Meet Our Partners

Candy Mueller, 

Trinity Lutheran Church

This week we meet Candy Mueller from Trinity Lutheran Church. I hope you enjoy this opportunity to get to know her better.

Candy & Don Mueller

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What’s your favorite food?  
Chicken fried steak

And how about a favorite drink? 
Cherry diet coke from Sonic

Do you have a favorite movie? 
The Gods Must be Crazy

What about a favorite color?  
Blue

What is your favorite song or hymn?  
Take My Hand Precious Lord (Elvis Presley’s version)

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Goldie Friedrich, 

Trinity Lutheran Church

This week we meet Goldie Friedrich from Trinity Lutheran Church. I hope you enjoy this opportunity to get to know her better.

Goldie Friedrich

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What’s your favorite food?
Brats & hot dogs

Mmm ... good German food!  And your favorite drink?
Diet Coke

Do you have a favorite movie?
Love Story and The African Queen

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Kermet & Nancy Sheppard, 

Peace Lutheran Church

This week we meet Kermet & Nancy Sheppard from Peace Lutheran Church. I hope you enjoy this opportunity to get to know them better.

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What’s your favorite food? 
Nancy: Hamburgers 
Kermet: Steak

And favorite drink? 
Nancy: Unsweetened tea 
Kermet: Anything cold

What kind of movies do you like? 
Nancy: Any old black and white 
Kermet: Any Western

Do you have a favorite color? 
Nancy: Blue 
Kermet: Red

And what about a favorite song or hymn? 
Nancy: Jesus Loves Me 
Kermet: The Old Rugged Cross

Do you have any favorite sports teams? 

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Clarence & Evelyn Petrowsky, 

Grace Lutheran Church

This week we meet Clarence and Evelyn Petrowsky from Grace Lutheran Church. I hope you enjoy this opportunity to get to know them better.

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What’s your favorite food? 
Evelyn: Ice cream 
Clarence: All kinds; Evelyn is a great cook! Perhaps fried potatoes!

And your favorite drink? 
Evelyn: Coffee
Clarence: Coffee

Do you have a favorite movie? 
Evelyn: It's a Wonderful Life with James Stewart and Donna Reed
Clarence: Fiddler on the Roof

What about your favorite color? 
Evelyn: All bright colors - blue, green & red
Clarence: Blue

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Bishop Michael Girlinghouse, 

Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod

We have a special guest this week, Bishop Michael Girlinghouse, of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod. In anticipation of his joining us for our Joint Worship Celebration this Sunday, Bishop Mike was gracious enough to take some time to help us get to know him better. Enjoy!

Bishop Michael Girlinghouse

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Thanks for agreeing to be part of Meet Our Partners. We always get started with some easy questions, such as what’s your favorite food?  
What ever is on the table in front of me?  I especially like deep dish Chicago Style Pizza and also Chili.

And your favorite drink?  
Again, depends on the context.  I like decaf Chicory Coffee... or a nice glass of Cabernet.

How about a favorite movie?  
Has to be the original Star Wars.

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Lance & Danyal Walters, 

Trinity Lutheran Church

This week we meet Lance & Danyal Walters from Trinity Lutheran Church. I hope you enjoy this opportunity to get to know them better.

Devyn, Danyal, Lance, Delicity Walters

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What’s your favorite food? 
Danyal: Steak and fried squash  
Lance: Mexican food

And your favorite drink? 
Danyal: Sweet tea
Lance: Sweet tea

Do you have a favorite movie? 
Danyal: All time favorite movies are Dirty Dancing and Little Mermaid
Lance: he nightmare before Christmas (I'm still a kid at heart)

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Dennis & Barbara Messmer, 

Grace Lutheran Church

This week we meet Dennis & Barbara Messmer from Grace Lutheran Church. I hope you enjoy this opportunity to get to know them better.

Dennis & Barbara

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What’s your favorite food?
Barbara - roast beef 
Dennis - kimchi

And your favorite drink?
Barbara – lemon juice 
Dennis – coffee

What about a favorite movie?
Barbara --Saving Mr. Banks 

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Larry and Rudonna Goeringer, 

Peace Lutheran Church

This week we meet Larry and Rudonna (Ru) Goeringer from Peace Lutheran Church. I hope you enjoy this opportunity to get to know them better.

Larry & Rudonna

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We always warm up with some easy ones, so what are you favorite foods?

