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The Rev. H. Jeffrey A. Clements

The Rev. H. Jeffrey A. Clements was elected on June 18, 2016, to serve a six-year term as the third bishop of the Northern Illinois Synod. His term of service as Bishop of the Synod began on September 1, 2016, and he was installed by the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, The Reverend Elizabeth Eaton on September 24, 2016, at First Lutheran Church, Rockford.

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Bishop Jeffrey Clements
  • Bishop of the Northern Illinois Synod, ELCA

Full-time Called Staff

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Deacon Cheryl Erdmann
  • Assistant to the Bishop for Candidacy and Special Events
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The Rev. Pat Esker
  • Assistant to the Bishop for Operations, Governance, and Finance
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The Rev. Gary Erickson
  • Director of Evangelical Mission, Assistant to the Bishop for Outreach & Stewardship. Relates to the NE and East conferences
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Deacon K Graddy
  • Assistant to the Bishop for Communication and Technology
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The Rev. Marilyn Hanson
  • Assistant to the Bishop, Call Process Coordinator, relates to the Central & South conferences
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The Rev. Denver Bitner
  • Assistant to the Bishop for the North and Northwest Conferences
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The Rev. Michel Clark
  • Assistant to the Bishop for the West and Southwest Conferences
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Julie Lewis
  • Executive Secretary to the Bishop
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Anke Fronz
  • Registrar

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