Staff & Leadership
Sarah Kerkes
Pastor (click to email)
651-257-2713 ext. 102
Pastor Sarah is a Minnesota native who went to college at UW-River Falls, then she went even further east to the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. She spent her first 16 years of ministry in the Southeastern Iowa Synod, then 10 years in Superior, Wisconsin. Pastor Sarah started serving Zion in June, 2018. Husband Chris is a chef at Hazeldon-Betty Ford Clinic. She also has 2 children in college (MSUM and UW-Eau Claire) and one who is a senior at Chisago Lakes. In her free time Sarah enjoys fishing, gardening, reading, knitting, sewing and writing poetry. Pastor Sarah brings wide experience, deep compassion and a healthy sense of humor to all that she does.
Anne Thomsen
Sunday School Coordinator
Todd Freeman
Youth Director
Vicki Mickelsen
Parish Nurse
Joy Sietsema
Organist &
Handbell Director
Michael Savold
Adult Choir Director
Julie Lauritzen
Accompanist
John Hawkinson
Cemetery
Chet Garness
Cemetery
Dexter Bylander
Custodian
Council Members
Danny Eby
President
Mutual Ministry
Carl Thomsen
Property
Barb Garness
Hospitality
Kris Skoog
Finance
Human Resources
Corrine Mix
Missions
Karen Pavel
Shepherding
Mary Redgrave
Stewardship
Laura Freeman
Worship & Music
Trudy Marten
Christian Education
Glade Sietsema
Technology
Jim Green
Human Resources
Outreach