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Father Matt Woodley
Interim Cathedral Dean
My story with Jesus and the Church: Every weekend my dad and mom and six siblings piled into our wood-paneled station wagon and trekked to church–an event that often bored…
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Father Brett Crull
Cathedral Vicar
Although I graduated high school in Colorado, I spent my childhood years in Iowa and small town South Dakota. I came to this area to go to college, and there…
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Father Will Chester
Executive Pastor, Youth & College Pastor
The turning point in my spiritual journey occurred at a Christian summer camp when I was twelve. I was looking at the stars on the last night of camp and…
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Anne Kessler
Executive Director of Operations
I grew up in the Catholic Church and have believed in God my entire life. It wasn’t until much later in life that I realized what I truly needed was…
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Brenda Dumper
Lay Canon to the Ordinary
My first Sunday at Resurrection was in the spring of 1984, at the end of my 6th grade year. We’d just moved to the Wheaton area and found the church…
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Bishop Stewart Ruch III
Bishop
Stewart first came to Church of the Resurrection as a Wheaton College junior on Palm Sunday, 1988. He completed his Master’s in Theology at Wheaton College Graduate School (where he…
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Canon Rev. Dr. Stephen Gauthier
Canon Theologian of the Upper Midwest Diocese
I shall forever be grateful that I was born into a family deeply committed to Christ and his Church and was surrounded from my earliest years by a powerful community…
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Deacon Val McIntyre
Clergy Cabinet Member
Recently I spent a whole day reflecting on this question: “Through the course of my life, when have I made concrete decisions to say “yes” to God?” I thought immediately…
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Deacon Margie Fawcett
Discipleship Pastor
I trusted Jesus and was baptized as a child. My college years were difficult and shortly after graduation I found the love of Christ meeting me through his church. I…
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Deacon Meghan Robins
Pastoral Care Pastor
I had the great privilege of being raised by missionaries, so my earliest memories are full of the love of Jesus and his Church. As I grew up on the…
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Father Steve Williamson
Staff Priest
My story with Jesus and his church Sunday mornings often began before dawn as a kid, as my brother and I stumbled into the station wagon and joined our dad…
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Deacon John Clark
Clergy Cabinet Member
When I began looking for a church at age twenty-three, I didn’t know that the one being sought was me. I wasn’t quite sure what I hoped to find, or…
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Dawn Jewell
Communications Director
My earthly father adored me as a child—he took me on cheesecake dates and carried me on his shoulders on the beach. So, when my parents separated at age 10,…
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Cecilia Whitacre
Finance Manager
I was raised in a Catholic home where we went to church every Sunday morning and I enjoyed going. I don’t remember ever really connecting with God during that time…
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Anna Freeman
Office and Facility Manager
Thanks to the intentional discipleship of my devoted parents, I knew from a young age that God loved me and that I wanted to be a part of His story.…
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Lydia Vermeesch
Worship Director
I had the privilege of being raised by faithful Christian parents from two very different denominational backgrounds. I grew up watching my parents knitting together their spiritual lives, and I…
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Lisanne Seymour
Personnel Director
I was born into a lively Christian family, and due to my father’s job with the railroad, we moved eight times throughout the Midwest and the South. Whether we settled…
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Christina Westberg
Children's Director
I grew up in the beautiful state of Minnesota with my loving parents and brother. With a foundation of a prayerful, Christian family, my faith in the Lord prospered during my…
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Caleb Karnosh
Student Ministry Director
Very early on in my life I came to experience the life-giving goodness of Jesus Christ. In a mysterious way, I became confident in Jesus’ love for me at the…
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Matthew Prechter
Children's Pastor
When I was 17, the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit summoned me to a life of faith in Jesus. After high school, I attended a Bible school in southern…
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Emily Talbott
Assistant to the Interim Dean
I grew up in a family who frequently opened our home to our community, and with parents who taught me faithfully about God. My second home was the church building…
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Joe Williamson
Sunday Service and Teams Manager
Resurrection is my home. I’ve been attending this beautiful church since I was born, thanks to my wonderful parents, who have been serving here almost as long as I have…
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Marta Cedeno
Sunday Service Coordinator
Growing up I always viewed church as home. My parents both love Jesus Christ. They made it a priority that my siblings and I be welcomed into a relationship with…
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Karina Harro
Diocesan Assistant
I grew up in a Christian home as a missionary kid in St. Petersburg, Russia. I trusted Jesus as my Savior as a small child, rededicated my life to Him in…
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Nephtali Matta
Alpha Coordinator
I cannot remember a time without Jesus or his Church. I have moved often—Wheaton is the 13th different community that I have lived in—but one of the constants growing was…
