The Prairie Association is blessed to have dedicated staff serving, guiding and walking with our congregations and alternative ministry settings. There is a distinct commitment to partnership with clergy and lay leadership, and a desire to celebrate our diversity in the midst of finding strength in our oneness.
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Prairie Association
617 N. First Street
DeKalb, IL 60115
Phone (815) 758-3497 Fax (815) 758-5037
Interim Associate Conference Minister, Rev. Chuck Maney (Serving Prairie Association effective Nov. 28, 2018, during the Rev. Kathy Lawes’ three-month sabbatical.)
Associate Conference Minister, Rev. Kathy Lawes (Serving Prairie Association and Western Association) (On sabbatical till Feb. 28, 2019)
Kathy’s Cell Phone (815) 501-2288
Conference Support Staff, Ms. Julie Grendahl (Assistant to ACM Kathy Lawes, Prairie Association Support)
Other IL Conference Support Staff Serving Prairie Association
Conference Support Staff, Carmen Torres (Conference Website Support)
Conference Support Staff, Tracy Diehl (Conference Bookkeeper)
Conference Support Staff, Ms. Connie Owens (Search and Call Specialist)
1409R Kelly Ave.
Peoria Heights, IL 61616
Phone (309) 685-5929 Fax (309) 685-9679
Finance Administration
Conference Controller, Mr. William Serritella
Conference Bookkeeper, Tracy Diehl
1840 Westchester Blvd, Suite 200
Westchester, IL 60154
Phone (708) 344-4470 Fax (708) 344-4564
Conference E-Newsletter
Conference E-News Editor, Ms. Jackie Moore
Conference E-Newsletter Editorial Assistant, Mrs. Carmen Torres
1840 Westchester Blvd, Suite 200
Westchester, IL 60154
Phone (708) 344-4470 Fax (708) 344-4564
Conference Camps
26449 1340 N Ave.
Princeton, IL 61356-8790
Phone (815) 447-2390 Fax (815) 447-2205
Site Director, Mr. Mitch Kloster
Assistant Site Director/ Resident Naturalist, Mr. Matt Martinkus
Conference Support Staff, Ms. Tara Cade (Camp Registrar, Assistant to Site Director, Office Manager)
12173 Tower Hill Rd.
Sawyer, MI 49125
Phone (269) 426-3881 Fax (269) 426-8255
Site Director, Mr. Douglas C. Pompey