What is an Elder?

The Elders exist to provide spiritual oversight to the church by ensuring that it faithfully operates with biblical and missional integrity. They also oversee the official members of the church and select ministries on the LEAD team.

Vince DiPaola

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As the founding and Senior Pastor of Lakeshore in 1995 (along with his wife Sue, son David and daughter Alisha), Vince is ultimately responsible for “feeding and leading” the church. Vince “feeds” the church by being the primary teacher for Sunday and Common Ground midweek services, New Horizons 101: Discovering Lakeshore Church (an introductory class for those who want to find out more about the church), and developing new curriculum for Community Groups and various other courses. In his role as “leader” of the church, Vince casts the overall vision of the church, leads new strategic initiatives into action, oversees the church staff, and is the leader of the Elder team which is responsible for overseeing the church.

Turan Erdogan

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Turan and his wife Mary have been at Lakeshore since the second Sunday service in April 1995. Shortly thereafter they found themselves part of the original Launch Advisory Team - those were the days! Turan and Mary have four wonderful children (Michal Ann, Malcolm, Remziye, and Samuel) and love being part of the Lakeshore family. Turan is an Elder; enjoys being a part of SpotLight (Lakeshore’s drama team) through writing, directing, and acting; and loves teeaching. In addition to teaching New Horizons 201 (Discovering Spiritual Maturity) and leading community groups, Turan delights in occasional opportunities to give messages on Sunday mornings and at Common Ground, Lakeshore’s midweek service.

Dan Kilker

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Up for re-election as an Elder Dan Kilker has served faithfully since 2004 as an Elder candidate and was elected to that office in September 2005. Dan is active at Lakeshore Community Church as a community group leader, Info Center volunteer, and a member of the planning committee for LC2.

Dan and his wife Jane live in the Hilton area.

Tom Saluzzo

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Since hearing God’s calling to Lakeshore Community Church in September 2004, Tom has enjoyed serving God and the mission of our church through roles as an Elder, manager of the NMIC Men’s Ministry, a Community Group Leader, and a projectionist for the Tech Team.

He and his wife Meredith have been married for ten years and have two wonderful daughters; Angelica and Siena. Tom works at Performance Technologies since 1994, where he is the Director of Hardware Engineering, leading a team of 15-20 people in the design and development of communications equipment. He has BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Chris Resig

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Chris has been a Christian since 2002, a member since 2005 and an Elder since January 2008. He is also member of the Prayer Team, community group leader, contributor to the NMIC Thought of the Day, and member of the LC2 design team.

Chris and his wife Sue relocated to Spencerport from the Elmira-Corning area in 2005. Prior to that, they lived in the Syracuse and Buffalo areas. They have been married for 27 years and have three children: John, 24; Michael, 21; Steven, 21; and one daughter-in-law, Megan (married to Steve in 2008). He is a Registered Architect and designs primarily research and laboratory facilities, corporate offices, and college & university