Justin Palm, Principal

Justin Palm

Principal

I am blessed to be the principal of St. John's Lutheran School. This journey started when Mrs. Schneider celebrated her 40 years of service and Mr. Roger Sprengel said we should start to think about a succession plan for St....
Bill Becker, Director of Christian Education

Bill Becker

Director of Christian Education

I am married to Diana (Stellhorn) for 29 years. We have two children Briana and Bryce. I earned both a B.A. & M.A. from Concordia University River Forest, IL. I enjoy in my free time reading, gardening, and traveling with...
Lindsey Hudak, Music Director

Lindsey Hudak

Music Director

Hi there! I am Lindsey Hudak, formerly Lindsey Pfanstiel. On November, 30th, 2008 I got commissioned and installed as the Director of Parish Music here at St. John’s Lutheran Church and School. My responsibilities include playing organ/keyboard for the church’s...
Heather Nowak, Preschool

Heather Nowak

Preschool

I have been teaching preschool for 16 years.  I love working with young children and teaching them all about the wonderful world that God made. I am happily married to Pastor Nowak and we have three children.  They are teenagers...
Reagan Birkner, Kindergarten

Reagan Birkner

Kindergarten

St. John’s Lutheran school and church has always been a huge part of my life. I was raised in this congregation and attended school here from Pre-K through 8th grade. I am very excited to be back now as the...
Rachel Miller, First Grade

Rachel Miller

First Grade

St. John’s Lutheran Church and School has always been a big part of my life. I was born and raised here in Red Bud. I was blessed with loving Christian parents who knew the value of a Christian education. My...
Rebekah Liefer, Second Grade

Rebekah Liefer

Second Grade

Hi! I’m Rebekah (Schneider) Liefer. I teach 2nd grade at St. John’s Lutheran School and I love it!! I am originally from Spanish Lake in North County, St. Louis where my father was a pastor at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church...
Stephanie Valleroy, Third Grade

Stephanie Valleroy

Third Grade

I have been teaching at St. John’s Lutheran since 2012 and have been consecutively teaching 3rd grade since 2019.  I grew up in Sparta IL where I attended St. John’s Lutheran Preschool and then the public school system for K-12....
Monica Snyder, Fourth Grade

Monica Snyder

Fourth Grade

I have lived in Red Bud my whole life. I have been teaching for 6 years since I graduated from McKendree University in 2019. I taught one year in 3rd grade at Evansville Attendance Center and 5 years in 5th grade...
Amanda Ruhmann, Fifth Grade

Amanda Ruhmann

Fifth Grade

I was born and raised in the Red Bud area. I attended and earned my education degree from Concordia University in River Forest, IL. I earned my masters degree in curriculum and instruction from William Woods University. After teaching 3rd...

Pre-school – Heather Nowak

Kindergarten – Reagan Birkner

1st Grade – Rachel Miller

2nd Grade – Rebekah Liefer

3rd Grade – Stephanie Valleroy

4th Grade – Bill Becker 

5th Grade – Amanda Ruhmann

6th Grade – Doreen Schnepel

7th Grade – Nancy Whelan 

8th Grade – Kristin Sachtleben

Resource Teacher – Lara Vause

Principal – Justin Palm

Music Director – Lindsey Hudak

Director of Christian Education – Bill Becker

Senior Pastor – Mark Winkelman

Associate Pastor – Brian Nowak

School Secretary & Junior High Science – Sara Shepherd

Church Secretary – Cynthia Wilson

Cooks – Jill Gross & Marilyn Oettle

Custodians – Will Krick, Bob Schramm, Cheryl Fehr, & Christian Stechmesser