Our Team
Becky Jeske
Office Manager
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Becky handles all the day-to-day operations of the office and church with finesse and humor. She keeps us all organized and on the right track. If you have a question about our church, Becky can help you.
Carrie Marcotte
Music Director
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Carrie was director of music at St. Scholastica, where she worked for over 18 years. She is currently the organist for the Chicago Blackhawks, the choral accompanist at Waubonsie Valley High School, and the director of the West Towns Chorus, a men's (a cappella) barbershop chorus located in Downers Grove. Carrie brings many gifts and talents to the staff of our church.
Rev. Dave Yim
Pastor
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On behalf of the Staff-Parish Relations Committee, we are pleased to share with you that Bishop Dan Schwerin
has appointed Rev. Dave Yim as Pastor of Woodridge UMC effective July 1, 2024.
Pastor Dave graduated from Methodist Theological Seminary in Seoul, South Korea, in 2008. He earned his master’s degree from Methodist Graduate School in Seoul in 2011. In 2011, immediately after completing his graduate studies, Pastor Dave came to the United States to study abroad and obtained his M.Div. (Master of Divinity) degree from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston in 2015. Pastor Dave was commissioned as a provisional member in 2020 and fully ordained as an Elder in 2022.
Pastor Dave served as a student pastor and children minister in Seoul for four years before he came to the United States. He was an assistant pastor at Our Saviour’s UMC in Schaumberg for two years while he was in the seminary. He dedicated five years to ministering at Leland UMC & Ottawa Evangelical UMC at a local pastor and four years to ministering at Savanna First UMC as an Elder. Pastor Dave is deeply passionate about facilitating both the physical and spiritual growth of churches and helping people meet Jesus Christ.
Learn more about Pastor Dave and his family here.
BOb Klopke
Custodian
Bob does a wonderful job of keeping our building clean and in good working order.