My name is Phyllis Mortenson. I am in my sixteenth year of teaching at Concordia Lutheran School. I taught Kindergarten for the first nine years, and am enjoying my seventh year as the First Grade teacher.

My husband of thirty-one years, Jeff Mortenson, is the Pastor of Faith Lutheran Church. Our son, Andrew, is a 2000 graduate of Concordia and a 2004 graduate of Racine Lutheran High School. He is almost finished with his Business degree from Concordia University Wisconsin and is a financial advisor for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. This summer he married Katie who has one more year at CUW before she will also be a Lutheran educator.

Even when I was in grade school, I knew I wanted to be a teacher someday. Christ was an important part of our lives as I was growing up, and since I have many relatives who are Lutheran pastors and teachers, I always knew I would be a Lutheran teacher. I count it a great privilege to be able to share God’s Word and my faith with my students on a daily basis.

I graduated from Racine Lutheran High School in 1973. I attended Concordia College in Ann Arbor, Michigan for two years and graduated from Concordia Teachers’ College in River Forest, Illinois in 1977.

I have taught in Lutheran schools in Palatine, Illinois and in Olivette, Missouri.

In 1983 my husband received his first call to a dual parish in west central Missouri. He served at Trinity Lutheran Churches in Appleton City and Creighton, Missouri for eleven years. I was active in our congregations and I served on the Missouri District Board for Youth Ministry. I was also active in the community.