The members and biographies of the Senior Pastor Call Committee are listed below. For more information or questions about the call process, feel free to contact any member of the committee.
Committee Members
Committee Members
- Gary Beland
- Brett Bloebaum- A native of southern Indiana, Brett is an accountant by trade and has been a member of TLC for over 20 years. He has served in the areas of Youth Ministry, Constitution Review, and Board of Lay Ministry, both as Vice President, and now President of the congregation. Brett and his wife, Mary, love spending quality family time with their two daughters who keep them in constant motion. As time allows, Brett enjoys pursuing his athletic endeavors including running, cycling, tennis, and the TLC softball team.
- Kevin Brown- Kevin chairs this committee and also serves as the congregational vice president. He is a 20-year member of Trinity Lutheran – Bloomington, is married to Colleen, and is the proud father of two high school daughters: Lauren and Julia. When not following his daughters’ sports and arts activities, Kevin enjoys reading and exercise.
- Kathryn Cullen- Kathryn has been a member of Trinity Lutheran - Bloomington since she was young, and enjoys serving her church in various capacities. She currently sits on the PreTeen committee with Family Life Ministry, exercises her creativity by designing the Family Life Graphics, and is involved in kick-starting Intersect, a new ministry for Young Adults. During her free time, Kathryn enjoys spending quality time with her husband and watching a good show on Netflix or the Green Bay Packers!
- Fred Giese- Fred was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church when it was located at the corner of Madison and Olive St. and confirmed and married at the current church. He was the Chairman and an Elder at two other LCMS churches. While in the North Dakota District, Fred was a voting delegate at two LCMS Synodical Conventions. Marcia & Fred have been happily married for just over 50 years. Fred likes to hunt, fish, play cards and read.
- Shawn Hoffmann- Shawn serves as principal of Trinity Lutheran School. He has been at Trinity since 1995. He is married to Julie and blessed with four boys--ranging in age from a 1st grader to a high school freshman. Shawn is very excited about the future God has for Trinity and loves being a part of this congregation!
- Teri Meismer- Teri (Laskowski) Meismer is a life long member of Trinity Lutheran Church baptized in 1955 and confirmed in 1969. Teri is the Special Services Manager at Heartland Head Start and has been married to Mike (Casey's Garden Shop) for 37 years. With three adult children who attended Trinity Lutheran School there was the opportunity to act as PTL speaker chairperson, Cub Scout Den Leader, Room Parent, Cheerleading Coach, School Auction Chairperson, and other committees along the way. Being a member of Trinity Lutheran has afforded the occasion of serving in Married League and to chair the 50th Golden Anniversary Dinner, staff recognition chairperson, 125th anniversary committee, church nursery, Sunday School Teacher, VBS teacher and co-director, Lay Director of Witness, ad-hoc committees and currently blessed to lead a tremendous adult Small Group and to be an active LERT volunteer. Current community organizations include Local Interagency Council of McLean and Livingston Counties, Professional Development Advisory Council for Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Association, and First Book McLean County Board member. Participates in two monthly book clubs and one card group. Teri enjoys camping and loves visiting and spending time with her four "angelic" grandchildren.
- John Peters- John joined Trinity in 2009 and serves on the Board of Elders, Soundboard Liaison, and plays on the Softball team. He also teaches the Baptism Class with his wife Jill Peters. He has two children named Adelynn and Konnor with another one on the way in September. John enjoys donut room conversations regarding agriculture, hunting/fishing and Cardinal's baseball.
- Sara Verda- Sara has been a member of Trinity Lutheran-Bloomington since she was enrolled in Trinity Lutheran School. She is a junior in college, studying Integrated Marketing Communications at Illinois State University. Sara has three little brothers, and is passionate about encouraging young adults like herself to grow in their faith with Jesus. In her free time, Sara likes to watch Netflix, travel, and hang out with friends.
- Mary Yoder- Mary has just recently joined the Board of Lay Ministers as the Lay Director of Youth. She is a 10 year member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bloomington. Mary’s children have been at Trinity Lutheran School for the last 14 years. Shelby is 25, Jackson is 15 and Grace is currently in 7th grade at TLS. She and her husband Jay spend much of their time with their children’s activities but when she has free time she enjoys working with family pictures and videos.
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