Oaks Indian Mission is a partner with Indian peoples, the Cherokee Nation,and various other tribes, church congregations and individuals who believe in the cause. The Mission is a recognized social ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).  The Oaks Indian Mission is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable corporation organized under the laws of the state of Oklahoma and complies with federal and state standards regarding childcare. The “Oaks” is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors whose members are drawn primarily from the Native American Tribes and Nations, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and the Oaks community.

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Board of Directors:

President                            Ed Gibeau – Broken Arrow, OK

Vice President                   Rev. Eric Hiner – Denton, TX

Treasurer                            Vacant

Secretary                            Deborah Reed - Oaks, OK (Acting)

Board Committees:

Finance/Development 

Robert Morganthaler, Chair - Tulsa, OK

Loren Havekost - Blair, NE

Jerry Whetstone - Wichita, KS

Strategic Planning:

Vacant, Chair

Sandra Edgmon - Westville, OK

Ron Hull - Tulsa, OK

Trygve Jorgenson - Henryetta, OK

Rev. Don Salberg, Sioux Falls, SD

Tom Jerlow - Edmond, OK - Advisory

Lynn Kickingbird - Edmond, OK - Advisory

Governance

Donna Hardin, Chair – Tulsa, OK

Deborah Reed - Oaks, OK

Kara Greuel - Tulsa, OK -  Advisory

Jean Dearhamer - Broken Arrow, OK - Advisory

Evaluation and Succession Planning 

Lisa Phillips, Chair - Denton, TX

Ed Gibeau - Broken Arrow, OK

Rev. Eric Hiner - Denton, TX

Drue Miles - Conestoga, PA

Teresa Ray - Fayetteville, AR - Advisory

Ex-Officio & Advisory Members

Rev. Michael Girlinghouse – Tulsa, OK – Bishop, Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod, ELCA

Rev. Jean Devoll-Donaldson - Tulsa, OK -  Assistant to the Bishop/Director for Evangelical Mission, Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod, ELCA

Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation- Tahlequah, OK

Deputy Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation - Tahlequah, OK

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STRATEGIC PLAN

Click below to see the Oaks Indian Mission Strategic Plan.