2021 Northern Illinois Synod Election Results
Elected to Synod Council (2-year terms): Ms. Carol Swenson – Our Savior’s, Rockford; Mr. Ryan Mackey – Trinity, Manlius; Ms. Monique Castillo - Immanuel, Rock Falls; Ms Taylor Ufkin – Immanuel, Dixon; The Rev. Cathy Daharsh – Bethany, Crystal Lake
Elected to Synod Council Youth Representative (1-year term): Ms. Madi Casteel – Cambridge, Cambridge
Elected to Synod Council (3-year terms): Ms. Nancy Lillevold – Prince of Peace, Freeport; Mr. Jim Spring– Bethany, Leland; The Rev. Andy Tyrrell – Grace, Richmond; The Rev. Brad Haugen – Followers of Christ, Plainfield
Elected to Congregational Life Committee (2-year terms): Ms. Georgiana Grossman – Immanuel, Amboy; Mr. Brandon Graves– Salem, Sycamore; The Rev. Christopher Lee – First, Rock Island
Elected to Congregational Life Committee (3-year terms): Ms. Carol Johnson – Prince of Peace, Freeport; Mr. Kent Kindelsperger– Swedona, Lynn Center
Elected to the Global Mission Committee (1-year term): The Rev. Tammy Anderson- Bethesda, Morrison
Elected to the Global Mission Committee (2-year terms): Ms. Janet Larson – First, Geneseo; Mr. Mike Wadle– First, DeKalb; The Rev. Chris Schoon – St. John’s, Somonauk
Elected to the Global Mission Committee (3-year terms): Dr. Alan Esker – Good Shepherd, Lena; The Rev. Makayla Dahleen– St. Paul’s, Sterling; The Rev. Tucker O’Leary – Grace, Knoxville
Elected to the Mission Support Committee (1-year term): The Rev. Sharon Rogers – First, DeKalb
Elected to the Mission Support Committee (2-year terms): Mr. Jim Cantrell – Peace, Morris; The Rev. Jen Beamsley - St. John, Joliet; The Rev. Doug Liston – Joyful Harvest, Johnsburg
Elected to the Mission Support Committee (3-year terms): Ms. Julie Eshleman – St. Mark, Rockford; Mr. Bill Nelson – First, Geneseo; The Rev. Vince Marolla – First, Galesburg
Elected to the Outreach Committee (2-year terms): Ms. Lisa Gerloff-Banker – Grace, Woodstock; The Rev. Stacie Fidlar – St. John’s, Rock Island
Elected to the Outreach Committee (3-year terms): The Rev. Sarah Wilson – St. Barnabas, Cary; The Rev. Brandon Nelson - GPS Faith Community, Machesney Park
Elected to the Social Ministry Committee (2-year terms): Ms. Annette Petersen – Shepherd of the Prairie, Huntley; Dr. Peter Kivisto – St. John’s, Rock Island; The Rev. Carol Soderholm – Trinity, Mt. Morris; The Rev. Scott Ralston – Faith, Forreston
Elected to the Social Ministry Committee (3-year terms): Mr. Larry Cording – Shepherd of the Hills, Scales Mound; The Rev. Jacob Gawlik – St. John’s, Sterling
Elected to the Consultation Committee (2-year terms): The Rev. Frank Langholf – Emmanuel, Rockford
Elected to the Social Ministry Committee (6-year terms): Ms. Donna Kelly – Shepherd of the Prairie, Huntley; Mr. Trenton Ferro – St. John, Joliet; The Rev. Lu Cantrell – Peace, Morris; The Rev. Eric Lemonholm – LC of the Good Shepherd, Rockford
Elected to the Discipline Committee (6-year terms): Ms. Susan Gavle – Bethany, Crystal Lake; Mr. Maurice Nelson – First, Geneseo; The Rev. Jill Flynn – Gloria Dei, Rockford; The Rev. Nord Swanstrom – First, Pecatonica
Elected to serve as 2022 Churchwide Assembly Voting Members: Ms. Christina King – First, Galesburg; Mr. Kurtis Arndt – Shepherd of the Prairie, Huntley; The Rev. Mack Patrick – First, DeKalb; Ms. Madi Casteel – Cambridge, Cambridge; The Rev. José Cortes – Messiah, Aledo/San José Abreo, Moline
