Vaughn Hoffman - Directing Minister
Vaughn Hoffman is a native of central Illinois and has degrees from Illinois State University and the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. Ordained in 1982, Rev. Hoffman has served in a number of churches in Colorado and Illinois before coming to Wesley UMC as its Senior Pastor in 2004.
In addition to his pastoral work over the past 28 years, Vaughn has also served as adjunct faculty in the area of Ministry and Society at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, and has been active in leadership in the Annual Conference, serving on numerous Annual Conference commissions and boards. He is currently the chair-designee for the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry.
He is married to Lori Esenwein Hoffman, who currently teaches Mathematics at Heartland Community College in Normal. Together they have two adult sons, Nicholas and Neil, and in 2009 welcomed their first grandchild Karson into the family! Vaughn enjoys distance running, backpacking, fly fishing, and playing classical guitar. Lori is a runner also, and enjoys cross-stitching and quilting.
