OUR OFFICERS & MINISTRY LEADERS

Pastor Adrian Das Pastor Adrian became the pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in June of 2005. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville with a Bachelor's degree in History and Political Science, after which he joined InterVarsity Christian Fellowship as a campus staff member. He served 14 years with IVCF as staff on the campuses of SIUE and Illinois State University in Normal. While he was living in Normal he married his wife Kelley and had the first two of his three children Andrew and Grace. It was while he was a member of Christ Church (PCA) in Normal that he began to feel a strong call to the pastorate. He moved to St. Louis in 2001, where he attended Covenant Theological Seminary and received a Masters in Divinity with an emphasis in pastoral counseling. During his time at Covenant he and Kelley had their third child, Jack. Pastor Adrian has a passion for seeing lives healed, restored and transformed by the gospel of grace through preaching, teaching and counseling. Adrian's other interests and hobbies include, sports, movies, photography and other artistic expressions.
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.	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 Youth & Children Ministries Richie Stark Richie became the Director of Youth and Children's Ministries at Westminster Presbyterian Church in July of 2011. Raised in the Madison area, Richie was the third of four children. Richie came to Christ when he was twenty-one years old. He has significant experience ministering to children and youth in various settings. Along with working directly with youth and children in a Church context, Richie has also served as a teacher at Salem Christian School in Chicago and Cornerstone Christian Academy in Bloomington, IL. Richie and Nicki were married eleven years ago. They have two childrenâ€”Teo and Eliano. Richie has a passion to see children grow in their knowledge and love of the scriptures and the Lord Jesus Christ. He is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago and has begun his master's program at Trinity Theological Seminary, Deerfield, Il.	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 Godâ€™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 four 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 have three sons, Rusty, Timothy and Mikey.	Deacon Jim Dodd Jim, a former commercial airline pilot, & his wife Ruth relocated from St. Louis County to Godfrey after his retirement. Jim & Ruth enjoy riding the bike trails in the area & watching the beautiful birds & deer on their property. They are involved in the 'prayer care' ministry at Westminster.
STAFF
Administrative Assistant Sharon Boomer	Janet Vandegriff: Choir Director Pauline Stillwell: Keyboardist Terry Dorris: Worship Team Leader Marlene Shake: Prayer Chain Jim/Ruth Dodd: Prayer-care