Lilia is a WELS member who just started her freshman year at Baylor. We prayed a lot for a solution to our lack of music. Our initial core group (12 adults and 5 kids) did not contain a lot of musical ability. It is such a blessing to have a permanent location in the community and a place to come together and worship our God! Ultimately, God blessed us with a 6,000 square foot building which we were able to lease full-time and make our own. The VFW Hall, a school gym, and an event space were a few of the options. We spent a lot of time searching for a space where we could hold worship services. We met at on the outdoor patio of a pizza place, in member’s homes, and in a smoke-filled VFW Hall to name a few. Our core group met in a number of different places during the 431 days that led up to our launch service. It’s as if God was telling me, “Look, I’m going to bless the work that is being done here.” In all, we had 15 prospect visitors join us for our launch service. She went on to say that they wanted to have their two little girls baptized as well. One of the first things the mom said to me was that she had never been baptized, but she wanted to be. It was a young couple with two little girls. I was standing outside greeting people when our first visitors arrived. One member said, “I just pray we have some visitors show up this morning.” God answered her prayer. We were just waiting for people to show up. We had everything set up and ready to go on the morning of our launch service. I’d like to share three specific examples from our launch service with you. While we always viewed our launch service as a starting line and not a finish line, it is still good to reflect on blessings and answered prayers from God. 431 days of planning led to a major milestone in the life of our local congregation.
(July 7, 2021) and our launch service at Christ Our Refuge (September 11, 2022). That is the number of days between my first day living in Waco, Tex. Waukesha State Bank Promotes Juliet Martinez.First Business Bank’s Asset-Based Lending Group Funds $18 Million Credit Facility.Heather is a shining example of that and we couldn’t be more proud of her.” We encourage this time because we truly care about the communities we serve.
Just last year, our team members logged 1,140 hours of community service. James Schowalter, president and COO of PWSB shared his appreciation for Mader’s efforts: “Heather is one of the many people we employ that give back their time and talent to the community. “I’m fortunate to play a small part in this community’s future, and I hope that I can inspire others to continue to build it with me and get involved,” commented Mader. Mader also serves the banking industry through the time she spends as a member of the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) Retail Committee. She has volunteered at Family Fun Before the Fourth, the community paper shredding and drug take back days in April and October each year, the Thiensville Business Association’s Food Truck in the Park, and numerous other events.
She has been a rotarian for five years, and a member of the Mequon-Thiensville Chamber Sporting Clays fundraising committee for six years. Mader co-chairs the Thiensville Village Park Re-Imagined Committee which aims to raise funds for major park improvements. In Thiensville, Mader quickly stepped in to share her talents with a variety of local organizations. Mader has worked for Port Washington State Bank for 11 years with five of those years spent developing the Thiensville office which was established in 2017. Heather Mader of Port Washington State Bank accepted the 2022 Next Generation Leadership Award at the Mequon-Thiensville Chamber of Commerce’s Celebrate Our Community Awards Dinner on Thursday, October 20, 2022.
Pictured (left to right) are: James Schowalter, Heather Mader, and Steve Schowalter.
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