production at Burlington Central High School.
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Denise Beiermann,
Bell Choir Director
Denise
joined us as Bell Choir
director in the fall of 2002. She is married to Dennis and is also very
musically talented. She received her bachelor’s in music performance
for the flute and her master’s at the Paris Conservatory, part of the
Sorbonne. She has her doctorate in music from the University of
Illinois and taught there for 4 years. She teaches music and computer
at St. Peter in Geneva. Dennis and Denise maintain an active private
music studio.
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Carleen
Bart, Office Manager
Carleen
has worked as our
office manager since 1996. She received her bachelor’s from the
University of Minnesota in Duluth. She handles correspondence,
scheduling and coordinates office volunteers. Desktop publishing,
layout and design are a huge part of her job, creating our church
newsletter, The Highlight, the weekly church bulletin and brochures.
She is an artist and has painted watercolors of our church building and
our Memorial Garden.
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Sue Farr, Swing Set Preschool Director
Sue
started working at Swing
Set Preschool in 1994 as a part-time teacher assistant. When the church
moved to the new St. Charles location she began teaching. Sue’s career
started as an office manager before taking time off to be a full-time
mom of two sons. Before coming to Swing Set Sue worked as a teacher’s
assistant at her son’s preschool in Addison, Illinois. She is looking
forward to the new challenges of being the director of Swing Set
Preschool which she began in the fall of 2006.
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Tricia Steele, Office Assistant
Tricia
joined the church office staff in
May of 2011 and has supervised the nursery since 2003. She received her
bachelor’s from Elmhurst College. Before becoming a stay at
home mom Tricia worked in marketing in the healthcare field for
companies in Westchester and Carol Stream. She assists Carleen with
day-to-day functions in the office
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