Our Elders
- The body of elders is called the Session.
- Elders serve as leaders in the government and discipline of our church as well as having responsibilities for the life of the Church at large.
- It is the duty of elders, individually and jointly, to strengthen and nurture the faith and life of our congregation.
- Those duties which all Christians are bound to perform by the law of love are especially incumbent upon elders because of their calling to office and are to be fulfilled by them as official responsibilities.
- Our elders serve on ministry teams and administrative committees within the church including worship, education, mission, finance, and human resources. These groups typically meet on the second Monday of each month, Kirk Night. The fourth Monday, our Session meets to conduct church business.
At the Annual Meeting on August 30, 2020, we celebrated the past year at Crossroads. Looking ahead with hope for the future that God has planned for us, we heard from all of our current Elders in this video. Take a few minutes to get to know them just a little bit better.
Contact Our Elders:
Class of 2021 | Class of 2022 | Class of 2023 |
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Lowell Lampen (Finance) Email Lowell | Mark Van Genderen (Human Resources) Email Mark | Hank Hart (Worship) Email Hank |
Tom Giles (Congregational Care) Email Tom | Hyndie Steck (Youth Ministry) Email Hyndie | Jay Sanders (Mission & Outreach) Email Jay |
Harvey Bootsma (Adult Education) Email Harvey | Dick Janssen (Finance) Email Dick | Liz Sellars (Mission & Outreach) Email Liz |
Rebecca Hasley (Adult Education) Email Rebecca | Deb Krygiel (Youth Ministry) Email Deb | Laurie Uhl (Congregational Care) Email Laurie |
Diane Tegtmeier (Children's Ministry) Email Diane | ||
Linda Schmale (Children's Ministry) Email Linda | ||
Claire Steidinger (Youth Ministry) Email Claire | Moderator: Rev. Susan Sytsma Bratt | Clerk of Session: Wanda Hodge Treasurer: Matthew McDowell |