United Lutheran Church, Bella Vista, AR

  1. We value Tradition. We affirm the traditions of Lutheran heritage and offer a traditional worship services centered around Word and Sacraments every Sunday morning.
  2. We value Family. First, we are a large family and we treat everyone with respect and care. Second, we provide ministry to families: wholesome fun, fellowship, Bible learning and loving care for their children.
  3. We value Community. We provide a variety of outreach programs to support Bella Vista, but we don’t stop there. We recognize we are part of a worldwide community, too. Our service projects are making a difference wherever there is a need around the world.

Pastor Karen Fowler - Lindemulder

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Although a native of Chicago, Pastor Karen moved with her family to California during grade school.  While living there she attended the University of California, Irvine, where she majored in Psychology and met her husband Jeremy.  After graduating with her Masters in Divinity from Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa, she pastored St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Shawnee, Oklahoma for twenty-seven years.  She and Jeremy are excited to be together in ministry with the people of United in Bella Vista.  
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​Rosalyn Harris
Administrative Assistant

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Born and raised in the Kansas City, Missouri, area, Rosalyn started working with ULC as the office administrative assistant in 2017.  Rosalyn came to ULC from Walmart US Marketing and loves working with the pastor and all the members in the ULC congregation.  While new to the church, Rosalyn and her family have been in the Bella Vista area for 6 years.  She met her husband while in college at Missouri State University and has been married since 2009; they also have an amazing son that keeps them happily busy.  She loves to barbecue with her family and write in her spare time.  
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     Marilyn Irwin
     Financial Secretary

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Marilyn is originally from Soest, Holland, due to a military upbringing. She has lived most of her life in Gilbert, Arizona, and currently lives in Bella Vista.  She is a twin, a mother of three lovely girls and a wife to her husband of 23 years. She has been a financial executive for over two decades. She is also the current Treasurer for the Girl Scout Diamonds. Last year she received the Volunteer of the Year award from the Girl Scout Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, and the Governor's Award for her volunteer work. She has been employed with United Lutheran since 2016, and she enjoys her work and the people she meets. 

       Tonja Seusy
       Parish Nurse

Charlotte Spencer
Parish Nurse

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Charlotte moved to Bella Vista in 2005 from Minnesota. Her nursing career has been in Long Term Care, a school nurse in special education, and parish nursing. Nursing gives her the opportunity to look at the heart, soul, mind, and body of the people that she works with.
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Margaret Seba
Organist

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Margaret is from Kansas. She has lived in Bella Vista and been our organist since 1984.
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Lois Carlson
Music Director

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Lois Carlson has a BA in Music Education with a Piano Major from the University of Northern Iowa.  After moving to NW Arkansas she started directing the Chancel Choir at ULC in 1994 and became Director of Music in 2000.  At the present time, in addition to being Director of Music, she directs the Chancel and Sanctuary Choirs, the Orchestra, is an assistant organist and accompanist, and a part-time bell ringer.

​Sarah Stephenson                                        
​Youth Education Ministry                            
Stephen Ministry Director

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Sarah is a farm girl from Fremont, Indiana and a graduate of Franklin College of Indiana.  She married her husband Thomas in 2000 and they welcomed their daughter Charli Anne in 2004. The Stephensons moved to Arkansas in 2005 and live just outside of Centerton.  Sarah joined the staff of ULC in 2017 as the Children's Ministry Coordinator and the Stephen Ministry Coordinator, something she calls her "dream job."
In her spare time, she enjoys singing, reading, volunteering and spending time outside.
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Kelsey Sojka
​Nursery Supervisor
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Kelsey is a graduate of Missouri Southern State University and  is employed as the K-4 Interventionist at Decatur Northside Elementary School.  She became a member of United in 2015, and she loves this congregation and its children.  ​

Jerry Shaw
​Audio/Video Director

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Jerry moved to Bella Vista from Wisconsin in 2002. 
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​Jeff Peleaux, Custodian