Spiritual Life Personnel

Rev. Dr. Jim "Umfundisi" Lo
Dean of the Chapel
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From the heart of Umfundisi Jim +

Greetings in the wonderful Name of Jesus Christ, the Name that truly is above all names.

The office of the Dean of the Chapel wants to help you to continue to grow deeper in your relationship with God. Our desire is for you to understand that while God is our loving Father, who desires an intimate relationship with us, He is also mighty Lord, who we are commanded to follow and obey with all of our heart, soul and mind.

The spiritual formation of students like you is central to what we seek to happen from our office. We want to help you become loving and passionate disciples of Jesus Christ. By providing different spiritual formation opportunities, such as chapel, small group Bible studies, prayer walks, and ministries of compassion, we pray that you will encounter God and be transformed into His image.

My team and I believe that it is a privilege to be able to minister to you,

In His love and service

Rev. Dr. Jim “Umfundisi” Lo
Dean of the Chapel/ Professor of Spiritual Formation

Pat Hannon
Associate Dean of Chapel
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Pastor Pat oversees daily operations of the Chapel Program and assists in providing spiritual formation and pastoral care to our college students.

Prior to coming at IWU, Pastor Pat served as pastor for seven years in metro Atlanta, GA. He is married to Alison, and they have three children — Eliana, Ashlyn, and Ian. He is passionate about spiritual formation and living the Christian faith in ways that impact contemporary culture. He loves to spend time with his family, read good books, and play the saxophone.

Cindy Ruder
Assistant to the Dean of Chapel
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Cindy Ruder supervises the student Chapel attendants and the student office workers for the Dean of the Chapel and makes sure that the policies and procedures for attendance are followed.

Cindy’s experience ranges from office management of a charter school in Michigan to being the Alumni Relations Office Manager for IWU from 2001-2004. She and her husband of 31 years, Joe, have 3 daughters, 2 sons-in-law and 6 beautiful grandchildren.

Sue Wampner
Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Chapel
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Sue and her husband, Steve are members of Brookhaven Wesleyan Church and have a daughter, Hayley, who is an IWU student. Sue has been involved with the Lakeview Christian School Board and now is sharing her passion for prayer with I.W.U. students and is assisting in the development of Prayer Initiatives across campus.