Our Church Team

Pastor Dave Strang

Pastor Dave Strang and his wife Donna have three adult married children and eight grandchildren. Pastor Dave graduated from Harvard Divinity School and has been ordained for over forty years. He served, early in his career as Dean of Students at three church related institutions including Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. After leaving the college ranks, he served full time parishes in Massachusetts and Illinois. Trained as an intentional interim, Pastor Dave has served numerous churches over the last few years in Illinois and Wisconsin. A Masters swimmer and avid tennis player, Pastor Dave and his wife are also active in the Sun City Theater Company. Pastor Dave is, also an adjunct professor at McHenry County College teaching World Religions and Ethics. Pastor Dave believes the good news of the Gospel is summed up in the words of John 3:16. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life." Pastor Dave welcomes you to join us in worship at the First Congregational Church in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin where we are FAMILY!

Penny Erickson, Office Manager

Penny is a lifetime resident of Lake Geneva as well as a lifetime member of First Congregational UCC.  She has been the office manager and treasurer for 18 years.  She is also the bookkeeper for United Child Care Center and the Lake Geneva Area Emergency Food Pantry part of the ministry to the community found at our church.  Penny has been married to her husband Paul for 29 years and have two adult children who live in Milwaukee. 

Jerry Rosenberg, Organist

Jerry has been the organist for First Congregational UCC since 2003.  He has been a church organist for 19 years.  Jerry officially joined our church as a member in 2004.   Jerry works in the Grand Geneva Resort security department.  Because of his preference for the sound of a theatre pipe organ, he installed a virtual manual pipe organ to play at home.  It captures the sound of a Wurlitzer pipe organ from his home computer. Our church is worth visiting just to hear Jerry play!

Anna E. Schmidt, Music Director & Youth Director

Anna is originally from Crystal Lake, IL and is a recent grad of Carthage College in Kenosha, WI, where she currently resides. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music, with Emphases in General, Instrumental and Vocal Music Education, and has recently been employed by Kenosha Unified School District as the choir director at Washington Middle School. Flute is her primary instrument, but she also dabbles with many other instruments such as piano, saxophone, guitar, etc. She is very gracious for the opportunity to do God's work at First Congregational Church of Lake Geneva.