Leadership

Staff

Rev. Edie Lenz, Pastor

Rev. Edie began her ministry with us in 2019. She and her husband Brian have one son, Caleb.  She has been in ordained ministry since 2002 and has served in Chicago and in the small town of Fulton, IL, before coming to Hickory Hills in 2019.  Rev. Edie is an energetic leader with a passion for the church. You can contact her through the church office or via email at pastor@hickoryhillspres.org.

Barb Karcz, Administrative Assistant

Our church Secretary, Barb is the main contact person for information, and works closely with the pastor on weekly, monthly and annual projects.

Greg Rolla, Director of Music

Greg provides the musical leadership for our Morning Worship service on the piano and coordinates occasional special music pieces with those musically-talented within our congregation.

Debbie Zimmerman, Custodian

Debbie has been our church's custodian since 2006.  Debbie and her family have been attending our church since 1994, and participate in many different committees, activities and aspects of the church.

Michael Swearingen, Assistant Custodian

Michael has assisted Debbie with custodial responsibilities for many years, at first informally and in recent years as a staff member. Michael grew up in the church with his family and oversees our ministry that recycles plastic bottle caps into benches.

Ruling Elders

As a Presbyterian Church, HHPC is governed by an elected and ordained body of Ruling Elders that together are called the Session. The Session is tasked with overall leadership and guidance of the church. Elders are elected by the congregation to serve a three-year term. Each fall, the Nominating Committee accepts nominations of church members to serve in this capacity.

Deacons

The Board of Deacons is an elected and ordained body tasked with caregiving functions of the church. Deacons take the lead in connecting, caring, and in fellowship in the congregation. As with Elders, the Deacons are elected to serve three-year terms and nominations are made each fall.