Chaplains' Office

Barbara Bjelland Sexton

Kathy Chalhoub Administrative Assistant

As Administrative Assistant in the Chaplains' Office, Kathy is the first person you're likely to see or talk with when you call or visit. In addition to welcoming all who visit the Chaplains' Office with her hospitable charm and authentic care for others, Kathy keeps the Chapel schedule, tracks the office budget as well as the budgets for several student…   (continue reading)

Chad Fothergill ’06 Cantor at Christ Chapel and Visiting Instructor

Chad Fothergill joined the Gustavus faculty in the fall of 2009 as Cantor and Christ Chapel and Visiting Instructor. In addition to providing musical leadership for weekly and Sunday services in Christ Chapel, he also teaches organ and music theory. Mr. Fothergill holds a Master of Arts degree in Organ Performance from the University of Iowa where…   (continue reading)

Brian Johnson ’80 Chaplain

Brian Johnson has served as a chaplain at Gustavus since 1996 and is artistic director for Christmas in Christ Chapel. A 1980 graduate of Gustavus, Brian completed his M.Div at Luther Northwestern Seminary in St. Paul. Called to congregations in the Minneapolis area and as a campus pastor at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Brian has also worked…   (continue reading)

Rachel Larson Chaplain

There's a bumper sticker found on cars in Texas that says, I wasn't born here, but I got here as soon as I could. This is an answer to another bumper sticker that displays the Texas state flag next to the words, Native Texan. Chaplain Rachel wasn't born into the Gustavus family nor did she receive a degree here, but she got here as soon as she could.…   (continue reading)

Chad Winterfeldt Assistant Organist in Christ Chapel; Visiting Instructor of Handbells

Chad Winterfeldt is Associate Organist at Christ Chapel and Director of Handbells at Gustavus. He received a doctorate in organ performance from the University of Nebraska where he studied with George Ritchie and Quentin Faulkner. His doctoral document focused on the organ music of Pamela Decker, an American composer living in Arizona. His musical interests…   (continue reading)