Our Pastor & Staff

Running a church is generally accomplished through the combined efforts of paid staff and volunteers. At First Congregational UCC we have small staff who handles the day to day operations of the church and a large dedicated group of congregation members who carry out the work and ministry of the church.
 

Minister – Rev. Kristal M. Klemme
Rev. Kristal M. Klemme has been the pastor at First Congregational United Church of Christ since October of 2017. She and her husband Phil reside in Sheboygan Falls. Their three children – Eric, Allison, and Isaac are all in college.
 
Kristal is a graduate of Lakeland University with a Bachelors of Arts in Religion and a minor in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy. She earned her Master of Divinity at Chicago Theological Seminary. She is passionate about sharing God’s love with ALL people, and being the hands and feet of God in our world.
 
Kristal enjoys spending time with her family, playing the piano and singing, eating great food, reading, and practicing yoga.
 
 
 

Office Administrator – Jennifer Falk
Jennifer is responsible for keeping the day-to-day operations of the office running smoothly. She handles all the financial accounting, like: parishioner contributions, accounts payable, payroll, and general bookkeeping. She also maintains the website, creates the weekly newsletter, answers calls and emails, along with many other duties.
 
Jennifer, and her husband Mike, live just outside of Plymouth and have been members of the congregation since 2001. They have two sons, Micah who is a freshman in college and Isaac who is a sophomore in high school.   Jennifer is an avid photographer, loves to read and she sings in the church choir.
 
She graduated from Lakeland University with a Bachelors of Arts in both Business Administration and Marketing.  She worked in the banking industry for 17 years in various positions, both in the retail and commercial sectors, prior to deciding to stay home full time for her family.
 
Music Director – Keith Falk
 
Accompanist – Emily Rendall-Araujo
 
Custodian – Bill & Debbie Zimmermann