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PASTOR:
John Schelter
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC:
Kathryn Utroska
MINISTERS:
The people of
Our Savior Lutheran Church

Email: osl@airmail.net
411 N. Town East Blvd
Mesquite, TX
Phone: 972-226-0510
Fax: 972-226-0722

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Church Council Members

President Thane Katz		Has been a Lutheran: 46 years Member of OSL: 5 years Hobbies/interest: Animals/Pets, Dog Training, Woodworking, Reading, Music, Environmental Issues Other Church ministries: Choir, Yardbirds, Reader, Usher Community involvement: Dallas CASA, North Texas Food Bank, Best Friends Animal Society, ONE Attends service at 8:30 am or 11 a.m.
Technology Ministry Rhonda Cook		Married to Jon Children: Andrew Occupation: Paralegal Lutheran since: 1984 Member of OSL 20 years Hobbies: Reading, Singing Other church ministries: Choir Generally attends: 11:00
Worship & Music Ministry Bill Witwer		Married to Lisa Children: Greg, Paul, Carmen Has been a Lutheran: 23 years Member of OSL: 5 years Hobbies/interest: Reading, Singing, Fly Fishing, Spectator Sports Other Church ministries: Assistant Minister, Sunday School Teacher Attends service at 11:00 a.m.
Council Secretary Nora Creed		Children: Regina Greenwood, Penny Kay Has been a Lutheran: 50 years Member of OSL: 17 years Hobbies/interest: Scuba Diving, Square and Round Dancing Other Church ministries: Women of ELCA, Communion Assistant, Rader, Usher Community involvement: Telephone Pioneers, Greeting Soldiers at DFW, Nursing Home Visitation Attends service at 8:30 am or 11:00 a.m.
Outreach/Witness Ministry Richard Mastin		Married to Betty Children: Jennifer and Stephanie, 5 grandchildren Occupation: Retired Has been a Lutheran since: 1996 Member of OSL since 1996 Hobbies/interest: Geneology, Cooking & Eating Other Church ministries: Learning and Fellowship Attends service at 11:00 a.m.
Finance/Vice President Beth Ditman		Married to Jerry Children: Angela Egbert (& Zach), Jennifer Dittman Has been a Lutheran: 16 years Member of OSL: 13 years Hobbies/interest: Sewing, Quilting, Reading Other Church ministries: Bell Choir Community involvement: Family Council Seago Manor Attends service at 8:30 am or 11:00 a.m.
Learning Ministry Dixie Johnson		Married to:Ron Children:Sloan Occupation:R.N. Lutheran since:birth Member of OSL since:9/08 Hobbies:traveling, cooking, collecting cookbooks,crafts Other church ministries:Sunday School teacher Generally attends which service(s):11am
Stewardship Sally Nelson		Children: Jed Has been a Lutheran: Since Birth Member of OSL: 2 years Hobbies/interest: Reading, Animals, Environmental Issues Community Involvement:AHIMA Attends service at 11:00 a.m. or 5:30 p.m.
Evangelism Jo Ann Stevens		Children: Brian, Brandon Has been a Lutheran: 10 years Member of OSL: 10 years Attends service at 8:30 am
Property Ministry Ray McClatchey		Married to Bobbie Jean Children: Bill, Laurel, and Cori Occupation: Retired Has been a Lutheran all his life Has been a member of OSL for two and half years Hobbies/ Interests: Handy Man work Attends service at 11:00am
Fellowship Jami Peterson		Married to David Children: Scott Hutchinson Has been a Lutheran: Since 1978 Member of OSL: Since 1978 Hobbies/interest: Sewing, Crafts Other Church ministries: Vacation Bible School Attends service at 8:30 am or 11:00 a.m.
Pastor John Schelter		Pastor John was born in Houston over 50 years ago. He grew up in Cypress, Texas, where his father pastored St. John's Lutheran Church. They moved from Cypress to a small German community north of Austin, where a Lutheran parochial education and active church life fostered an early interest in ministry. He graduated from Concordia College in Austin and the University of Texas before enrolling at Christ Seminary-Seminex in 1975. Seminary education included three years of field work in the St. Louis inner city balanced by a suburban Chicago setting for internship. He then served in the urban environments of Wichita, Kansas and Oklahoma City in Southeast Asian refugee re-settlement and parish ministry. He married Lois Werberig on February 4, 1984 and the birth of their daughters Christa and Rachel have enriched their lives with the blessings and joys of family.