MEET OUR TEAM
PASTOR BILLY CZAPLA
Lead Pastor
PASTOR BILLY CZAPLA
Lead Pastor
Ollie was gripped by the grace of Christ transforming his life when he was in the U.S. Army serving at Ft. Carson, Colorado in 1974. After finishing active duty in Feb. 1976, his twin brother and he went to Bible college that next fall. He received a B.S. degree in Missions at Liberty University in 1982. After volunteering and serving at churches in Utah he returned to school, getting his Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. Ollie returned to Utah to serve as an assistant pastor at Sonrise Baptist church for two years in 1996-1998. He did a "Lutheran year" of additional training around 2008-2009, and was ordained at Good Shepherd Lutheran church, Sandy Utah in 2010. Shortly after, he took clinical chaplain training and worked in healthcare as a chaplain for 19 years until assuming the call to the ministry of Word and Sacrament at Trinity Lutheran, Columbus, Nebraska in June of 2019. Ollie has been married to Karen, his wife for 39 years this coming May. Karen and Ollie have two daughters that are the delight of their lives; Lorna, and her husband Ben, 24 years old in Tempe, Arizona and Hannah, 21 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
ofullmer@trinityalive.org
- Phone:+1 (859) 254-6589
- Email:ofullmer@trinityalive.org
PASTOR OLIVER B. FULLMER
Associate Pastor
PASTOR OLIVER B. FULLMER
Associate Pastor
Ollie was gripped by the grace of Christ transforming his life when he was in the U.S. Army serving at Ft. Carson, Colorado in 1974. After finishing active duty in Feb. 1976, his twin brother and he went to Bible college that next fall. He received a B.S. degree in Missions at Liberty University in 1982. After volunteering and serving at churches in Utah he returned to school, getting his Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. Ollie returned to Utah to serve as an assistant pastor at Sonrise Baptist church for two years in 1996-1998. He did a "Lutheran year" of additional training around 2008-2009, and was ordained at Good Shepherd Lutheran church, Sandy Utah in 2010. Shortly after, he took clinical chaplain training and worked in healthcare as a chaplain for 19 years until assuming the call to the ministry of Word and Sacrament at Trinity Lutheran, Columbus, Nebraska in June of 2019. Ollie has been married to Karen, his wife for 39 years this coming May. Karen and Ollie have two daughters that are the delight of their lives; Lorna, and her husband Ben, 24 years old in Tempe, Arizona and Hannah, 21 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
ofullmer@trinityalive.org
- Phone:+1 (859) 254-6589
- Email:ofullmer@trinityalive.org
Manuel Tabora
Minister of Worship and Creative Arts
Manuel Tabora
Minister of Worship and Creative Arts
- Phone:+1 (859) 254-6589
- Email:mtabora@trinityalive.org
GLENDA LUNDSTROM
Children's Ministry
GLENDA LUNDSTROM
Children's Ministry
glundstrom@trinityalive.org
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- Email:glundstrom@trinityalive.org
LANDON SLIVA
Youth Ministry Intern
LANDON SLIVA
Youth Ministry Intern
kandersen@trinityalive.org
- Phone:+1 (859) 254-6589
- Email:kandersen@trinityalive.org
TAMMY AUGUSTINE
Business Administrator
TAMMY AUGUSTINE
Business Administrator
- Phone:+1 (859) 254-6589
- Email:taugustine@trinityalive.org
JUDY ARNDT
Financial Administrator
JUDY ARNDT
Financial Administrator
- Phone:+1 (859) 254-6589
- Email:finance@trinityalive.org
VICKY BARCEL
Financial Assistant & Membership Sec.
VICKY BARCEL
Financial Assistant & Membership Sec.
- Phone:+1 (859) 254-6589
- Email:finassist@trinityalive.org
MICHELE BRISTOL
Receptionist/Volunteer Coordinator
MICHELE BRISTOL
Receptionist/Volunteer Coordinator
- Phone:+1 (859) 254-6589
- Email:finassist@trinityalive.org
TODD CONNELLY
Custodian
GAYLE BORCHERS
Part-time Custodian
MARILYN TISTHAMMER
Nursery Coordinator
JON QUINCY
IT Support
ANN CATTAU
Organist / Accompanist
JUDY DICKE
Organist / Accompanist
JENNIFER EICKMEIER
Accompanist
June Borchers
Organist
Peg Speicher
Organist, Accompanist, Bells
Trinity Church Council
Kris Gernstein, President
Ken Andreasen, Vice President
Kay Johnson, Secretary
Greg Eickmeier, Treasurer
Cheryl Brewer, Recording Secretary
Trina Jeffryes
Amanda Jensen
Mike Kruse
Dan Mickey
Hillary Rasmussen