Staff & Leaders

Amy Stender became the Administrative Assistant at Immanuel Lutheran Church in September of 2019.  She just recently graduated from Concordia College last May and earned a bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance and a minor in Church Music.  She currently works at four different churches and gives piano, voice, and guitar lessons at her home in Amery, WI.  On Sundays she rotates between two churches in Amery and First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rush City leading the music in these services.  Amy has a website for her studio: https://amyjohnson1519.wixsite.com/joyfulstudio

Amy grew up in Amery going to East Immanuel Lutheran Church.  There she learned what it’s like to be apart of a church community and the church helped her to grow in many ways.   She also enjoys knitting, cuddling with animals, and time spent with family.

Rick has served as Immanuel’s custodian since 2013. He keeps the building looking good and in good repair. His many skills fixing things serve the congregation well. Rick lives in Sunrise Township where he and his wife, Debbie, raised two sons, prior to her death a few years ago. He enjoys visiting relatives and friends, camping, fishing and gardening.

Daryl mows the cemetery lawn and arranges for burials. He and his wife, Julie, also take loving care of the flowers that adorn the graves. They make a special effort to have the cemetery looking its best each Memorial Day. Daryl is a lifelong member of Immanuel, with many family members buried in the Almelund Cemetery, and his work is a way to honor their memory.

Momoh has been Immanuel’s choir director and musician since fall of 2014. He also leads the Immanuel Worship Band the first Sunday of each month and provides music leadership for Sunday school and youth. Momoh can play hymns in a classical style, but people love to hear him improvise with gospel/blues chords. He can take an old hymn like Just a Closer Walk with Thee or Amazing Grace and bring it to life with his heartfelt improvisation. Momoh’s day job has him working in a group home, caring for men with special needs. In his free time, Momoh also plays with several local blues, R & B, and funk bands.

Momoh is a native of Liberia, who moved to the US after having been a refugee during the Liberian Civil War. In January 2019, the church and community came together to help him get his US citizenship. Momoh’s amazing life story was featured in an article in Living Lutheran: https://www.livinglutheran.org/2019/01/im-a-lutheran-momoh-freeman/

Jason and DeeDee love working with youth. They get real joy in seeing kids learn and grow, especially as they grow in faith. They came to Immanuel in 2015 to volunteer as youth leaders, and since then have grown the youth program in powerful ways. Together they lead a fun and active program that helps build a foundation of faith that will go with those young people for the rest of their lives. In his spare time Jason also serves as Almelund’s Fire Chief. They are parents of two adult children, Becca and Devon, and also grandparents!