Larry - coconut cream pie

Ru - my homemade lasagna for all the happy memories it brings

And drinks?

Larry - coffee               

Ru - Dr Pepper

Do you have a favorite movie?

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Eldon and Leta Goeringer, 

Trinity Lutheran Church

This week we're visiting with Eldon & Leta Goeringer from Trinity in Clinton. I hope you enjoy this opportunity to get to know them better. 

Eldon & Leta

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Let's start with the easy ones I usually begin with, what are your favorite foods?  

Eldon: Home Grown Steak w/baked potato & Green Salad 

Leta: T Bone steak

I guess that makes sense since you raise cattle! And your favorite drinks? 

Eldon: Water 

Leta: Ice tea

What's your favorite color? 

Eldon: Blue and Brown

Leta: Blue

Do you have a favorite song? 

Eldon:  Be Thou My Vision

Leta: Gather Us In

How long have you been members of Trinity? 

Eldon: 34 years but not consecutively .

Leta: 29 years 6 months that is when we moved back to the farm.

Tell me about your childhood.  Where did you grow up? brothers and sisters? schools? etc.

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Virgil and Veldean Cook,  Grace Lutheran Church This week we're meeting with Virgil and Veldean Cook from Grace Lutheran Church. Please enjoy this opportunity to get to know the Cooks a little better.

Virgil & Veldean Cook

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 What are your favorite foods?   

Virgil: Anything with fried onions.
Veldean: Baked potatoes - one can fix them so many different ways.

And your favorite drinks?  

Virgil: Sweet tea
Veldean: Fresh Squeezed Limeade

What movies do you each like? 

Virgil:  "The Best Years of Our Lives"
Veldean:  "Dr. Zhivago"

Which is your favorite color?  

Virgil: Green
Veldean: Turquoise

Do each of you have a favorite song?  

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Jayden Evans,  Peace Lutheran Church This week we're meeting with Jayden Evans from Peace Lutheran Church. Jayden is a freshman at SWOSU, and serves as the Peer Minister for the Lutheran Campus Ministry.  Enjoy!

Jayden Evans

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So let's start with the quick response ones we do each week. What's your favorite food?   

Spaghetti

And your favorite drink?  

Coke

What movie do you consider to be your favorite? 

Ender’s Game

And your favorite color?  

Blue

As a musician, I'm sure you have a favorite song, right?  

“Gone, Gone, Gone” – Phillip Phillips

And how about a favorite sport’s team?  

New York Jets

How long have you been a member of Peace? 

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Marty and Lisa Wandrie,  Trinity Lutheran Church This week we're meeting with Marty and Lisa Wandrie from Trinity Lutheran Church. Please enjoy this opportunity to get to know the Wandries a little better.

The Wandrie Family

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So let's start with some easy ones.  What are your favorite foods?   

Marty: Steak
Lisa: Mexican 

And your favorite drinks?  

Marty: Dr Pepper
Lisa: Diet Dr. Pepper

What movies do you each like? 

Marty: Tombstone
Lisa: Harry Potter Movies

Which is your favorite color?  

Marty: Maroon
Lisa: Red

Do each of you have a favorite song?  

Marty: "Ain't that a kick in the head" by Dean Martin
Lisa: "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5

And how about a favorite sport’s team?  

Well, our Family is very sports oriented, so this is a long answer.
NFL: Chiefs
NBA: OKC Thunder
College Sports:

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Doug Chain,  Grace Lutheran Church Doug Chain from Grace Lutheran Church was kind enough to help with this first installment of Meet Our Partners.  Doug is in his second year serving as Council President. I hope you enjoy this opportunity to get to know Doug a little better.

Doug with his son, Luke

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OK Doug, let's start with some easy ones.  What’s your favorite food?   

Chips and Salsa

And your favorite drink?  
Mountain Dew, though I don’t have it very often

What's your favorite movie? 
I like comic book movies.  My current favorite is The Avengers.

And color?  
Blue

Do you have a favorite song?  
That changes week-to-week.  Right now it’s when Luke sings “Jesus Loves Me!”

And how about a sport’s team?  Are you an OU or an OSU guy?  
OSU Cowboys.  Go Pokes!

How long have you been a member of Grace?  

Four and a half years

Where did you grow up?  

Oakwood, Oklahoma

What are some of your hobbies?