Pastors and Staff

PastorLillejord@naplesemmanuel.org

Pastor David Lillejord accepted a call to serve Emmanuel in 2024. Pastor Lillejord is a graduate of Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN.

pastorrick@naplesemmanuel.org

Rev. Dr. Richard Bliese was called to serve Emmanuel in the fall of 2018, after serving our congregation for two years as a consultant for the Kern Family Foundation from Waukesha, WI.

pastorjose@naplesemmanuel.org

Rev. José Lebrón was born in the Dominican Republic. Lived in Brazil and was a well known pediatrician. Pastor José leads Emmanuel Community Church, which offers bilingual Spanish/English worship.

jim@naplesemmanuel.org

Jim arrived at Emmanuel Lutheran Church on August 1, 2001, with his wife and two children. Prior to being at Emmanuel, he was the director of student life ministry for seven years at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Ramsey, Minnesota.

dee@naplesemmanuel.org

Dee-Anne Schleutker, an Ohio native, received her B.S. in Nursing from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. After several years of theological education, Dee was commissioned and installed as Deacon for Mission, Service and outreach in 2012.

nieves@naplesemmanuel.org

Nieves Lebrón was born and raised in Dominican Republic and become a pediatrician. She holds a master’s degree in Arts at Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, and a master’s degree in Education at Quincy University in Chicago.

julie@naplesemmanuel.org

Frine@naplesemmanuel.org

gina@naplesemmanuel.org

Kathleen@naplesemmanuel.org

tom@naplesemmanuel.org

vivian@naplesemmanuel.org

marcia@naplesemmanuel.org

johnathan@naplesemmanuel.org

michael@naplesemmanuel.org

jamie@naplesemmanuel.org

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jennifer@naplesemmanuel.org