We are excited to welcome Pastor Justin, who accepted the call to join as our new Pastor on December 23, 2024!

Full bio coming soon!

Eric joined UNITY as an Interim Pastor in May 2024, he brings with him more than three decades of pastoral experience with the Greater Milwaukee Synod.

Most notably he served for 20 years (2001-2021) with Christ Lutheran Church in Salem/Paddock Lake, Wis., where he retired as their Senior Pastor. He then served as the Bridge Pastor/Interim Associate Pastor for 9 months at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Oconomowoc (2021-2022), and most recently at Trinity Lutheran Church in Kenosha (July 1, 2022-April 1, 2024).

Prior to beginning his 20-year stay at Christ Lutheran, he served as an Associate Pastor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Portage, Wis. (1995-2001). His very first ministry assignment was as an Associate Pastor at Immanuel and Wilmington Lutheran Churches in Caledonia, Minn. (1992-1995).

Eric and his wife Vickie live in Greendale and have three adult children who live in the area: Suzanne, Erica and Charlie. Eric is a fan of Wisconsin sports, especially the UW-Madison men’s basketball team. He also likes attending concerts and enjoys swimming at a high school near his home.

Nancy has been with Christ the King and UNITY since 2004 as the Office Administrator and joined CTK as a member in 2013.  She is responsible for providing office support to UNITY staff members, as well as performing the day-to-day functions of the CTK campus office.

Nancy grew up in Toledo, Ohio, and married Ken in 1977. They have three adult children – Elizabeth (married to Mike), Laura (Married to Paxton) and Kenny – and 8 grandchildren.

After her own children were in school full-time, Nancy began working as an Office Administrator for her church in Texas. From that point on she was hooked, and has served in that role for four congregations due to job transfers with her husband.

In her free time Nancy enjoys attending Bible Study, golfing, coaching Special Olympics and spending time with family – especially her grandchildren.

Lynn started full-time on UNITY's staff in April 2023. She is splitting her time as UNITY's admin and an expanded role Dir. of Music Ministry. She will continue as an accompanist.

Matt joined us on December 16, 2014 when he was initially hired as our Dir. of Youth Ministry. Matt will be splitting his time as bookkeeper and Dir. of Adult Programs in the new program year.

A graduate of Brookfield Central High School, Michelle earned her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education at UW-Madison, followed by her Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Curriculum and Instruction from Cardinal Stritch University. She later worked for Brookfield Elementary, first as a Learning Support Teacher, then as a Program Support Teacher, until she was named Associate Principal in 2014.

Michelle first joined our Cross of Life campus with her parents in the 1980’s, later marrying her husband Mike there in 1989. She and Mike have three children – Mitch, Marcus and Madison – all of whom grew up immersed in our many different youth offerings.

Over the years, Michelle has served as a Sunday School teacher for Saturday evening services and as a Confirmation Small Group Leader. Mike serves as Worship Assistant and helped foster the collaboration between Cross of Life and Christ the King years ago. 

In addition to spending as much time as they can with their kids, Michelle and Mike enjoy taking their road bikes on trails – whether here in Brookfield or all around Wisconsin. 

This position on the council is currently open.  For more information and/or you're interested in applying please feel free to open this link to the job description and/or contact one of the Pastors.

Nicole’s last day as Director of Programs Support was October 20, 2025.  While we’re sad to no longer have her on staff, we are very grateful of all of the work she did in helping our church during a period where we lost two long time, beloved pastors with keeping our vital programs running smoothly and pleased she will still be an active member of UNITY!

For all questions regarding Program Support please contact Nancy Oberhauser or one of the Pastors.

When Nancy Oberhauser joined our staff as Director of Program Support on July 7, she had already been immersed in our culture for four decades.  Her father, Tom Leverenz, was a Charter member of Cross of Life, so she has been attending here since the early 1980’s.  Nancy was Confirmed at COL, assisted with the early VBS years, and was even part of the inaugural Sr. High Boundary Waters Trip.  Nancy’s role will have two primary areas of focus: Youth Programming Support and Pastoral Care Visits.

In her own words: "My father was a Charter member of Cross of Life, so I’ve been coming here since the early 1980’s. When I was young, my parents attended two different churches, but I was drawn to attend UNITY (COL) because it felt like everyone was so welcoming. They actively wanted to be there, and had a common vision, to reflect God’s love to the world in so many ways.

I was confirmed at COL, and remember helping with the early VBS years alongside friends. During my high school years, I was part of the inaugural Boundary Waters trip, and we also went on a group ski trip to Brule, staying at a church family’s cabin up north. Over those years, we had so many adult leaders that gave generously of their time, talent, wisdom, and resources, to help build an awesome community for me and my peers.

For many years, I had been away from Wisconsin, but I moved back in 2013. I’m now married to John, and have two sons, Jack & Sam. With teenage sons of my own, I want them to experience all of the adventures, wonder, and service opportunities that are available to our youth. Jack and I have been on 2 Appalachia Service Project trips, and one Boundary Waters trip with the High School youth. I hope to plant the seeds of love and faith, alongside other adult leaders, so that as our youth grow up and go out into the world, they remember that God walks with them, and loves them unconditionally."

UNITY is thrilled to welcome another "lifer" as Madison Arredondo officially joined our staff on August 1!  "I've been at UNITY for 27 years, my entire life." Madison says.  "My parents (Mike and Michelle Aprahamian) were married here, I was baptized here, and my husband and I were married here in December of 2022.  It feels like a full-circle moment."

A 2016 graduate of Brookfield Central High School, Madison attended Florida International University, graduating from there in 2019 with a triple-major in International Relations, Spanish and Latin American and Caribbean Studies.  From there she earned her Master's Degree in Teaching from Carroll University in 2023.  In addition, she is also certified in English as a Second Language.

Growing up, Madison experienced all the programs UNITY had to offer, including Sunday School, VBS, Confirmation, the East Coast Road Trip (both as a student & adult), and El Salvador.  This immersion in our culture, along with her education and experience, makes her role as our Director of Communications a natural fit.

Madison lives in Menomonee Falls (2 minutes away from the CTK campus) with her husband, Ivan, and their daughter, Magdalena (or Lena as she is known by the staff).  As Madison explains, “I needed to find something other than teaching to provide me with greater flexibility.  Pastor Sherrie mentioned to me that this position was open, and I thought, ‘This is a sign from God!  It really is!’”

Molly holds a bachelors and masters degree in music. She has worked as a music professor, private voice teacher, lifeguard, camp counselor, exercise instructor, and choir director, but her favorite job is activities director as Mom.

Molly is married to Ian, who works as the City Forester for Madison, WI. They have three daughters: Greta, Britta and Mila. Molly and Ian are residents of Bay View and take advantage of all the activities the area has to offer, especially biking, running along and swimming in Lake Michigan, and outdoor live music events.

Hello UNITY! My name is Sydney Haines and I am pleased to be joining you as the new children’s choir director. I am currently a senior Music Therapy student at Carroll University whose hometown is in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. I have been teaching private voice and piano lessons since 2022 as well as a brief toddler music group and children’s choir. I love to sing, song-write, and worship the Lord through the art that I create. I am extremely passionate about sharing the Gospel through music and am incredibly excited to share that passion with young minds.