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Pastors

Sherrie has been serving as Pastor at Cross of Life and UNITY since August 2006. It was when she was in 7th grade that she began to feel a call to ordained ministry. She is the 7th person (and the 4th woman) ordained from her home congregation of Grace Lutheran in Tomahawk, Wis.

Sherrie majored in Religion at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, and received her Master of Divinity degree from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Through seminary, she served at Capitol Drive Lutheran Church in Milwaukee and at Bethany Lutheran in Escanaba, Mich.

Her husband Matthew is a Master Electrician and owns his own electrical business. Matt and Sherrie have three sons, George, James and Peter, and a daughter Emily.

Justin joined UNITY following a ministry journey shaped by education, community partnership, and a deep calling to serve God’s people. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 2007, he began working with youth through AmeriCorps/VISTA in Milwaukee Public Schools. This work led to roles as a middle school teacher and assistant principal, and later to leadership positions with Milwaukee nonprofits Lead to Succeed and All Hands Boatworks, where he developed programs that built life skills, hope, and resilience in students.

In 2018, Justin felt called to ordained ministry. He attended Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., where he received a full scholarship and earned his Master of Divinity degree in 2021. He then accepted his first call as solo pastor of Living Faith Lutheran Church in Racine, Wis., where he strengthened community partnerships, formed outreach teams, and expanded opportunities for worship, Bible study, confirmation, and Christian education for children and adults.

Justin and his wife, Christine, have been married for more than a decade and have three children: Alice and twins Jon and Lily. He enjoys spending time outdoors kayaking and hiking, and he is a devoted Wisconsin sports fan who cheers for the Brewers, Packers, and Bucks.

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.

Administration

Bill officially joined the staff in June of 2024 as the new Webmaster to work with Ann on maintaining the church’s Website. Bill graduated Summa Cum Laude from Herzing University in April of 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Software Development, also having worked with companies including Northwestern Mutual and Easy Metrics, Inc.

Bill began to attend UNITY in the Fall of 2021, becoming a member with his family the following year. You may have seen Bill on the stage song leading either with an accompanist or the Praise Band and most recently rocking with the many talented singers of our church including his son in Muriel’s Jesus Karaoke production. What drew Bill to UNITY, in addition to the close proximity to his home, was the beautiful Cross of Life campus and the feeling of family you get when you walk in the doors of both campuses. It also came with the opportunity to reunite with Kevin and Stacey Nordmeyer in the Praise Band, having performed music together many years ago at Redeemer EFC in Milwaukee

Bill and his wife, Kelly, an Oncology nurse at Froedtert Hospital, have resided in Brookfield since 2004. They have a 13-year-old son, Connor, who plays percussion in his junior high school band, and their 5-year-old cockapoo named Lucky. In his spare time, Bill enjoys singing, golfing, video gaming, volunteering, and spending time with family and friends.

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.

Program Directors

Lynn was born and raised in the Brookfield area. Her faith journey started in the Methodist Church. Searching for a new church home, and at the request of her daughter to go to the ‘pretty blue church' with her friends, she found the warm and welcoming congregation at Cross of Life, and joined in 1990. Lynn immersed herself in the life of the church, serving on committees and on church council. But having been a musician since she was young, she found a new instrument in handbells, and joined Gloria Dei Handbells, as well as sang in Senior Choir. Eventually her love of music led to becoming the accompanist for both the Youth and Senior Choirs.

While completing her bachelors degree in business, she also learned to play the organ and officially joined our staff as Organist in 1998. In 2021 she also joined the Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble, now housed at UNITY’s Christ the King campus. In April 2023 Lynn became a full-time UNITY staff member as an Administrator and Director of Music Ministry.

Lynn and her husband, Jeff, were married at COL in 1992. They enjoy spending time together with friends, reading and relaxing with their family lake home in northern WI.

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.

Matt joined us on December 16, 2014 as Dir. of Youth Ministry. Prior to coming here, Matt worked for seven years at South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake, MN, responsible for overseeing the Youth Program, Sunday School, Confirmation and Vacation Bible School.

Matt was raised in Milwaukee and graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran High School. He moved to St. Paul, MN, to attend Concordia University, where he took courses in the Director of Christian Education Program and majored in Parish Administration. He graduated from Concordia in May 2007 and joined South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church that fall.

In 2010 Matt married Joy, who teaches at Lake Country Lutheran High School. Their first child Elliott was born in May 2016 and also have two daughters: Ava born in February 2019 and Evelyn in February of 2023.

In his free time, Matt loves spending time with his family and extended family (who live in the area), golfing, running, watching old movies, and traveling up north.

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 two 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!’”

Music Directors

Stacey has been a part of UNITY since 2013, and directs the Praise Band and Handbell Choirs. Before coming to UNITY, she served in various churches in the Milwaukee area as a Worship Leader, Music Director and Pianist. She is the General Manager of Choral Publications at Hal Leonard, and holds a Music Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

As a choral composer/arranger, she has a number of sacred works published in both the Hal Leonard and Shawnee Press catalogs. She is also an accomplished handbell musician, ringing locally with the Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble, and nationally at events with other advanced ringers.

Stacey is married to Kevin, and in her spare time, enjoys spending time with family, traveling, camping and being outdoors.

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.

Janet Day
Organist

Janet has been with Christ the King campus since 2007, having over thirty-five years of experience in church music. She now serves as the Organist for both campuses of UNITY Lutheran church.

Janet was born and raised in a small farming community in the Red River Valley of North Dakota near Grand Forks. Baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church, Janet is quite familiar with the Lutheran traditions of strong faith, abundant Holy Spirit and coffee with anything at any time of day.

Janet previously worked for Hal Leonard Corporation as an Editor in the Choral Music Department and as the Editor-in-Chief of Music Express, an educational magazine for teachers and students. Janet and her husband, Bob, live in Elm Grove with their two sons, Jacob and Jonathan.

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