COMMUNITY HAPPENS HERE.
How can a 50,000 sq. ft. building and a faithful band of Christ-followers serve their neighborhood? At Lakewood United Methodist Church, we're committed to finding out. We are a neighborhood church focused more on where we are going than on where we have been. We believe that Christian friendship requires a non-judgmental embrace, in the image of Jesus, and our commitment is to offer that embrace to you, your family and your neighbors.
GOD LOVES YOU, AND SO DO WE.
OUR TEAM.
Ben Hensley
Pastor
ben@lumc.net
Ben is so stoked that you are here with us, either online or joining us in person! He is an ordained Deacon in the United Methodist Church with two bachelors degrees in both Music and Theatre from High Point University and a Masters Degree in Sacred Music from Southern Methodist University. Ben thinks the church is a place where compassion and justice combine: where we help people while also speaking up in advocacy for our neighbor who is struggling. Aside from being Pastor of Lakewood United Methodist Church, Ben loves to home-brew beer and vint hard cider, have a craft beer in one of the many great breweries in the Denver metro area, play video games, ride his bike, hike in these beautiful mountains on the front range, ski, cook, and pet his cat: Leo. Ben is passionate about justice for the LGBTQ+ community, housing for people experiencing homelessness, relief for people struggling to make a living in poverty, and recovery for people mired in addiction, and welcome for those who are seeking a deeper relationship with Christ. You can contact him on Facebook, by email at ben@lumc.net, you can also tweet him @bahensley!
Lori Schneider
Director of Worship Arts & Community Engagement
lori@lumc.net
Lori loves helping people to connect to Lakewood United Methodist Church. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Euphonium Performance from Indiana University and a Master of Church Music with an emphasis in Choral Conducting from Concordia University Wisconsin. Lori conducts the Chancel Choir, Family Handbell Choir, and Adult Handbell Choir. When not making music, Lori is working to connect the LUMC family to the neighborhood and community outside our building. She loves connecting the church to the 40 West Arts District and working to end food insecurity in our community. When not working, Lori enjoys camping, gardening, kayaking, bike riding, and hiking.
Keith Singer
Executive Admin and Worship Technician
keith@lumc.net
Keith comes to LUMC as part of the Great Resignation, exploring different jobs after a 20+ year career in social services. He has a Bachelor of Arts in both General Music and Religion from Saint Olaf College (the one with the choir, not the town where Betty White's Rose character called home in Golden Girls), which he continues to utilize in the arts, usually singing and poetry. He went back to school for a Master's degree in Social Work after volunteering for a shelter for families who were unhoused and working within churches to find housing and jobs for ex-offenders. This led to his longest job, in which he was responsible for a 30-person census housing program in Englewood within the Family Tree agency. He spends time playing and watching sports and video games with his twin teenagers, and reading about and discussing social justice through fiction and both professional and comedic reporting with his partner, also a social worker. If you don't see them on the protest trail for women's rights and political activism, then find him in the office from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday-Thursday and in the balcony on Sundays.
Stacey Lansinger
Worship Leader
stacey@lumc.net
Stacey Lansinger has been a member of LUMC for over 8 years. She enjoys singing in the choir, leading the children's choir and singing and playing the guitar along with various musicians at LUMC. She is honored to officially be part of the staff as worship leader and enjoys enhancing Sunday worship with music and hymns each week. Her children are growing up in LUMC which has been a blessing to her family. Being part of the LUMC staff is incredibly meaningful for her!
Alison Meininger
Staff Accompanist
Alison is a pianist who has been playing in church services since she was a 12-year-old girl in the small town of Brush, Colorado. Alison has done various piano accompaniment work throughout her career, including accompanying instrumental and vocal soloists, jazz bands and choirs, traditional adult choirs, and children's choirs. Outside of her musical career, Alison also has a full-time career at a data and technology company. In her free time, Alison loves spending time with her son by watching movies, going on bike rides or hikes, and just being silly.
VISIT US
1390 Brentwood St
Lakewood, CO 80226
Hours
Monday–Thursday
9am–1pm
Phone
303-237-7768