Church Council
2020 Council (L to R): Mike Soumis, Rhys Edwards, Kristina Mechlin, Amanda Caldwell, Mollie Trewartha, Erica Bates, Mary Pekkala, Roberta Tapani, Deana Wuori. Not pictured: Pastor Soren Schmidt.
Executive Team
President: Rhys Edwards
Vice President: Mary Pekkala
Secretary: Erica Bates
Treasurer: Mollie Trewartha
President: Rhys Edwards
Vice President: Mary Pekkala
Secretary: Erica Bates
Treasurer: Mollie Trewartha
President:
Rhys Edwards Rhys serves on the Council as the President of the Executive Committee. Rhys is the Council Representative on the Keeping the Connections work group and is also a member of the Building and Property Committee. He will serve on Church Council until 2021. Rhys Edwards has been a resident of Chassell since 2007. Originally from Wales in the U.K. he met his wife Dawn (Schaaf) at Fortune Lake summer camp in 2002, where they were both camp counselors. They married in 2003 and have been married for 15 years, with three children, Thomas-Jack, Noah and Isabella. Rhys currently works for Michigan Tech Athletics. Vice President:
Mary Pekkala Mary serves on the Executive Team and the Finance Committee. She will be a council member until 2023. Secretary:
Erica Bates Erica serves on the Council as Secretary on the Executive Committee, and she is the Council Representative on the Parish Ed Committee. She will be a council member until 2021. 
Treasurer:
Mollie Trewartha Mollie serves on the Council as Treasurer of the Executive Committee. She is the Chair of the Finance Committee. Mollie also serves on the Parish Ed Committee. She will be a council member until 2021. Mollie Trewartha has been a member of HTLC since her family moved to Chassell in 1984. Sunday School, Confirmation, and Fortune Lake Camp helped shape Mollie’s faith. She spent the summers of 1995-2001 working for ELCA camps, teaching at an outdoor school, and preaching in Copper Harbor (Fort Wilkins State Park, Shepherd of the Sea Chapel). At HTLC you might find Mollie leading kids in crazy camp songs, sharing special music, or breaking unwritten Lutheran rules like choosing a pew up front during worship. Mollie is a local elementary school teacher. |
Kristina Mechlin
Kristina is a Council Representative on the Parish Education Committee. She will be a council member until 2022. Roberta Tapani
Roberta is the Council Representative for the Memorial Committee. She will be a council member until 2022. Deana Wuori
Deana is the Council Representative for the Fellowship & Hospitality group. She will be a council member until 2022. Amanda Caldwell
Amanda is a new member of the Council and she has joined the Service & Witness Committee as Council liason. She will be a council member until 2023. Mike Soumis
Mike has been a member of HTLC for many years and he looks forward to being the Council liason on the Building and Property Committee. Mike will be on Council until 2023. |
How to Get Involved?
Contact the office, if you are interested in getting involved on Church Council or with one of our Committees.
HTLC Committees
Worship & Music
Service & Witness
Finance
Parish Education
Memorial
Building & Property
Long Range Plan
Executive
Endowment
Service & Witness
Finance
Parish Education
Memorial
Building & Property
Long Range Plan
Executive
Endowment
Work Groups
-Fellowship & Hospitality
-Keeping Connections
-Stewardship
-Let's Eat Community Meal
-World Hunger
-Keeping Connections
-Stewardship
-Let's Eat Community Meal
-World Hunger