Southwood Staff
Greg Olson
Senior Pastor
As Senior Pastor, Pastor Greg directs and leads the church staff and works with leadership development within the church. He loves to preach and teach the faith. He believes that the church is at its best when it is grounded in worship, growing in faith and fellowship, and committed to serving the needs of the community and world. When God's people come together around a common cause the light of Christ shines bright, and lives are transformed. That's what makes serving at Southwood such a Joy!
Michael Ryan 
Associate Pastor
Pastor Michael Ryan is a husband, father of two children, and privileged to serve Southwood Lutheran as a pastor. Pastor Ryan is the Pastor of Prayer and Care. He will make every effort to be a supporting caring presence during crisis and significant times when made aware of them.
Sara Spohr
Associate Pastor
Pastor Sara leads Southwood's Small Group and Adult Education ministries. Sara is excited about Southwood's commitment to mission work in Lincoln and the world. She believes that in developing more opportunities for people to learn about the Bible, discipleship and Christian living, our commitment to mission will only grow. She is excited about finding new and creative ways to make the Bible connect to the everyday lives of people.
Lori Changstrom
Director of Administration/Finance, AiM
Lori is responsible for financial administration, facility administration, office management, purchasing, and personnel. Lori feels her most important task at Southwood is to make sure that we are being good stewards of everything that God has given us. We are so blessed!
Nicole Mroczek 
Director of Connections
As the Director of Connections, Nicole leads the hospitality ministries and helps make Southwood a welcoming place for all people. She has a heart for serving and loves equipping and empowering people to grow in their faith and show God’s love in the world through serving Southwood’s missions of the church, the community and the world.
Denise Makinson
Director of Worship/Music, AiM
Denise oversees the entire music program including all music for the worship services (hymns, anthems, special music, prelude and postlude music.) She also directs the Senior Choir, Men’s Chorus, and oversees the Children’s Music Ministry. She loves sharing the Good News through music and playing the pipe organ.
Faye Koehn 
Director of Children and Family Ministry, AiM
As Director of Children and Family Ministry, Faye coordinates, recruits and supports various education programs including Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, Advent Festival, Sunday School Outreach Projects and the Faith Stepping Stones program for families. Faye's passion is encouraging and providing support for parents as they guide their children's faith development.
Chip Uhrmacher
Director of Youth Ministry
As Director of Southwood's Youth Ministry, Chip disciples the middle school and high school students of our church. He also leads our confirmation program, youth mission trips, service projects and the 6th Grade JV program. His heart is to see young people passionate about God and growing in their faith. He has a Master’s degree in Counseling and considers counseling youth and their families a big part of his ministry at Southwood.
Dan Noennig
Communications & Media Coordinator
Dan directs the communications of the church to help people get connected at Southwood by creating weekly bulletins, quarterly newsletters, digital signs and keeping the website up-to-date. On Sunday mornings he works with volunteers to keep the sound and video systems running smoothly. Dan enjoys keeping the Southwood image fresh and appealing to current and prospective members.
Joyce Scheffler
Pastors' Assistant
Joyce is one of the first contacts when you call or stop by the church office. She serves as an assistant to all three pastors, coordinates Sunday morning volunteers, and maintains all membership records. If you have a question, she will be able to point you in the right direction!
Andrea Cruise
Ministries Coordinator
Andrea helps staff members plan and organize their ministries and maintains the church calendar. If you have a church event that you need to schedule Andrea can check availability for you.
Ben & Jackie Schroetlin
Custodians
Ben and Jackie work hard behind the scenes, making sure that our church is clean and that all the rooms are set up as needed.Kim Collier
Music Ministry Associate
Accompanies choirs, various small groups and soloists and assists in leading worship on the piano and organ.