About the Lutheran Care Center

Lutheran Care Center Corporation is a Continuum of Care Retirement Community (C.C.R.C) providing three levels of care to the elderly. In addition to providing services to the aged, our horizon has expanded to include child care. On the campus of Lutheran Care Center Corporation is

  • Lutheran Care Center Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Luther Terrace Senior Apartments
  • Luther Villa Independent Housing
  • Open Arms Child Enrichment Center
Eighteen Lutheran churches own and support Lutheran Care Center. There is a Board of Directors that is formed by members of the 18 congregations to conduct and oversee the business and affairs of the corporation. The Board consists of two directors per each Lutheran congregation as well as the pastor from each church. An executive committee is chosen from these elected members. On the executive committee is a nominated President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and five executive directors. The executive committee meets monthly, the full board meets quarterly and the member congregations meet annually. The current board members are:

Board of Directors
President - Gary Wachtel
Vice-President - John Taylor
Treasurer - Bev Soltwedel
Secretary - Karen Pitcher

Executive Committee
Carol Althoff
Sam Durbin
Pat Garbe
Jane Reinheimer
Eugene Stuemke

Pastoral Advisor - Pastor Glenn Renken

Medical Director - Dr. John Opilka

Honorary Member of the Board - Dr. D. G. Huelskoetter

Faith Lutheran Church, Shumway
Pastor Rensner
Jane Reinheimer
Bev Soltwedel
Grace Lutheran Church, Dieterich
Pastor Gary Fortkamp
Gail Gerth
Jane Westjohn
Grace Lutheran Church, Strasburg
Pastor Michael Mohr
Ralph Schultz
Dale Stremming
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Vandalia
Pastor Peter Kolb
Jim Bray
George Meseke
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Altamont
Roger Berg
Eugene Stuemke
St. James Lutheran Church, Vandalia
Pastor Victoria Halmagyi
Gail Metivier
Debbie Smith
St. John's Lutheran Church, Dieterich
Pastor Stephen Gillet
Ernie Garbe
Pat Garbe
St. John's Lutheran Church, Effingham
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Pastor Theodore Gall
Carol Althoff
Fred Bray
St. John's Lutheran Church, Shelbyville
Pastor John Schmelling
Ron Pfeiffer, Jr.
Jack Roessler
St. Paul ELCA Lutheran Church, Altamont
Pastor Don Klepzig
Gary Braasch
Pat Tappendorf
St. Paul Blue Point Lutheran Church, Altamont
Pastor David Speers
Don Schmidt
Gary Wachtel
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Shelbyville
Gladys Hanes
Carol Walden
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Strasburg
Pastor Stephen Becker
Kay Halford
Shirley Stremming
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Wheeler
Pastor Stephen Gillet
Dennis Blievernicht
Karen Pitcher
St. Peter Lutheran Church, St. Peter
Pastor William Emrick
John Taylor
Richard Courson
Trinity Lutheran Church, Shumway
Pastor Thomas Wilson
Sam Durbin
Candi Durbin
Trinity Lutheran Church, Stewardson
Pastor Richard Bremmer
Donald Friese
Lela Friese
Zion Lutheran Church, Altamont
Pastor Michael Kloepping
Dean Biggs
Marvin Suckow

Lutheran Care Center is a proud member of the Altamont Chamber of Commerce.