Pastor Dennis Wenzel is a native of Lena, Illinois. At the age of 14 he remembers feeling called to pastoral ministry, rather then stay on the family farm. Resulting from Pastor Dennis ’ inquiring mind, his father wondered what life work his son would engage. As regularly encyclopedias and dictionaries would be stacked on the dining room table from Dennis ’ most search for information on animals, elements and life in general. At the age of 19 he preached his first of many sermons at his home congregation in Lena.
In 25 years of parish ministry, Pastor Dennis has served congregations in Alberta, Canada, Michigan and Indiana. The joke, after living in Canada for 13 years, was that he and his wife Donna needed to move south for better weather, so they moved to Michigan. His formal education was achieved in several places: the University of Dubuque Dubuque, Iowa, Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary St. Paul, Minnesota, St. Stephen’s Theological College Edmonton, Alberta and the University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, Michigan. Pastor Dennis has earned a Doctor of Ministry degree with a special concern for Christian caregivers who suffered "spiritual burn out" in their service to the church. He is married to Donna, whom live with their three cats Murphy, Tommy and Angel. They have a son Eric and two grandsons Joshua and Seth.
Pastor Dennis comes to Immanuel Lutheran Church with the skills to bring people under the Lord’s care and grace, while empowering people for Christian service as a result of their relationship with Christ. Pastor Dennis brings a unique touch to our worship and educational programs with the attitude that worship and learning are a lived experience with our Lord. We encourage you to join us soon, to meet our family at Immanuel.
Lisa Samuelson has been a member of Immanuel Lutheran since 1989. She is currently serving her term on council as Immanuel's president.
Lisa is employed at Plymouth Community School Corporation as a secretary for Lincoln Junior High School.
Lisa and her husband Tom have been married since 1988 and have one son, Daniel who currently attends Lincoln Junior High.
Lisa is an active member of Delta Theta Tau sorority where she currently serves as recording secretary. She has also held many positions on the local and national level.
In addition to spending time with her family, Lisa enjoys beading and watching her son’s sporting activities.
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Amy has been a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church since 1987. She is serving her term on council with a primary focus on outreach. Amy’s activities at Immanuel Lutheran include conducting children’s ministries, assisting with worship, lectoring, and outreach initiatives.
Amy currently works for Daiichi Sankyo Pharmaceuticals as a sales representative. Prior to joining Daiichi Sankyo, Amy was employed at the University of Notre Dame as manager of employer relations for the Mendoza College of Business MBA program where she was responsible for recruiting efforts with primarily Fortune 500 companies. She holds of bachelor of arts degree from Indiana University.
Amy currently serves on the Indiana University South Bend Alumni Board of Directors and co-chairs the Marketing and Membership committee.
In addition to enjoying time with her family, her recreational interests include fitness activities, bicycling, boating, and traveling.
Jerry Siroky has been attending Immanuel Lutheran Church since 1969. He is serving his term on council with focus on property and has served on the building committee in the past. He and his wife along with their three children were married in Immanuel, his two grandchildren have been baptized at Immanuel.
Jerry is Co-owner of a production machining business in Plymouth, which machines every thing from plastic to titiaum. He served on the Starke County Soil and Water board and was President of Hamlet Conservation Club.
Jerry enjoys spending time with his family, especially the grandchildren.
Jamie's Biography coming soon...
Keith Wickens has been a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church for twenty one years. This is his term for this council and has served on other councils in the past for Immanuel. He currently is the chair of the Worship and Music committee and has held other positions on past councils.
Keith is presently employed at Monaco Coach Corporation as a final finisher at the Wakarusa campus. He holds multiple certificates in business and insurance ethics, and Indiana insurance law.
Keith and his wife Susan enjoy their four children, Melissa a junior at Butler University, Kristin a freshman at Indiana/Purdue of Fort Wayne, and Kyle a junior at Plymouth High School, and Elizabeth a first grader at Menominee in Plymouth.
The family has a long history of being involved with swimming, and Keith is the President of the Plymouth Community Swim Club. He also is a swim official for age group as a Referee and for High School as a swim official.
