Our Leadership
At Glen Ellyn Covenant Church, the primary governing body is the Leadership Team, a team of eleven members elected by the congregation who are responsible for the entire spectrum of church life and mission.
The Leadership Team delegates responsibility for all ministry directly to ministry teams or supporting committees and, together with the congregation, provides the resources and support to those ministry teams to accomplish the work of the church. The Leadership Team is responsible to the congregation for its actions and decisions. The structure is very flexible and allows for the creation of ministry teams whenever the Leadership Team senses the need in response to their discernment of the work of the Holy Spirit in and through our church.
The following individuals are serving on the Leadership Team in 2009:
| Area of Focus |
Leadership Team Member |
| Leadership Team Chair |
Jay Carstenbrock |
| Leadership Team Vice Chair |
Dave Sveen |
| Adult Spiritual Formation Ministries |
Tana Tatnall |
| Care & Hospitality Ministries |
Sue Wynsma |
| Children's Ministries |
John Emerson |
| Financial Ministries |
Eric Pierce |
| Missions Ministries |
Lisa Pires |
| Servant Resources Ministries |
Julie Munson |
| Property & Equipment Ministries |
Bob Mangan |
| Student Ministries |
Gretchen Strom |
| Worship Arts Ministries |
Tom Emmering |
Our Leadership Team greatly values input from the congregation. If you have comments or suggestions, let us know! To reach a Leadership Team member directly, send an email message to firstname.lastname@gecovenant.org (substitute the leader's first and last name).
Members' phone numbers are included in the church directory, which you can obtain from the church office (1-630-469-5405 / info@gecovenant.org)
To learn more about our leadership and governance structure, see our Constitution and Bylaws.
Volunteers of all ages, skills, abilities, and interests are always needed to serve on our ministry teams. If you would like to learn more about volunteer opportunities at our church, see our Serve with Us! page or contact Julie Munson, Chair of the Servant REsources Team.
