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Pastor Don WinkSenior Pastor
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Pastor Wink's first attempt at adult life
was as a marketing representative for Control Data Corporation, after
graduating from Southern Methodist University and Northwestern's Kellogg
Graduate School of Management. He continued to work in sales for
technology companies until entering the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago,
and has now been out of the field for so long that he requires assistance to
operate his computer.
At Atonement, his primary responsibilities
are "leading and feeding," that is, leading a very able staff and
elected volunteers, and carrying most of the teaching schedule during Sunday
services. He takes on the role of "player-coach" in both
settings, being "on the field" while at the same time finding and
encouraging others to use their gifts and energies toward Atonement's mission,
vision, and values.
Pastor Wink is married to Joy Wink. They have three
young children; Natalie, Joshua and Olivia. When he is not helping
them with their homework, musical instruments, or driving to one thing or
another, he enjoys cooking, maintaining health and fitness (especially through
golf), music, travel, and friendship building. |
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Pastor Will WagnerPastor for Caring Ministries
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Pastor Will Wagner is the associate Pastor
for Caring Ministries for the Lutheran Church of Atonement. Pastor Wagner
graduated from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota and was ordained in 1961.
Having spent the last 32 years of his ministry at Lutheran General Hospital as
a Chaplain Supervisor he is well equipped to coordinate the work of caring
ministries. He retired from his ministry at Lutheran General Hospital in 1998
and began his work at Atonement Lutheran in August 2000.
Pastor Wagner is married to Grace and they have
four adult children. They have been blessed with six grandchildren, four of
whom live in Oak Park, Illinois. Other activities that Pastor Wagner enjoys are
music, jogging, growing prairie flowers and grasses and woodworking. |
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Pastor Jane Kunzie-Brunner Pastor of Youth Discipleship and Stewardship
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Pastor Jane Kunzie-Brunner is the associate
Pastor of Youth Discipleship (from cradle through college) and Stewardship
(tracking and managing.....). Pastor Kunzie-Brunner has two children,
Kathryn Elizabeth and Julianne Elyse. Pastor Kunzie-Brunner graduated from the
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and from the Lutheran School of
Theology at Chicago with a Masters of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry.
Pastor Kunzie-Brunner's dream is to see the entire
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America become 100% passionate for Biblical
literacy by the year she retires, 2024. "I encourage you to read your
Bible every day and to bring your working Bible to worship!" I will
reward you with a piece of candy anytime you bring your bible to church and
will give you a Sunday dinner party in your honor when you complete the task of
reading the Bible all the way through! |
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Paul VanDeBergAssociate Pastor
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I grew up in Fredericksburg and Sumner, Iowa. After a typical small-town Iowa
upbringing, I attended Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa and received my
Bachelor’s of Music Education/Music Therapy in 1997. I then went to the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
and received my Masters of Divinity in 2002.
I served as pastor of Bethania Lutheran Church in Racine, WI
from 2002-2007. During my time in
Racine I discovered that I had a gift for reaching out to children and youth
and wanted to pursue that specific type of ministry.
In 2007 I came to Lutheran Church of the Atonement as youth
and family minister, focusing on elementary and High School youth. Our kids have a great deal of pressure
and difficulty to navigate as they grow. I believe that a Christ-centered approach to life will equip or kids to
handle these pressures and grow into strong, faithful, and confident adults who
are ready to make a positive difference in the world.
I am married to Sara VanDeBerg (also serving as Pastor at
Atonement) and we have 3 children: Anna, Isaac, and Eli. We live in Barrington. |
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Sara VanDeBergAssociate Pastor
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Pastor Sara VanDeBerg is 3/4 time at
Atonement. She was ordained in 2002 and served as a solo pastor in Racine,
WI before coming to Atonement in October 2007. Prior to that, she earned her M.Div.
from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and her B.A. in Religion and
German from Illinois Wesleyan University. Pastor Sara is married to Pastor Paul
VanDeBerg, and they have three beautiful, amazing, young children. She loves
reading, coffee shops, and learning new things. She really loves being a
pastor.
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