Staff of The Moody Church
Pastoral Staff
Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Senior PastorSenior Pastor of The Moody Church since 1980, he is an award-winning author and celebrated speaker.
Dr. Hutz H. Hertzberg
Executive Pastor, Director of Church PlantingPastor Hutz oversees the pastoral staff and ministries of TMC. He is also our Director of Church Planting with a goal to spread the glory of God throughout Chicagoland and beyond.
Dr. William P. Bertsche
Assistant Pastor, Global Outreach and ConnectionsGod is faithful. He will never fail to do what is in the absolute eternal best interest of His people.
Michael Best
Assistant Pastor, Student DiscipleshipMichael has led the Student Ministries since 2008. He holds a BA from Moody Bible Institute and an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Rev. Raouf Boulos
Assistant Pastor, Local OutreachWhile serving the mandatory year of service in the Egyptian Army, Pastor Boulos’ eyes were opened to see that salvation was not something that an individual could inherit from their parents.
Rev. Charles M. Butler
Assistant Pastor, Shepherding and Men's MinistriesGod’s Word, God’s Spirit and God’s People are God’s means to bring God’s will to the world. Pastors get to help. What a privilege!
Robert (Bob) L. Gunter
Assistant Pastor, Families and Stewardship MinistriesPastor Gunter believes that there is no greater calling for parents and no greater work of the church than seeing children come to Christ and families mature in the faith.
Rev. Steven P. Mason
Assistant Pastor, Equipping and Young AdultsSteve has a real passion to see us, as believers, truly engage our culture with the good news of the Gospel and to pray for a great revival in our nation.
Eric D. Naus
Assistant Pastor, University StudentsEric Naus has been pastoring Crossroads since 2005. He and Abby live with their four children on the north side of Chicago.
Bruce A. Nelson
Assistant Pastor, Compassion Ministries and Senior AdultsBruce is passionate about walking alongside of people who are navigating life trials, bringing them encouragement, hope to press on, and understanding for what God is doing in their life.
Mark D. Pirrie
Assistant Pastor, Community LifeAs Pastor for Community Life, Mark is responsible for helping The Moody Church members catch a vision for what it would be like to live a totally God-centered life.
Alfredo Ramos
Assistant Pastor, Hispanic MinistryPastor Ramos serves as the pastor of the Hispanic Ministry of The Moody Church and is involved in equipping workers from other churches to spread the gospel among Latinos in our city.
Tim Stafford
Assistant Pastor, Music MinistriesAs a vocalist, guitarist and conductor, Tim is committed to facilitating corporate worship that is God-directed, transformational, and displays the unity of the Spirit.
Ministry Directors/Coordinators
William Gates
Pastor, Living Faith Community Church
Scott Griffin
Pianist and Coordinator, Music MinistriesScott is a concert pianist and organist who aims to communicate Christ’s joy, purpose and comfort through the gift of music.
Simone Halpin
Associate Director, Women's MinistrySimone has been a member of The Moody Church since 2004. She joined the staff in 2010 to work along side Mary after finishing her Masters in Biblical Studies from Moody Theological Seminary.
Ron R. Ingram
Coordinator, International Students and ScholarsRon loves the Lord and desires to see many meet God and learn to live in His grace.
Abby Naus
Director, Children's DiscipleshipAbby hopes to see the children and families of Moody truly know the Lord Jesus and become mature in their walk with Him.
Dr. Paul J. Satre
OrganistPaul Satre has been organist of The Moody Church since 1979, is heard regularly on The Moody Church Hour broadcast and has also played for Songs in the Night.
Roxana Thisse
TMC Kids Special Events CoordinatorRoxana began attending The Moody Church with her family when she was just a toddler. Thirty years later she is happy to still be calling The Moody Church her church home.
Donnita Travis
Founder & Executive Director, By The Hand Club For KidsDonnita’s goal for By The Hand is to help children have an abundant and eternal life through a ministry that helps renew mind, body and soul.
Mary S. Whelchel
Director, Women's MinistryMary is not only the Director of Women’s Ministries, she is also Founder and Speaker of The Christian Working Woman and author of several books. She has been a member of TMC since 1981.
Ministry Assistants
Judy Busic
Ministry Assistant
Brandon Chism
Music MinistryBrandon has studied music and pastoral ministry, vocal performance, and bassoon performance.
Jan Hagstrom
Choir AssistantHigh on Jan’s list of interests is her involvement in a Precepts Bible study, a deep love for sacred and classical music, and has been a long-time Chicago Symphony Orchestra subscriber.
Lori Imhof
Executive AssistantLori enjoys family fishing trips to Canada as often as Chris can talk them into it…and can bait a hook and take a fish off the line with the best of them.
Aimee Lilly
Ministry AssistantAimee counts it a privilege to work in the same building in which she worships each Sunday, and is especially grateful for the friends with whom she works.
Rose Martinez
Ministry AssistantRose joined our staff in 2001. She graduated from DePaul University and earned a degree in business with a major in marketing.
Rochelle Wendt
Ministry AssistantRochelle joined the Children’s Ministries staff in October 2006 after completing her BMus at MBI. She initially began attending as a student intern, but found a home at The Moody Church.
Operations Staff
Michael C. Pitts
Managing Director of OperationsMichael encourages people to get involved in the church by helping in the Media Center on Sundays or by volunteering in the church office.
Noble Adigbli
Director, Ministry ServicesNoble’s goal is to help foster a church/spiritual environment in which all who come seeking Jesus will feel comfortable to connect with God and others.
Michael Arman
Coordinator, Audiovisual TechnologyServing as Audio/Visual Coordinator, Mike oversees the technical production for Sunday services, conferences and other meetings.
David M. Best
Financial CoordinatorDavid desires to use his education and skills in the area of accounting, for God’s glory, and counts it a privilege to serve Him at The Moody Church.
Walter (Wally) L. Janusch
Coordinator, FacilitiesWally is an active member of the Korean War Veterans Assoc. and volunteer for Honor Flight Chicago whose mission is to send WWII vets to Washington DC at no cost for a day of honor and recognition.
Neelu Joseph
Financial AssistantNeelu’s goal is to live for Jesus and be available for God to use her in His grand scheme of things.
Richard (Rich) C. Karnath
Director, FacilitiesRegarding what he has learned about God’s character, Rich says, “Acceptance and forgiveness of so much by God because of His own sacrifice and patience, as we learn and grow as His children.”
Joseph Martinez
Coordinator, Public Relations and Public SafetyA favorite verse of Joseph’s is Psalm 84:10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Darlynn Ramsey
Receptionist
Kent A. Schmidt
Director, Finance & AdministrationKent oversees contributions, payables, financial reporting, payroll and employee benefits administration.
Bev Skrak
Facilities AssistantBev began attending The Moody Church in 1985 and joined the staff in May 2002; currently she serves as administrative assistant for Facilities and Ministry Services.
Jeromy Stark
Systems Administrator
Carol Verovich
Financial AssistantCarol Verovich is a financial assistant in accounts receivable on staff since December 2003.
Elders
Bervin (Berv) C. Peterson
Chairman, Elders
Michael C. Pitts
ElderMichael encourages people to get involved in the church by helping in the Media Center on Sundays or by volunteering in the church office.
Evan J. Price
ElderThomas H. W. Sawyer
ElderA Moody Church elder since 1991, Tom is a practicing attorney who is passionate about learning and about defending the gospel.