Board

Bios

Jon & Brand Bartelme
Jon and Brandy Bartelme have been married 2 and a half short years and feel as though they have spent a lifetime together. After meeting through church and serving on a similar ministry Board together they felt the Lord leading them in similar directions. Jon has worked as an Analyst for Citi Mortgage for the past 5 years and enjoys serving the Lord through his leadership abilities and strengths. He loves to run and has loved watching his favorite team, the Cardinals play in the World Series. Brandy has served in ministry for the past 10 years and enjoys having a house filled with little ones to teach of God’s great love. Jon and Brandy have 2 biological children and within the first year of marriage were licensed to become foster parents. After receiving their first 2 children in Nov of 2010 they began feeling led to the entire sibling group of 5. In June of 2011 they received the youngest sibling in care. A year later, the couple are now in the process of adding to their brood of 5 the additional 2 brothers. Yes that is a whopping 7! Praise God

Dan & Fran Froelich
Dan & Fran Froelich have been married for 22 years. They met in High School & dated several years before marrying. They were 29 and 30 years old when they accepted the Lord on the same day at two different locations. They have four children beginning with 20 and 16 year old girls. Just when they thought they would face “Empty Nest” syndrome in a couple of short years, they were blessed to receive two new additions into their home. At this time, they are in the process of adopting a sibling group- sister and brother set. They are now 4 & 5 years old and have added much joy and also busyness into their lives. Dan supports his family with his job at The Boeing Company. He is a manager and has been with them for 23 years. He is a big sports fan and enjoys watching as well as participating. His favorite of all time is Baseball & women’s/girls fastpitch softball. Although he enjoys playing sports, he has little time to do so as he coaches his daughters select softball team. Fran has stayed very busy staying at home for 17 years running the home and teaching the children. She enjoys serving the Lord and home schooling their two younger children.