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Bishop Stewart Ruch IIIBishop
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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Father Steve WilliamsonCathedral Dean
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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Father Matt WoodleyCathedral Vicar
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 CrullCathedral 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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Anne KesslerExecutive 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 DumperLay 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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Canon Rev. Dr. Stephen GauthierCanon 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 McIntyreSpiritual Formation Pastor
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 FawcettDiscipleship 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 Will ChesterYouth & College Pastor
The turning point in my spiritual journey occurred at a Christian summer camp when I was twelve. I remember looking at the stars on the last night of camp and…
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Meghan RobinsPastoral 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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Rev. Dr. Steve LakeClergy Cabinet Member
Jesus Christ came into my damaged, dysfunctional heart—physically and spiritually—at a very young age. I was born with a host of life-threatening cardiovascular defects. At the age of 4, I…
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Deacon John ClarkClergy 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 JewellCommunications 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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Addie GannonProduction Manager
Growing up in a Christian home, I have loved Jesus and his church for as long as I remember. I’ve also loved music for as long, taking private lessons since…
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Sophia LukeTeams & Communications Manager
Growing up in a missionary home, my parents taught us from an early age that “God works all things for the good of those who love him and are called…
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Sarah GrahamYouth and College Manager
I was baptized at Resurrection and spent my formative childhood years dancing in the aisles during worship. The Lord met me in that worship and I experienced his joy and…
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Charis BuellStaff Musician
I will forever be a small-town Nebraska girl, and God was very much a part of my childhood there. Jesus was frequently on my Mom’s lips in song and scriptures,…
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Cecilia WhitacreFinance 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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Julia DamionMissions Manager
Born and raised in Maine, my most meaningful encounters with God as a child were when I was out in nature. I saw God’s handiwork in the beauty and patterns,…
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Lisanne SeymourPersonnel 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 WestbergChildren'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 KarnoshYouth and College Ministry Resident
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 PrechterChildren'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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Karina HarroAssistant to the Cathedral Dean
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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Micah StuckiPastoral Care Ministry Resident
I grew up in a Christian home in central Ohio. Before I left home, I knew nothing much outside my family’s small church that my parents had attended since before…
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Allison DumperOffice and Facilities Manager
I have known the Lord God as my personal savior my whole life. I was raised in a Christian home by two amazing parents in Warrenville, Illinois. My mom and dad started attending Church of…
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Nephtali MattaPastoral Resident of Evangelism
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…
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Gabriel ParraFacility Assistant
My name is Gabriel Parra and I am from Michoacan, Mexico. I was born on March 6, 2003. I have three brothers and two sisters, and I am the youngest.…
