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Don WinkSenior Pastor
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| Phone: 847.381.0243 ext:172 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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Jane Kunzie-Brunner Associate Pastor
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| Phone: 847.381.0243 ext:180
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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| Phone: 847.381.0243 ext:196 Pastor Paul grew up in Fredericksburg and Sumner, Iowa. After a typical small-town Iowa
upbringing, he attended Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa and received his
Bachelor’s of Music Education/Music Therapy in 1997. Pastor VanDeBerg then went to the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
and received a Masters of Divinity in 2002.
He has served as pastor of Bethania Lutheran Church in Racine, WI
from 2002 to 2007. During his time in
Racine Pastor Paul discovered that he has a gift for reaching out to children and youth
and wanted to pursue that specific type of ministry.
In 2007 he joined our pastoral team at 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." says Pastor Paul. He believes that a Christ-centered approach to life can equip our kids to
handle these pressures and grow into strong, faithful, and confident adults who
are ready to make a positive difference in the world.
Pastor Paul is married to Sara VanDeBerg (also serving on the Pastoral Staff at
Atonement) and is the proud father of three children: Anna, Isaac, and Eli. |
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Sara VanDeBergAssociate Pastor
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| Phone: 847.381.0243 ext:188
Pastor Sara VanDeBerg serves at
Atonement on a three-quarter time basis. She was ordained in 2002 and served as a solo pastor in Racine,
WI before joining our pastoral team 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 in downstate Bloomington.
Here at Atonement, she oversees a vibrant Women's Bible Study ministry on Tuesday mornings, works closely with the 10:50 worship ministry and is one of our regular teaching pastors. 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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