MEET THE TEAM
As we welcome a New Year and bid God’s speed to Mrs. Marca and Pastor Dana, we recognize our staff is going through a number of big changes. For starters, the Congregation has not yet made any decisions regarding a new Sr Pastor. If you would like to hear more about where we are in that process you can click here. Currently, Pastor’s Albers and Madsen are Co-Associate pastors and Campus Pastors of their respective campus locations, Ms. Corrie has moved into Mrs. Marca’s position as Director of Family Life and we are looking to bring a few new support staff members on board as well. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of us!
Pastor Grayson Albers
Senior Pastor
Pastor Grayson Albers (PG) is our Senior Pastor, is Married to Kim and has 2 boys and a girl. PG is a graduate of Concordia University Wisconsin with a focus on biblical languages and pre seminary studies and went to Concordia Seminary St. Louis, MO for his pastoral studies. PG likes to hunt and is an avid Green Bay Packer fan. Our Dallas fans pray for him a lot. :-)
Pastor Luke Madsen
Associate Pastor
Pastor Luke is our Associate Pastor, is married to Darcy and has four teenage girls. So we pray for him a lot :-) Pastor Luke is a graduate of Concordia University Texas with a focus on biblical languages and church music and went to Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne, IN for his pastoral studies. Pastor Luke loves to fish and is an avid Texas Longhorn football fan.
Robin Smith
Director of Worship
Robin is our Director of Worship, is married to Karen, and has seven adult children, two of which are still in college. Robin has a Bachelors Degree of Music Education from Baylor University and a Masters in Organizational Development from Abilene Christian University. He is passionate about heart-felt worship, expressing the beauty of Christ, and leadership development. In his spare time he loves music, reading, and sports.
Corrie Ganger
Minister of Family Life
Corrie is long time member of Immanuel Lutheran Ministries. She grew up in Rogers and is a graduate of UMHB. She taught for 31 years before retiring in 2019 and joining the ILM staff as Marca’s assistant. Corrie love’s spending time with her family, watching sports (go Cowboys and Spurs) reading and singing.
Nikki Hernandez
Business Manager
Nikki serves as the business manager for Immanuel Lutheran Ministries and helps to make sure the books are balanced and the bills are paid. She and her husband have three sweet daughters and a host of farm animals they love to care for. In her spare time, Nikki enjoys camping, boating, and all things “outdoorsy” with her family. (Yes, outdoorsy is a word. You should add it to your vocabulary!)
Malinda Averil
Office Administrator
Malinda serves Immanuel as our Administrative Assistant and has been a member here at ILM for many years. Malinda has served as a leader on many of our boards, including the Board of Directors and in her free time, Malinda loves great music, a good book and the outdoors.
Jennifer Benson
Director of Communications
Jennifer serves Immanuel as our Director of Communications and works on our bulletins, newsletters, social media and websites. Jennifer has son and daughter and her Husband Sean is a professor.
Avery Pavliska
Mother’s Day Out Director / Belton Campus Family Life Rep
Avery began serving ILM as a teacher for the MDO and was asked to serve as the director in 20__. She has three children and wears a lot of Maroon!
Faith Kerr
Temple Campus Family Life Rep
Faith attends our Temple campus and works with Mas. Corrie as a representative and liaison for our Family Life Ministry.