Sarah Brown is our Church Secretary 

Sarah has been church secretary for 20 years and has served 5 pastors in her 20 years. She is a member and has been attending since the age  of 5.  Sarah has been married for 37 years and has 2 wonderful grandchildren.

You can contact Sara at zion.sarah@sbcglobal.net

Ross Chiles, Principal

Ross is the principal for Avilla Christian Academy.   Ross and his family come to us from Las Vegas, Nevada.  Ross' wife Jill serves as the seventh grade teacher at ACA.  Ross and Jill have three children, Josh, Elle, and Jose.

THOSE ASSISTING US WITH WORSHIP

OrganistCarolyn Weddle

Donna Royal

Accompanist/Music Coordinator    Marilyn Hoffman

Choir Director/Music Coordinator  Tamera Maertens

Sound System     Ed Geater

Bob Maertens

Projection     Rick Helmich

Brian Mann

Ed Geater

Music Coordinator (11:00 service)        Jeff Langley

When he is not reaching out to his unchurched neighbors, caring for those around him, or studying the Bible, Pastor Mike enjoys hunting, fishing, cycling, hiking, riding his Harley, or just about anything else that will get him outdoors so that he can enjoy God’s awesome creation. 

You can contact Pastor Mike at pastor_mike_at_zion@yahoo.com

Pastor Michael Schleider has been our pastor since 2009.  He is originally from Texas and has been married for over 25 years to his wife Kimberly nee Pavlik.  They have two children, a daughter Stacie, and a son James.  Pastor Mike holds a Masters of Divinity degree from Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and he also brings a lot of leadership experience to his Pastoral calling.  He is a veteran of the US Marines, and was employed for several years as the Chief of a rural sheriff’s department.  Before being called into full time ministry, Pastor Mike served in the church for years as a volunteer youth counselor and also as an elder.  He also has experience in jail ministry where he taught faith based substance abuse classes.

Vicar Collin Duling

Collin is origionally from Davenport, Iowa.  Vicar Duling completed his undergraduate degree at Concordia University, Wisconsin and is currently a student at Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, In.  Vicar Duling will be serving our congregation and gaining valuable experience until next Summer 2012.  Then he will be returning to CTS for his fourth year to be ordained and called to serve.