Daniel Damaschke, Director of Music Ministries
Daniel is originally from Oklahoma and grew up as child and grandchild of pastors. He has been leading congregations in piano music since his teenage years. Daniel studied the Leschetizky Method (a form of piano technique taught by Theodor Leschetizky, who studied with Carl Czerny) privately with Fay MacLauren at Oklahoma City University. He also had the opportunity to assist her with the choir at Trinity United Methodist Church in Clio, SC. In addition, Daniel has studied organ with Professor Tim Marek of Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma City, OK and Lee Kohlenberg in Charleston, SC. Before serving at St. Luke’s, Daniel served as Director of Music/Organist at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Charleston, and at St. Timothy United Methodist Church in Brevard, NC. He was also the pianist/vocalist at Amazing Grace Chapel in Oklahoma City, OK and taught studio and private piano lessons for twenty years.
Kali Kadelbach, Director of Children, Youth, and Family Ministries
Kali is a native of Minnesota. She graduated from Augsburg University in December of 2020 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology and Public Leadership with a Concentration in Youth Studies. She also received an Associates Degree in Fine Arts from Lake Superior College in Duluth, Minnesota in 2017. Kali is passionate about Eco-Theology and Creation Care. Over the years, she has served as a Director of Youth and Family Ministries at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Princeton, MN; worked as a Camp Counselor, Store Co-ordinator, and Program Director at Camp Onomia, in Onomia MN; and worked as a Program Assistant at Kids Corner in Cloquet, MN.
Charles Mathus, Maintenance and Janitorial Services
Charles and his family hail from Harleyville, SC. He excels in a wide array of maintenance, grounds keeping, and repair skills, and he can build a house from the ground up. In his free time, he also enjoys raising chickens.
Nicole Thompson, Parish Administrator
Nicole graduated from Skagit Valley College in Washington, and before joining the staff at St. Luke’s, she worked as a stable yard volunteer coordinator, historical interpreter, and seamstress at Middleton Plantation. She and her family have lived in multiple places around the United States before moving South Carolina, including Hawaii and Washington state while both she and her husband were serving in the United States Navy. Nicole is a mother and grandmother who enjoys history, cooking, and many textile arts, such as sewing and knitting. In her off time, she and her family enjoy being outdoors, participating in such activities as camping and hiking.