Eastridge Presbyterian Church

Rev. Thomas Dummermuth is originally from Switzerland, where he earned a Master of Theology from the University of Bern. After two years in West Virginia, he joined Eastridge Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, as Associate Pastor in 2013. Thomas has a deep passion for fostering understanding and community across faiths and cultures. His migrant story enriches his commitment to building bridges in “the in-between spaces” of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. Thomas and his wife, Jenn, a Nebraska native, have three children—Micah, Jonah, and Vienna—and a lively yellow lab named Leo.

South Gate United Methodist Church

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Christ United Methodist Church

Andy will try anything once: 

-waxing his head (long before he'd go bald the old fashioned way)

-skydiving (he'd highly recommend)

In this pursuit of life experience and meaning, Andy stumbled into some things he'd try more than once:

-dating his wife, Katherine (amazingly, one very awkward first date over a McDonald's breakfast 17 years ago wasn't a dealbreaker for her)

-having kids with her (they're up to 3 beautiful, squirrely kids so far)

-working on pursuing his lifelong calling to be a pastor (he started saying "I want to be a pastor when I grow up" when he was 4 or 5)

13 years into full time pastoral ministry, he's still pursuing that call daily, and a big part of that pursuit is his work with Justice in Action.

Interestingly, Andy's initial involvement in justice work started more out of his commitment to try anything once (so he thought), but it soon became clear that this was among the most important, faithful works he'd been invited to join.

Andy is honored to serve as the Vice President of Justice in Action.

First Mennonite Church

Kathy Haake is a member of First Mennonite Church. Originally from Beatrice, she earned a degree in English from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and a book publishing certificate from New York University. Kathy worked as a book editor for over twenty years. She was also the associate director of a nonprofit organization, where for over a decade she partnered with faith communities to help keep children safe. She now works as the executive assistant for a philanthropic foundation. Kathy and her husband, Kevin, raised their three children—Kaspar, Kadin, and El—in Lincoln, a city they are happy to call home. She is grateful for the opportunity to serve with Justice in Action to help create positive change across Lincoln and beyond.

St. Mark’s on the Campus Episcopal Church

First Lutheran Church

Barb…

Lincoln Friends Meeting (Quakers)

Roy Helm…