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Our Staff
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William R. Vogelsang Jr.,
Pastor
Les Beale, Visitation Pastor
Jim
Meyer, Director of Christian Education
Donna
Hinke, Ministries Coordinator
Sarah
Grainger, Office Manager
Debbie
Lundberg, Church Office Secretary
Sharon
Boyer, Preschool Director
Margaret Simonsen, Parish Nurse
Pastor Bill Vogelsang was born in
Cleveland
,
Ohio
, and has been the pastor of Community since November 1989. Pastor did his undergraduate work at
Valparaiso
University
. He graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary at
Fort Wayne
,
Indiana
, with a Masters in Historical Theology. Prior to coming to Community, he served congregations in
Tennessee
and
Arkansas
.
Pastor Vogelsang
has served in various capacities at the circuit and district levels of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. For the past twelve years he has been the manager of a developmentally disabled baseball team.
Pastor and his wife, Christine, have been married since 1973. They have three adult children: Carrie Anne, Jacob and Noah, who are currently working in
China.
It has been my privilege to watch the congregation grow both in numbers and in spiritual maturity over these eighteen years. The Lord has certainly blessed our congregation with countless gifts and talents and with
people who are willing to share His Good
News.
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Pastor Les Beale, born in
Buffalo
,
N.Y.
, 1935, graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and was ordained in June of 1959, looks forward, God willing, to his 50th anniversary of Pastoral Ministry in 2009. His was a “Coast to Coast” Ministry, serving congregations in
Massachusetts
,
Michigan
,
Minnesota
and then
California
.
Married to Janet nee’ Growvogel, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June of 2007.
They have three children, Christy Sargenti of
Escondido
, Paul in
Tulsa
,
OK
., and Stephen in
Baltimore
MD.
, and eight grandchildren.
Pastor Beale is delighted and daily thanks God and
Pastor Vogelsang
for the opportunity to join in Ministry at Community Lutheran and is astounded at the warm reception he and Janet have received by such a loving Congregation.
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Jim Meyer was born in Denver, Colorado and
lived there until the middle of his 8th grade year.
In 1986, his dad took a Call to be the Senior Pastor
at Zion Lutheran Church in Anaheim, CA. Jim went to
Orange Lutheran High School and then moved on to
Concordia University in Irvine www.CUI.edu.
Upon graduation with is degree in Religious Studies,
Jim did his internship at Abiding Savior Lutheran in
Lake Forest, CA and then accepted his first Call to
Christ Lutheran in Costa Mesa, CA.
In
1999, Jim accepted the Call to Concordia Lutheran
Church in Kirkwood, MO, but after missing the
sunshine and beach, in 2002, Jim accepted the Call
to Community Lutheran in Escondido. In December
2003, Jim graduated Concordia University in Seward,
NE with his Master's Degree in Family Life
Education. Jim has had the opportunity to serve on
several District Youth Gathering committees and three committees for the National Youth Gathering in Atlanta '98 and Orlando in '04 and ’07. Jim has also led several mission and servant events to Alabama, Alaska (twice), China (twice), San Francisco (twice), and Skopje, Macedonia during the summer of ’08.
Jim
married his high school sweetheart, Jennifer, in
1995 and they have 4 children: Adam,
Mackenzie, Emily and Aaron.
Jim also has a beagle by the name of Atwater. Jim is
passionate about Denver Bronco football
and Duke University basketball.
He loves the opportunity to work with families and
the young people of Community and looks forward to
seeing how God is going to work in this place over
the next 20 years.
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Donna Hinke is a Midwest girl, born and raised in Iowa where she met and went to school with her husband, Jeff. They moved to California in 1983 and consider Iowa a good place to be from. The Hinke's joined the Community Family of Faith in 2000 and Donna joined the staff of Community in Feb. of 2003. Donna has a degree in Sociology and years of experience as a volunteer.
Donna enjoys being a Mom to her four children, reading and is enjoying learning to quilt and knit with the helpful guidance of the groups at Community. She thoroughly enjoys her job and what God has called her to do!
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Sarah Grainger, our English lass, was born in Whiteheath, England and came to the United States in November of 1980 with her husband Graham and three sons, Justin, Simon and James. Daughter Victoria was born in June 1982. Sarah and family first came to Community in June of 1991 when they were meeting at Hidden Valley Middle school. Sarah and husband Graham were married in 1972.
Graham is a Stephens Ministries leader, one of our church elders and lends a hand wherever needed.
Sarah and Graham are the proud grandparents of Kaylin, Andrew, Jack and Mia. If you need a splash of joy, call the church office and talk to Sarah.
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Debbie
Lundberg is California born and raised, has a
rich Lutheran
background and is a P.K. (preacher's kid). Her
parents are Rev. Chuck and Phyllis Rauschek
(retired), who are members at CLC as well. She
is a graduate of California Lutheran University -
1987 (Business Administration).
She was married in 1988 to her husband, Don
Lundberg. They have two beautiful children,
Jenna (born 1994) and Alex (born 1996). The
family currently resides in San Marcos.
The Lundbergs became members of Community in
February of 2005. They were drawn to CLC
because of the warm, friendly church environment and
rich worship experience.
"The church has always been a big part of my
life, so working in the
church office and among all God's people is very
fulfilling."
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Sharon Boyer, a lifelong Lutheran, has been the
Director of Community Lutheran Preschool since
August 1995. Before that she taught all ages
preschool through 9th grade. Her teaching career
began immediately after graduating from San Diego
State University. After several years of classroom
teaching, she "retired" to become a
full-time mother. She was soon called to substitute,
and continued teaching for the next 15 years in many
of the public and Christian schools in the area.
During those years, the Lord blessed the family with
6 wonderful children, 5 boys and 1 girl.
A
preschool substituting job turned into a new
full-time career when the youngest children were
preschoolers. The children now range in age from 18-33, and Sharon has stayed in preschool. Sharon
grew up in Michigan and Ohio, but has lived in or
near Escondido since 8th grade. She and husband Bill
have been married 35 years and now enjoy being
grandparents to two beautiful little girls.
One
of the many rewards of Early Childhood Christian
ministry is seeing the children, along with their
parents, continue to grow in faith and become active
participants in worship services, youth activities,
and choir. The entire staff is dedicated to
nurturing the faith of these precious little ones.
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Margaret Simonsen has been a Registered Nurse for over 30 years and has practiced
nursing in three states in a variety of settings including: Home
Health Visitation, emergency clinics, doctors’ offices, and
hospital units of Medical-Surgical, Intensive Care, Coronary
Care, Emergency Department, and Operating Room.
She
attended Sacred Heart School of Nursing with an A.S. in nursing
from Pensacola College, a B.S. in Health Science and Masters in
Education from Chapman University. She also holds a Teaching
Credential from National University. She has been a certified
instructor for the American Heart Association and the American
Red Cross.
Margaret’s
goal as a Parish Nurse is to teach and encourage emotional and
physical well- being in harmony with spiritual goals. She is
married to Weaver Simonsen and has a grown, married daughter.
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