Contact Us
- Phone: (630) 584-6434
- Email:
- Mailing Address: 36W925 Red Gate Rd.; St. Charles, IL 60175
Hosanna! is blessed with many gifted, creative, passionate volunteers and every single day, even more are experiencing the joy of serving Jesus through volunteer service. Volunteers are critical to Hosanna! becoming the church that God desires us to be. Our many activities, groups, events and programs are organized into Ministry Teams, each responsible for a different area of ministry.
The current Ministry Teams and their respective Key Leaders plus Staff Resource contacts are as follows ...
Adult Discipleship - Staff contact Pastor John Nelson (Senior Pastor)
Children & Family Ministry - Staff contact Lynette Anderson (Director of Children & Family Ministry)
Music - Key Leader Cait Flones, Staff contact Melody Kuphal (Director of Music Ministry)
Preschool - Key Leader Shana Sparber, Staff contact Mandy Warman (Preschool Director)
Worship - Key Leader Denise Mandik, Staff contact Pastor John Nelson
Youth Ministry - Staff contact Jesse Hanvey (Youth Director)
Evangelism - Staff contact Pastor John Nelson
Fellowship - Staff contact Pastor John Nelson
Hospitality - Staff contact Pastor John Nelson
Member Prayer & Care - Staff contact Vanessa Schneider (Church Administrator)
Outreach - Staff contact Pastor John Nelson
Stewardship - Key Leader Shana Sparber, Staff contact Pastor John Nelson
Media - Key Leaders Randy Flones & Paul Ivanauski, Staff contact Adam Huckeby (Director of Technology and Media Ministry)
Property - Staff contact Vanessa Schneider
Technology - Key Leader Kevin Kuphal, Staff contact Adam Huckeby
Finance - Key Leader Brad Johnsaon, Staff contact Pastor John Nelson
Also Biblically known as deacons, overseers, shepherds or elders, Hosanna!'s Congregational Council is made up of our Senior Pastor plus 9 congregation members elected by the Congregation to serve 3 year terms, with 3 being elected each year. This decision making group meets monthly and is responsible for the church budget and other duties outlined in our governing documents. In addition, each Council member is assigned to assist and support a Ministry Team area.
Here is the 2023-24 Council:
Joan Bisterfeldt, Council Rep for Stewardship, Finance & Property
Cherie Filipos, Council Rep for Member Prayer and Care, Outreach
Kristen Gorski, Council Rep for Children & Family Ministry, & Adult Discipleship
Michael Guy, Council Secretary, Council Rep for Media & Technology
Dan Haugrud, Council Rep for Evangelism
Paul Ivanauski, Council President, Council Rep for Youth Ministry
Andy Kuester, Council Vice President, Council Rep for Fellowship & Hospitality
Abby Stengler, Council Rep for Music, Worship, & Preschool
Marty Zima, Council Rep for Hospitality
Pastor John Nelson, Senior Pastor
To address sensitive confidential and human resource matters, this group of leaders is composed of the Senior Pastor, Council President and Vice President, plus a member appointed each by the Senior Pastor, President and the Council at large.
Joan Bisterfeldt
Paul Ivanauski, Council President
Scott Jaeger
Andy Kuester, Council Vice President
Pastor John Nelson, Senior Pastor
Shana Sparber