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Worship Times:

From Memorial Day to Labor Day
Sunday Worship 9:00am
Thursday Worship 6:30pm

September - May
Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:30am
Sunday School 9:15am

2101 S Prospect Ave
Champaign, IL 61820
217-352-1732

Church Staff

Pastor
Tom Hillertz

Tom Hillertz has accepted the call to be pastor at Good Shepherd.

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Pastor Emeritus
Dr. Edward D. Schneider

Dr. Edward D. Schneider served as pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church from 1985 until his retirement in 2001. Pastor Schneider and his wife, Nancy, continue to live in Champaign.

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Youth Minister
Jason Fisher

 

Jason Fisher joined the staff at Good Shepherd in September of 2007 after serving in Rockford, Illinois as a Youth & Christian Education Director and later as Director of Outreach. While in northern Illinois, Jason worked with Youth Directors from various denominations as a speaker for Middle and High School Retreats. Before moving to Rockford Jason received his Bachelor of Science in Youth Ministry at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois. Jason met his wife, Samantha, in an art class at Greenville and they share the joy of their sons, Zechariah and Silas on a daily basis. Jason loves teaching, writing, making art, and is always up for a game of street hockey.

Contact Jason Fisher at jason@gslc-cu.org

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Parish Office Manager
Chris Collins

Chris Collins has been Office Manager at Good Shepherd since July 2011.  Chris is married to Leland, and they have four children: Melissa (30), Nathan (24), Aryn (19), and Trace (16).  Born in Champaign-Urbana, Chris attended Parkland College, the University of Illinois (BA-Sociology), and Governors State University (MPA-Public Administration).  Mostly recently, Chris was an Elder Abuse Caseworker and Investigator in Vermilion County.  She previously worked for both the Lutheran Church of Mahomet and Restoration Urban Ministries.  She and Leland were local missionaries for a number of years.  Leland now works in the construction field, but still ministers in the area.

Contact Chris at staff@gslc-cu.org

Choir Director
Jill Crandall

Jill Allison Crandall has been Choir Director at Good Shepherd since September 2011. Jill is married to Paul Heald for 27 years this August, and they have three children, Andrea (26, married and getting a PhD in math at the University of Virginia), Lewis (23 and starting his master's degree in double bass performance at University of Minnesota), and Margaret (20, studying Arabic at the University of Georgia). Born in Connecticut, she grew up in Florida and started singing in choir when in kindergarden. She describes herself as a pretty rough pianist, despite having started so young, loves "rocking out" on electric bass, and is absolutely passionate about handbells.

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