Rev. Dennis Kelly, Pastor

Pastor Dennis Kelly began his ministry at Ascension on October 13th, 2009.  Dennis graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL with a Music Performance major and received a M.Div. degree from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. He has also done additional graduate work in Pastoral Counseling at Chicago Theological Seminary, Garret Evangelical Theological School and the Center for Religion and Psychotherapy at Chicago... 

  Diane Carlson, Office Manager

Diane has been a member of Ascension for 30 years. She served as the interim office administrator during a few periods over the past couple of years, and became the permanent office manager as of September 1, 2008... 

Beth and Greg Peterson, Children's Ministry

Beth and Greg are the Children's Ministry Coordinators at Ascension, working with all those children from PreK through 5th grade. With the help of a dedicated staff of volunteer teachers, they try to make Ascension's Sunday School educational AND fun... 

  Gail Price, Service Ministries Leader

Gail began her service as Minister of Health at Ascension in 1993, a role in which she is blessed to be able to unite her professional training and experience as a physical therapist with her Christian faith. She views the congregation as a place of health, wholeness and healing of body, mind and spirit... 

  Vanessa Young, Youth Leader

Vanessa is the Youth Leader at Ascension, working with high school and junior high/middle school youth! She came to Ascension in September of 2008 and is passionate about accompanying teenage youth through the challenges of daily life and the complexities of Christian faith... 

Mischa Zupko & Minkyoo Shin, Worship Leaders

Mischa and Minkyoo have been Ascension's Worship Leaders since 2004 and have a passion for inclusion of a wide variety of music and worship styles that exemplify God's diverse and ever-changing world...