Our Team
Rev. Philip Doublestein, M.Div.
Interim Executive Director / Church Planter
philipd@lincsa.org
210.846.8505
As interim Executive Director for LINC, Pastor Phil is excited to continue and advance the mission and vision of LINC under Rev. Dr. Ely Prieto. There is much to come and much for which to be excited.
Pastor Philip Doublestein is a native of San Antonio and a graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He has been Called through the Texas District of the LCMS to plant churches through LINC San Antonio.
Pastor Phil and Kate, his wife, were married in St. Louis in 2015. They served God at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Peoria, Illinois for over four years before coming to LINC San Antonio. While in Peoria, God developed in him a heart for youth ministry and outreach.
Kate is from the Ft. Worth area, and works full time at Whataburger.
In February 2018, God gave a son to Pastor Phil and Kate. Wyatt is an energetic toddler who knows no strangers. Their second son, Augustine, was born May 29, 2020. He is an affectionate and intelligent boy.
Kate and Pastor Phil have a Great Dane named Sadie.
Together, Kate and Pastor Phil enjoy leading from their marriage, and they aim to model prioritizing God and family.
Kate and Pastor Phil are excited that God has brought them home to use their talents to plant churches and build up God’s people to deeper knowledge of Jesus and the Gospel message.
Rev. Carlos Boerger, M.Div.
Board Chairman
carlosb@stpaulsa.org
Charles (known as Carlos by most people) Boerger grew up on a farm outside of Wharton, Texas. He and wife, Sharon (from Bishop, Texas) were married in 1972 and have been blessed in many ways, including four children and seven grandchildren… and a large spiritual family in many places!
Carlos did his undergraduate work at Texas A&M University and Concordia Senior College. He received his M. Div. from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the “Hispanic Ministry Program”. In 1977, out of the seminary, Carlos and Sharon came to San Antonio, called by the Texas District of the LCMS to serve as Missionary-at-large, working with St. Paul Lutheran Church in reaching out to the large Hispanic population surrounding them in the inner city. In 1983 he accepted the role of lead pastor there, continuing St. Paul’s intentional transition into a bilingual, multicultural congregation. Since 2017 he has continued serving there, now as half-time assoc. pastor, under Pastor Dave Murillo.
From 1993 to 2016, Carlos was blessed with the opportunity to intentionally disciple (under the Lord’s enablement) high school & college students and adults from St. Paul and many other places through over 40 short-term mission trips working with missions in various parts of Mexico and, later, along the Texas/Mexico border.
Since 2006, Carlos has been involved with other San Antonio area church leaders in the development of LINC San Antonio, recognizing the need to work together to serve the expansion of God’s Kingdom among the diverse population in our urban area. It continues to be an exciting journey to be involved in things only the Lord can accomplish by his grace!
Board Members
John (Skip) McBrine - Secretary
John (Skip) McBrine is a retired CPA and business executive living in San Antonio. He has been a board member and Treasurer of LINC San Antonio since 2012. He first came to LINC to help Pastor Ely Prieto with his new ministry.
The passion to remain involved grew as it became more and more apparent that the Lord has plans for LINC's part in His Kingdom far greater than anyone could foresee.
DeeAnna Wimberley - Treasurer
Alice Klement
Alice Klement joined our team in 2019 after 25 years as a teacher in Lutheran schools in Saginaw, MI, and Milwaukee and an additional 25 years as Director of Equipping Ministry at Shepherd of the Hills here in San Antonio. She is passionate about equipping people to be disciples and was blessed with the opportunity to begin several ministries that are unique to the gifts and talents of the people of Shepherd of the Hills. She continues to be active in ministry to international students.
Alice says, “God has gifted LCMS churches in San Antonio with a wonderful opportunity to work together through LINC to impact our city for Him. I’m excited and honored to be part of the LINC Board and look forward to seeing a greater and greater impact of our congregations through LINC into the future.”
Judie Jones
Judie has been a part of LINC since its first meetings! She joined the team to help establish a way for all the LCMS churches in the area to carry out Jesus’ mission.
Judie says, “I have always felt that every Christian's mission is to share the message of salvation with others.”
She is a graduate of Concordia University of Chicago and Purdue University with Bachelor and Master's degrees in elementary and secondary education. She retired after more than 30 years in Lutheran schools, Dept. of Education Overseas Dependents schools, and public schools. Though passionate about all mission fields, she believes that each Christian can look in his/her own neighborhood for opportunities to share Christ's love and message of salvation.
Joe Ojeda
Laura Sanders
Since its inception, Laura Sanders has been a LINC-San Antonio volunteer and joined the Board in 2022. She is actively involved in our homeless ministry at Haven for Hope and coordinating our quarterly community seminars. In addition, she recently became the Lead Evangelist Trainer for Area C of the Texas District LCMS.
Professionally, Laura started her career as a Special Agent with IRS-Criminal Investigation and transitioned to private practice as a Certified Fraud Examiner defending people in IRS civil and criminal cases. After 32 years, she became an Executive Certified Coach and transitioned to consulting to start Bold Hope Coaching, where she focuses on group coaching with Promised Land Living.
Laura has been married 37 years to Brad Sanders, a Detective with the San Antonio Police Department. They travel each month to Dallas to see their granddaughter and their daughter, who teaches fine arts at an elementary school in DISD. When work and money allow, Laura and her husband love to travel. They have been blessed to zip-line through a rainforest and raft down the rapids in Costa Rica, rappel down a waterfall in Kauai, attempt to scuba dive off the Gold Coast in Australia, kneel at the star of Bethlehem where Jesus was born, ride in a boat across the Sea of Galilee, and follow the footsteps of Paul in Greece and Turkey. Their next big adventure is an Alaska cruise and the Luther Lands Tour in Germany with the Oberammergau passion play.
Robert Brewer
Robert is from San Antonio. He went to Concordia 1-8 grade, Lutheran high school 9-12. Concordia, Seward '01-'06 - degree in biology. Coral reef ecologist masters '09-'13 at University of Virgin Islands, full time coral scientist from '13-'17.
He began his studies in social work in August '20 and graduates May '22.
Youth group at Christ our Savior '18-'20. Young Life leader in Virgin Islands '13-'17.
Home church - Crown of Life in San Antonio.
Married to Amy Ashcraft Oct '21. On top of his church involvement at Crown of Life, and his involvement as a LINC board member, he is involved in a young marrieds small group at Oak Hills Church, “trying to emphasize ‘theology of the cross’ wherever I can.”
LCMS - While we work with all Christians, our beliefs are in line with those of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
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