Chamber Welcomes New Members

New member is Kinks Tents & Event Rentals. Left to right are Becky Brown, Chamber Membership Director; Scott Kinkelaar; and Chamber Ambassador Tonya Siner.

The Effingham County Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Kinks Tents & Event Rentals and St. John’s Lutheran Church as new members.

Scott Kinkelaar, owner of Kinks Tents & Event Rentals, offers party rentals such as tables, chairs, tent rentals and inflatables. For more information, visit them online at www.kinksevents.com or call (217) 342-2567. 

St. John’s Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS).  St. John's hosts a community Food Pantry twice a month (2nd and 4th Tuesdays), supports the local FCA chapter, delivers comfort care packages monthly to the Crossroads Cancer Center, and provides lunch daily for two schools in Haiti. St. John's offers Eagle’s Nest Preschool which is a licensed preschool and is open to anyone from any church background.  Worship services are held at 4:00 & 5:30 pm on Saturday (Traditional) and 8:00am (Traditional) and 10:30 am (Contemporary) on Sunday at 901 W Jefferson Street, Effingham. Sunday School for children and adults is from 9:15-10:15 am on Sundays.  Visit them online at  www.stjohnslcms.net. 

For  Chamber membership information, contact Becky Brown at (217) 342-4147.

Representing St. John's Lutheran Church are, front row, left to right, Senior Pastor Mike Burdick, Chamber Ambassadors Debbie Womack and Tonya Siner.  Back row, left to right, Administrative Secretary Sarah Mellendorf; Chair of the Board of Evangelism Holly Bray; Office Assistant Deania Trimble; Visitation Pastor Gary Fortkamp and Chamber Ambassador Marty Stock.