Many people are involved in getting this project underway. Since it involves so many churches and people, a lot of people are listed below:
The leadership committee consists of people from Habitat and from Thrivent who have volunteered to help bring this project to fruition. Some of the members are below:
People on the Leadership Committee
| Position | Name (click to send email) | Phone |
| Thrivent Builds Chapter Specialist | Joan Wingo | 355-2503 |
| Thrivent Builds Chapter Specialist and Webservant | Norm Fisher | 359-8286 |
| Thrivent Champaign County Congregational Service Team Director | Julia Schmidt | 403-1110 |
| Director of Habitat for Humanity | Eileen Grebble | 359-0507 x111 |
| Habitat Construction Manager | Paul Zinders | 359-0507 x112 |
| Habitat Finance Manager | Megan Wolf | 359-0507 x118 |
| Habitat Volunteeer Manager | Ellen Willcox | 359-0507 x110 |
| Thrivent Financial Associate | Richard Craig | 359-9230 |
| Regional Specialist - Thrivent Builds | Christine Scheffler | (815) 440-8746 |
Churches involved in the Habitat Build
The following are Lutheran Churchs in Champaign County that may be involved in this build. If a Congregational Champion)) is listed for your church, you may contact them for information (or any of the members of the
Leadership Committee listed above). If you can't locate contact information for the person, contact either Norm Fisher or Joan Wingo (contact information listed above) and we will give you contact information.
Church | Congregational Champion |
| American Lutheran Church, 500 Church Dr, Rantoul | Paul Wolters |
| Friendship Lutheran Church of Joy, 3601 S Duncan Rd, Champaign | Richard Armstrong] |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2101 S Prospect Ave, Champaign | Gail Block and Bob Coverdill |
| Grace Lutheran Church, 313 S Prospect Ave, Champaign | George Kieffer] |
| Grace Lutheran Church, S Johnson & 3rd, Rankin | David Hofbauer |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2498 Cty Rd 2100 E, Thomasboro | |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church, 390 County Road 2400 E, Broadlands | |
| Lutheran Church of Mahomet, 410 E Andover Dr, Mahomet | (Dick Vollmer) |
| Messiah Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 3304, Champaign | |
| Peace Lutheran Church, Arnold & N Lincoln, Thomasboro | Sean O'Brien |
| Prince Of Peace Lutheran Church, 802 E Douglas St, Saint Joseph | Karen Jersild |
| St Andrew Lutheran Church, 909 S Wright St, Champaign | Marian Baderschneider |
| St John Lutheran Church, 203 E Church St, Royal | |
| St John Lutheran Church, 509 S Mattis Ave, Champaign | (Norm Fisher) |
| St Matthew Lutheran Church, 2200 Philo Rd, Urbana | Mason Minnes |
| St Paul Lutheran Church, 108 E Church St, Gifford | Eldon Hesterberg |
| St Paul Lutheran Church, Church & Vine St, Sadorus | |
| Trinity Lutheran Church, 701 E Florida Ave, Urbana | Michael Beadle |
| University Lutheran Church, Champaign | |
| Zion Lutheran Church, PO Box 410, Philo | |
Identifying Congregational Champions for each Church
We are trying to identify a
Congregational Champion in each of the churches in Champaign County. This person is responsible for helping to identify volunteers within the congregation, helping to communicate information from the Leadership Committee to their church through talking with church members and getting announcements in the bulletin and newsletter. The
Job Description provided by Thrivent can be found
here, but we will provide support for you in any way you need.
Speaking at each church to inform members of the Habitat Builds
We are attempting to get 5 minutes for people from the Leadership Committee to talk at the church council and/or voter's meetings and/or a short speech after the services.
