Staff Directory

	Senior Pastor, Rev. Steven Wigdahl Email: sewigdahl@embarqmail.com Office Extention: 101 Pastor Steven E. Wigdahl, an Iowa native, graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa in 1975. After spending five years in the broadcast industry, he attended Luther/Northwestern Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota and graduated in 1984. His ordination occurred on August 19, 1984, in his home congregation, Zion Lutheran in Ruthven, Iowa. Pastor Wigdahl served fifteen years as Pastor of Ascension Lutheran church in Ogden, Utah. He has served as Senior Pastor at Emmanuel since July, 1999. He and his wife Keri have four sons.
	Associate Pastor, Rev. Frank Lee Email: revfranklee@embarqmail.com Office Extention: 104 Rev. Frank Lee and his wife Jean come to us from their most recent home in Alexandria, Virginia. Pastor Lee graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa in 1961 and Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN in 1965, receiving a Doctorate of Ministry from Luther Seminary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1984. Pastor Lee has served calls at Hope Lutheran Church in Fargo, North Dakota; Hope Lutheran Church, Clinton, Maryland; and most recently at Peace Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Pastor Lee accepted the Call to Emmanuel as Associate Pastor in June, 2001.
	Associate Pastor,  Rev. Deborah Fergus Email: pastordeb@embarqmail.com Office Extension: 117 I have been serving at Emmanul Lutheran Church since October 2005, and I have found this church to be filled with people committed to their faith and to one another. I have also discovered that I am blessed to be a part of an outstanding staff, each one serving with compassion and dedication.  The focus of my ministry here at Emmanuel is to provide leadership for the Children's Ministry at Emmanuel, Supervise the staff of our outstanding Day School, Administrate our "Alive" Contemporary Worship Service and participate in the Ministry of Word and Sacrament with Pastor Steve Wigdahl and Pastor Frank Lee. My family life is currently blessed by my marriage to Ed Ries, 2 married daughters, two son-in-laws and one darling grand-daughter.  I completed my undergraduate work at Ohio University with a degree in Special Education, and I received my Master's of Divinity from Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. I also spent several years taking coursework and doing an internship, while enrolled in the Master's of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Ministry Degree at the Methodist Theological School of Ohio. Prior to coming to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, I served calls at Hope Lutheran Church in Farmington Hills, Michigan (3 years) and at Augsburg Lutheran Church (5 years) in Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to my call into the ministry I was a Full-Time Mom during my daughters' school years. I have  also been a Special Education Teacher, worked in business with my brother, and was a Pre-School Teacher.
	Associate Ministry for Administration, Tom Gemmer Email: elcanaples@embarqmail.com Office Extension: 102
	Director of Youth & Family, Jim Cooper Email: elcyouth@embarqmail.com Office Extension:105
	Parish Nurse, Carol Hartman Email: elcparishnurse@embarqmail.com Office Extension:116