Pastor Dennis Creswell
75%-time Lead Pastor - ordained 1976
Pastor Dennis joined us on January 1, 2010, on a 75% time Pulpit Supply covenant. On June 20th, 2011, we were blessed to have Pastor Dennis installed as our permanent lead pastor! Pastor Dennis had already assumed most of the Lead Pastor duties while also working with the leadership of the congregations and the Advisory council to chart our future. He will normally be working out of his study in Tilleda on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and will be available at other times by appointment. He is always available for emergencies. You may call the office and they will have his weekly schedule, which varies, week to week. Pastor Dennis was ordained on June 13th, 1976 and was awarded a Doctorate in The History of Christian Thought in 1991. His wife, Paulette, is Pastor of Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Wausau.
Pastor Douglas Helling
Permanent Pulpit Supply Pastor - ordained 1973
Education: Luther College and Wartburg Seminary
Family: Wife, Nancy - 2 children
Pastor Doug retired from the ELCA on December 31, 2010, but has generously offered to continue as permanent pulpit supply for The United Lutheran Parish into the future. He will continue to preach on Sundays, and will also continue to visit the shut-ins and ill on a quarterly basis. He will also be available to fill in for vacations and education events and do hospital visits when Pastor Dennis is not available. We are blessed to have Pastor Doug continue to serve us into his retirement.
Diane Kryll - Office Manager:
Office Manager
Education: BA Degree in Music Education, Stevens Point University, 1971
Family: Husband, Jim 4 children, 9 grandchildren
Diane graduated from Tigerton High School and Stevens Point University with a BA Degree in Music Education. When she and her husband and family moved back to Tigerton from Milwaukee in 1991, Diane taught for NorthCentral Technical College and Fox Valley Technical College as a computer lab instructor. In 2000, Diane took on the role of Office Manager for The United Lutheran Parish and continues there currently.