Please Support Our Chaplains.
Your gift helps ensure that older adults in our care receive compassionate spiritual support, bringing hope, dignity and comfort in every stage of life. Whether offering a listening ear in times of grief, sharing in moments of joy or guiding individuals and families through difficult decisions, our chaplains make a profound difference every day.
As a not-for-profit serving older adults, Lutheran Life Communities believes care extends beyond the physical and emotional, it must also nurture the spirit. Our dedicated team of chaplains provides meaningful spiritual care through prayer, presence and companionship for residents, families and team members alike.
Today, we need your support to sustain this vital ministry. Your generosity directly helps fund chaplain salaries, ensuring that spiritual care remains at the heart of everything we do.
When you give, you’re providing more than support, you are bringing light, peace and hope to those who need it most.
Meet the Lutheran Life Communities Chaplains.
Please Give to Sustain Our Chaplain Services.
100% of Your Donation is Used for the Chaplain’s Fund.
The Foundation will direct your gift to the ministry of our community chaplains. The primary use of funds will be to ensure we have full-time chaplains in all communities. Due to the number of guests served in the Arlington Heights community, Lutheran Home serves two chaplains. There are also pastoral expenses for Bibles, counseling materials, support groups and other related needs. One hundred percent of your contribution will be used in the Chaplain’s Fund with none going to overhead or administrative costs.
Meet Our Chaplains.
Lutheran Home
Rev. Charles Plummer, MDiv. ELCA
Rev. Charles Plummer, ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, serves as chaplain for Lutheran Home, supporting patients in MyRehab and long-term care. He joined Lutheran Home in 2023 after serving congregations in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and Portsmouth, Ohio. A native of Ohio, which he calls the “Promised Land,” Rev. Plummer enjoys listening to residents’ stories, leading Bible studies and facilitating worship services. He lives in Arlington Heights with his wife, Sara and their two sons, Parker and Andrew, who enjoy volunteering in the Chapel of Saint John the Beloved.
Lutheran Home
Rev. Paul Klopke, MDiv. LCMS
Rev. Paul Klopke serves as chaplain for Lutheran Home and associate pastor at St. Peter Lutheran Church and School in Arlington Heights. A graduate of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, he has over 30 years of experience in senior care ministry, including chaplaincy in nursing homes, hospitals and disability centers. Passionate about supporting older adults and their families, Rev. Klopke brings both compassion and dedication to his work. He and his wife, Julie, have two grown children and four grandsons, and he enjoys spending time with family, cheering on Chicago sports teams and staying active outdoors.
Pleasant View
Rev. Chuck Olson
Chaplain Chuck Olson is an ordained Evangelical Lutheran Church in America pastor. He holds a BA in psychology from Augustana College, and an M.Div and D.min. from Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. He is a Professional Clinical Fellow in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He is certified in geriatric therapy, alcohol and substance abuse, complicated grief, end-of-life care and anxiety management. He is a certified MBTI administrator. His passions include guitar, walking and his wife Anne. They have two adult children and two beloved adopted granddaughters. Chaplain Chuck deeply believes that the first duty of love is to listen.
Wittenberg Village
Rev. Tamera Jacobi
Reverend Tamera “Tam” Jacobi is an ordained pastor and worship leader in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, serving at Wittenberg Village – Crown of Life Chapel, Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Crown Point, Indiana and Christ Presbyterian Church of Winfield, IN. A graduate of Wartburg Theological Seminary (MDiv), she brings a deeply creative, fine-arts-infused approach to ministry, crafting sermons, children’s messages, prayers and formation resources that are both theologically grounded and emotionally accessible.
Her work centers on making faith meaningful across generations, especially through storytelling, music and visual arts. She is passionate about nurturing spiritual resilience, building community partnerships and shaping worship experiences that honor the diverse ways people encounter God’s grace.
Pr. Tam’s ministry is rooted in compassion, collaboration and a commitment to helping individuals and community’s flourish.
In addition, we are blessed to have Rev. John Lang as a resident at Hearthstone in Arlington Heights. John is retired but is often called upon for chaplaincy duties on weekends or at night. Their mission is our mission.
“Now He who supplies seed to the Sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.”
Please support our ministry with a gift.
Our chaplaincy program depends on the gifts of many. Some can give much, some are able to only give a little. Whatever the size of the gift, Lutheran Life Communities honors the giver. Our historic mission began over 130 years ago with a gift of pennies. We ask that you give as you are able.
On behalf of the residents, team members and board of Lutheran Life Communities, we ask again for your support in our annual appeal. Please give with joy!
May you and your family have a blessed year.
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Lutheran Life Communities has been serving older adults and their families for more than 130 years. It is a legacy of always moving forward with intention, founded on the core value of our faith-based mission while being inclusive of people of all faiths, backgrounds and traditions. We enrich everyday experiences for residents, families and team members who believe life is better when lived together in the community.
