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At Sunday’s Annual Meeting, voters approved a slate of 24 officers and trustees, comprised of 17 returning board members and seven new ones. Here is the full list of board members for 2023–24, with bios for you to get to know the new trustees. Thank you to all who...
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Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg
Senior Minister
Bill has been the Senior Minister at the Kenilworth Union Church since 2014. He was educated at Calvin College (B.A.) and Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div. & D. Min.), and ordained to the Ministry of the Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1985.
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Previously, Bill has served as Associate Pastor of the Abington Presbyterian Church in suburban Philadelphia (1985-1990); as Head of Staff at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan (1990-1997); and as Head of Staff at the First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich, Connecticut (1997-2013).
Dr. Evertsberg and his wife Kathy are originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Kathy is a retired dental hygienist with time now for passions like gardening, racket sports, books, and church activities. Their son Michael works for a software company in San Francisco and their daughter Taylor is pursuing a Master’s degree in Library Science at the University of Illinois. She lives in Connecticut with her husband Christian and their bloodhound Sergeant Pepper. Doogie the golden retriever works at church with Bill. His job is to greet the students when they arrive at church for the Joyful Noise Nursery School.
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Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster
Senior Associate Minister
Katie was dedicated in the Disciples of Christ congregation in Crawfordsville, Indiana; baptized in the United Church of Christ congregation in Midland, Michigan; confirmed at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, Indiana; and ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA), so she quickly identified with the deep ecumenical roots of Kenilworth Union Church.
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Katie earned her Doctor of Ministry and Masters of Divinity at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, and her Bachelors in Theological Studies at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana. She has been a pastor since 2008, serving first as a pastor at the Center for Religion, Spirituality and Social Justice at Grinnell College, in Grinnell, Iowa, and then at First Congregational Church of La Grange, IL. Dr. Lancaster lives in Libertyville with her husband Rob and son Harrison and twins Rose and Theo.
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Reverend Christine V. Hides
Associate Minister for Discipleship
Christine leads ministries of Christian education at Kenilworth Union that nurture imagination and participation in God’s vision of peace and justice in an increasingly digital world: her particular focus is with Children and Family Ministry, Adult Education, and Communications. Christine studied at Northwestern University (B.S., M.S.) and Garret Evangelical Theological Seminary (BGTS).
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Christine grew up on a farm located near Culver Academies, where she attended high school. In other seasons of her life, God called her to non-profit policy work, teaching in Switzerland and on the North Shore, and two suburban congregations before beginning at Kenilworth Union Church in 2018. Christine is an ordained deacon in the United Methodist Church. She lives in Libertyville with her husband and two daughters.
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