Pastor
Adrian Das
A graduate of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville & Covenant
Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Adrian became pastor of Westminster
Presbyterian Church in June '05. Prior to that he served on the staff of
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship at SIUE & Illinois State University
for 14 years. He & Kelley reside in Godfrey with their three cool
children, Andrew, Gracie, & Jack. Seeing lives healed, transformed &
restored by the gospel of grace is a passion of Pastor Adrians.
Elder
Don Luckert
Don has been an elder at Westminster since 1991. Don, now retired, was
formerly employed at Boeing Corporation in St. Louis. His wife, Doris, a
retired R.N., has been involved in various ministries in the church and
community. They have two adult children, Beth and Doug, and five
grandchildren. Along with traveling and reading, Don loves to garden
and enjoys the bluebirds that frequent his garden.
Elder
Roy Stillwell
A PCA elder and deacon while living in Mississippi, Roy became a member of
the Westminster Session in May, 2007. He is an adjunct instructor of organ
and music appreciation at Lewis and Clark Community College. Roy, who enjoys
history, and his wife, Pauline, moved to the Alton/Godfrey area in 2005
after retiring from full-time college music teaching. Pauline, teacher of
piano at home and at LCCC, enjoys gardening and jigsaw puzzles. Both are
regular walkers.
Elder Emeritus Dale Eisenreich
Dale has served on the session of Westminster since 1968. Along with serving
as the stated clerk of session, Dale also served as the stated clerk of the
Illiana Presbytery for many years. Dale, now retired, was an Environmental
Engineer at Laclede Steel. He and his wife, Jewel, raised two daughters:
Joy, who went to be with the Lord in 2004, and Kay, who currently lives with
her husband in the Alton area. Dale is an avid golfer and is intimately
familiar with all the best restaurants in the local area.
Elder
Emeritus Wayne Tyler
Wayne and Bonnie have lived in the Alton/Godfrey area
since 1958. He taught and coached in junior and senior high school for
38 years with 30 of those years in the Alton School System. They have
three children, Mark, Ginger (Woodman) and Wendy (Roady), seven
grandchildren, seven great grandchildren. Fishing is one of his favorite
pastimes.
Director
of Children & Youth Ministries Pablo Ayllon
Pablo, a native of Lima, Peru, graduated from King College, Bristol, TN on a
soccer scholarship & earned his M.Div from Covenant Seminary in Jan. '09.
He & his wife, Mary Jo, a counselor with 'at risk' children, reside in
Alton. Pablo's desire is to glorify God in all of life & share the love of
Jesus across generational & cultural divides (using soccer whenever
possible).
Deacon
Gary Johnston
Gary is a retired
aerospace engineer and enjoys motor sports, classic cars and outdoor
activity. He and his wife, Starla, live on a small tree farm near Grafton
where they enjoy God’s handiwork in the form of deep woodlands, bountiful
wildlife, and seemingly ever expanding flower gardens. Gary and Starla have
two married daughters, Amy and Jessica, and to date three grandchildren.
Deacon
Russell Lekberg
Russell is a life-long follower of Christ. He moved to the St.
Louis area and started his senior year of high school and had a yearning to
find a group of believers to fellowship with. He would not find that
group until starting college at SIUE, where he attended Intervarsity
Christian Fellowship (IV) meetings. He remembers the night that he was
heading off to attend his first IV meeting and as he left, his dad told him
to "pick out a wife", and he did. Leslie and Russell were married in
July of 2000. He graduated from SIUE in December of 2000 with a BS in
Civil Engineering and began his career with Juneau Associated. They
first started attending Westminster PCA at the beginning of 2007 and he felt
the calling to serve in a greater capacity and became a Deacon in early
2009. Leslie and Russell were blessed with their first son (Rusty) in
January of 2006. Leslie and Russell are currently expecting their
second child this March.
Deacon
Gary Koehne (on sabbatical)
Terry has served WPC as an effective deacon for many years. He is
employed at Boeing Corp, St. Louis in their tooling procurement division.
Terry & his wife Sue reside in Godfrey & have one adult son, Chris.
OUR STAFF
Administrative
Assistant Sharon Boomer
Janet Vandegriff: Choir Director
Pauline Stillwell: Keyboardist
Worship Team Leader: Terry Dorris
Prayer Chain: Marlene Shake
Prayer-care: Jim/Ruth Dodd