President – Sheryl Holland.  Sheryl Holland lives with her husband in Texas City and assists in operating their business, Texas Air Services in Dickinson.  They have two grown children.  Sheryl is a member of Memorial Lutheran in Texas City.  Sheryl has also served as treasurer of the Women of ELCA, Texas – Louisiana Synod of the Gulf Coast and also served as vice-president of that group.  She has previously served as the Galveston County  Chapter Financial Director

Vice- President – Ruby Reviere.  Ruby is a member of Christus Victor Lutheran Church.  Ruby has been a resident of Friendswood since 1970.  She has four adult children, two of whom live outside the United States.    She loves to travel and has been to 32 countries.   She is presently the president of the Friendship  Force of Houston, an international exchange organization whose major goal is to make friends around the  world.  She is retired but previously worked in Texas City and Goose Creek Food Service. This is Ruby’s second term as Vice – President.  

Records Director – Claudean Smith   This is Claudean’s second term as  Records Director.    Claudean has been a Missouri Synod Lutheran for 50 years and is a member of St. John’s Lutheran in Galveston where she is church treasurer.  She also has served as the president of the Ladies Aid Society and the treasurer of the Gulf Coast Zone of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League.  She has served as Congregational Coordinator for Thrivent since the merger, and she previously held offices for pre-merger Aid Association for Lutherans.  Claudean and her soldier husband are retired from the U. S. Army after 28 years in the service traveling in the United States and abroad.  They have six children, five of them are adopted.  They have lived in Galveston since 1983.

Financial Director – Kathy Olson.  Kathy Is a graduate of the University of New Orleans (with a BS in Chemistry.  She is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, & lived there until she went to work in 1979 for Celanese Chemical Company in Houston. Her position when she retired was Corporate Account Manager.  She has been a widow for two years.  She has served at Hope Congregation as the Financial Director, as a member of the Board of Directors and taught Sunday School.  She is a member of the Hope Ladies Guild and the Women’s Christ Care Group.  She loves to read fiction and enjoys painting.  

Congregational Service Team Director – Dolores Taylor. Dolores is retired after working as a substitute teacher with Houston and Conroe School Districts and as a secretary  in the Office of Dermatology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.    She is  a lifelong Lutheran, widowed, and has three grown children and three grandchildren.  She was a  former secretary on the board of Lutheran Brotherhood Bay Branch.  She is active at First Lutheran serving in the First Lutheran Gallery Choir.  She also sings in the Houston Lutheran Choral and Houston Saengerbund.  She is a volunteer at Grand 18i94 Opera House and the Lutheran Music Academy.  

Community Service Team Director – Pattye Morton  The newly elected  Service Team Director has served  previously as vice-president and president of the chapter.  Pattye Morton lives in Clear Lake with her husband of 17 years and their 12 yr. old daughter Julia. They attend Faith Lutheran Church Dickinson.  Pattye also served previously as Youth Coordinator.  She co-founded a unique Christmas gift program called "Teen TO Teen" that has been highly successful in providing holiday gifts to needy teenagers who reside in the greater Clear Lake area. She currently works as a hospice social worker with Regency Hospice in League City.

Many different non-profit groups were supported by these different projects in 2007.    All that is needed to support a non profit group and utilize these funds is organizing a team, developing a plan from an idea such as the ones listed above, and then submitting a request to the Galveston County Chapter Board in 2008.  Make a difference in your community for 2008!  Submit a request!!

Each congregation receives funds according to the number of members within the church.  The least amount received is $1300.  All your church needs to do to receive the funds from Thrivent for your church is plan a project to raise funds or  do a hands-on service activity (work project) and apply directly to Thrivent through the Congregation Coordinator.   Funds may be utilized for any need or group within the church.  All congregations are encouraged to apply and  use  their allocated funds.  No unused funds may be carried over into the next year (2008) if not used in 2007.

President: Pattye Morton, 281-480-2065,  Email: kabldg@aol.com

Vice President: Ruby Reviere, 281-482-2464, Email: rubyreviere@earthlink.net

Records Director: Claudean Smith, 409-965-5127,  Email: claudeansmith@cs.com

Financial Director: Sheryl Holland, 409-943-4766, Email: sholland@texasairservices.com

Congregational Service Team Director: Sandra Devall, 281-337-1260, Email:  sidevall@earthlink.net

Assistant Financial Director:  Richard Thiem, 409-744-9624, Email: rdthiem@earthlink.net

Financial Representative Advisor:   Dario K. Christopherson, 281-704-2875, dario.christopherson@thrivent.com

Financial Representative Advisor:  Jon Mientzen, 832-689-9882,  jon.meinzen@thrivent.com.

Please contact any member if you have questions or concerns.

The chapter website is www.lutheransonline.com/galvestoncountychapter