WESTMINSTER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director of Music and the Arts
- Music
Job Titles:
- Saturday Worship Pianist and Music Coordinator
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- Member of the Custodial and Property Staff
- Head Custodian and Rental Properties Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Administrative Staff Member
- Church Administrative Assistant
Jennie joined the Westminster Staff in January 2017. She brings a breadth of experience as an office professional, with a specialty in customer service. Jennie received a B.A. in Business Management and Organizational Behavior from Benedictine University and graduated Cum Laude. She and her husband have two sons, Isaac and Ethan.
Job Titles:
- Director for Children 's Ministry
Job Titles:
- Director for Children 's Music
In the Spring of 2014 Krista Steller redesigned our website. In February 2018, the Personnel Committee approved entering into a contract on a part-time basis. A University of Illinois graduate in music, Krista retired from Levi, Ray & Shoup Inc. as a computer software trainer. Krista serves on WPC's Information Technology (I.T.) Committee, shares her musical gifts as an oboist, and serves as Westminster's Webmaster.
Job Titles:
- Administrative Staff Member
- Financial Administrator
Lisa has been financial administrator since the fall of 2013. She received an accounting degree from MacMurray College. She was previously the accountant at First Christian Church and Kumler Outreach Ministries. A native of Rushville, Lisa has lived in Springfield over 20 years. She and her husband, Ken, have two children, Natalie and Joseph.
Pat Hymans joins the Westminster staff as a part-time Hospitality Coordinator beginning January of 2020. Pat is a Certified Food Handler and has been sharing her expertise in large and small group catering with the Westminster family for many years. Her role will be to create an efficient kitchen environment complying with regulations and that reflects the hospitality of Westminster to the congregation and community, and to be a resource for those utilizing the kitchen.
Job Titles:
- Associate Pastor for Parish Life
Christian became Westminster's Associate Pastor for Family Ministry in December of 2018, and became Associate Pastor for Parish Life in October of 2021. Prior to joining our staff, Christian served The Korean Presbyterian Church of Fresno (PCUSA) as their Associate Pastor and English Ministry Pastor for five years. Christian served as a PCUSA delegate to the 2017 General Council of World Communion Reformed Churches. He has served as PCUSA representative to CUIC (Churches Uniting in Christ) since 2016, and was elected to GACEIR (General Assembly Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations) in June 2020.
Christian is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary where he earned a Master of Divinity degree (2008) and a Master of Theology degree (2009) with an emphasis on missions and ecumenics. Prior to seminary he earned two Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004). Currently, Christian is a Doctor of Ministry candidate at Eden Theological Seminary. Christian also plays violin, piano, and guitar.
Christian is married to Sophia Choi who also earned a degree from the University of Illinois in International Economics. They have one daughter, Diana, and one son, Zachariah.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Custodial and Property Staff
Job Titles:
- Associate Pastor for Parish Life