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OUR MINISTER AND STAFF
 
Pastor Timothy Forester
Administrative Assistant, Katy Rausch
Custodian, Dennis Nowland
Junior Choir Director, Nancy Bachler (Edstrom)
Senior Choir Directors, Linda Knecht, Nick Edstrom
Organist, Sandy Todd
Youth Group Advisors, Cindy Samples, Brian Pember
Church School Superintendent, Melissa Brevig
Office Hours:Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.



Pastor Timothy Forester
e-mail address: rev1stcong@hbci.com






Katy Rausch, Office Manager


I grew up on the East coast and moved to Winona in 1969. I started at

First Congregational Church in May of 2005. I have two children, Jason

and Andrea and one granddaughter Laina. I enjoy working with all the

wonderful people at the FCC.



Sandy Todd, Organist

 

I grew up in Postville, Iowa. I moved to Winona in 1977 to attend Winona State

University where I received degrees in business and music. During our college years

my fiancé Owen and I worked with the youth group and the youth athletic league. I

joined the First Congregational Church in about 1980. In November of 1984 Harold

Edstrom hired me to be the church organist. This congregation has been a

wonderful support in our marriage and faith journey over the many years,

especially after the death of my husband and best friend Owen. I continue to

raise our three sons, David, Marcus and Michael with the help of this

loving church family.

 

 

Nancy Bachler, Junior Choir


Nancy Bachler (Edstrom) obtained her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College and her M.A. from
Middlebury College.  She teaches French at St. Mary's University, gives piano lessons
and plays both organ and piano for various instrumentalists, choirs, liturgies, weddings
 and funerals at local parishes.  She directs the Junior Choir at the First
Congregational Church. She was married to Steve Bachler in May of 2010.


Senior Choir Directors


Linda Knecht

Linda received a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Illinois State Normal University in Normal, IL and a Masters of Music Education from the University of Illinois in Urbana, IL.  At Warren Township High School in Gurnee, IL she was the choral director for nine years.  She formerly directed the church choir at St. John Lutheran Church in Alma, WI.  From 1998-2001 she directed the senior choir at FCC and since 2006 has been co-director with Nick Edstrom.  Linda and husband Chris live in Buffalo City, WI. They have two married children and six grandchildren.







Nick Edstrom

                                      

 

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