Rev. Kim Burke
Pastor
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Pastor Kim was appointed to Morningstar UMC in July of 2024.
Pastor Kim gets the privilege of helping people connect with each other and with God. She is a Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary alum who believes we are called to draw our circle wider.
Kim enjoys "birking" (bird-watching + hiking = birking!) and spending time with family and friends. She and her Goldendoodle, Winnie, are a certified therapy dog team and frequently visit students in the community.
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Diana Wang
Treasurer
Morgan joined our team in August of 2019. She grew up in Springfield, IL and moved to Bloomington in 2011 to attend ISU. She has worked for a local CPA for the past four years and is excited to use her accounting skills in her position as Treasurer.
In her down time, Morgan can usually be found spending time with her husband and their very energetic cat.
Contact at: admin@mymorningstar.org
ATTN: Morgan Wells
Hanah Crowder
Office Administrator
Hanah joined our team in August of 2025 as the Office Administrator. As a military child, she's lived in a multitude of places, but landed in Normal, IL in 2019. She just recently graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in Biology. She is looking forward to giving back to the congregation that created such an inclusive and inviting environment for her family when they first moved.
Please contact her via email for any questions or concerns.
Contact at: admin@mymorningstar.org
Erika Gizzi
Music Director
Erika joined the MUMC team in August 2025.
Erika moved to Normal in July of 2025 after living in Western Colorado most of her life. She and her husband moved here with their new baby and two cats to be closer to family. Erika had been teaching for the last four years as an elementary music educator and beginning band director at a Catholic K-8 school where she discovered her passion for teaching music, not just performing in different local bands and music projects. She looks forward to bringing her passion for music to the community as the new music director.
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Elizabeth Morgan
Pianist
Elizabeth Morgan has been serving churches professionally for the past 25 years as pianist, organist, vocalist, and choir director. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has worked as a psychotherapist in private practice for the past 10 years. She previously served as a hospice social worker and in various roles in senior and student services. She and her husband Chris have been married for 20 years and have three children, two dogs, one rabbit, one snail, and one bearded dragon.
Rev. Kent King-Nobles
Pastor
At Normal First, Pastor Kent shares the good news that God loves everyone, has fun, and enters into deep conversations about the meaning of life and what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ through the different circumstances that come up today. He is guided by the verse, “Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all the rest will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:33) and is very passionate about overcoming hate and injustice with love.
Rev. Kathy King-Nobles
Pastor
Pastor Kathy enjoys being a part of the faith journey with people of all ages. From worship, to small groups, to conversations around a meal or building at the Habitat house, she enjoys the opportunity to hear people’s stories and support them on their life journeys. Her favorite Bible verse, especially when sung (“Great Is Thy Faithfulness”) is “Morning by morning new mercies I see”. (Lamentations 3:23) Every day is a gift given to us by God.