Our Staff

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pastor@stjohnswilmette.com

Alex Winfield Linn (he/him), graduated from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary with his Master of Divinity, with a concentration in Theology and Ethics, and was an affiliate student with Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. He is an approved candidate for Word and Sacrament with the Chicago Metropolitan Synod of the ELCA. Alex attended UNC School of the Arts and UW Madison for undergraduate and graduate school for music performance. He is a cradle Lutheran and is deeply influence by the love of his mother and grandmother, both of whom were organist, cantors. Alex has spent a decade working in Lutheran Outdoor Ministries at various sites where he first heard the still small voice of a call into ministry. In his off time you can find him going on runs with his rescue Dalmatian puppy.

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Leo Radosavljec (he/him), is our interim music minister for the time being. He is a local through and through. A native of Chicago, he spent his childhood singing in the Lyric Opera Children’s Chorus and studying piano with his father. In early childhood his family moved to Wilmette just down the road from St. John’s. A graduate of New Tier High School, he then attended The Juilliard School where he received a bachelors degree with scholastic distinction and a masters degree. Upon returning to the Chicagoland area he obtained a masters degree in collaborative piano from De Paul. He has an extensive opera career as a bass-baritone and is a brilliant collaborative pianist.

Evergreen Edwards, (they/them) is a Master of Divinity Student at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and is originally from the city of Decatur, IL. They have a bachelor’s degree in business management. They have over five years of experience in childcare, children’s ministry, and child safety from their experience working with Eastbay Camping retreat ministries as a resident camp counselor, WD. Boyce Counsel of the Cub Scouts as a programming manager, with the IL Dept. of Transportation as a Child Passenger Safety Instructor, and with Wesley Kid’s Day Out as a daycare teacher. They are a member of the Young Prophet’s Collective with Rev. JJ Warren, and they have an expertise in online ministries. They are currently a candidate for ordination with the United Methodist Church.