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Church Staff
Pastors
Staff Council
Pastors
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Senior Pastor Greg Kaurin is a graduate of
Concordia College
(Moorhead MN), Lutheran
Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (Philadelphia PA) and
Princeton Theological
Seminary (Princeton NJ. He was ordained in his home congregation,
Redeemer Lutheran Church in Great Falls, MT. His main areas of
focus are adult education, stewardship, preaching and visitation. His
wife, Pauline is a Professor of Philosophy at
Pacific Lutheran University
(Tacoma WA). To reach Pastor Greg by telephone, dial 253-833-5280. His email
address is PastorGreg@messiahlutheranchurch.org. Pastor Greg has his
own personal weblog he
invites you to visit. Click here to
view Pastor Greg's "Plan for Ministry"
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Associate Pastor Jon Olson grew up in Kirkland
WA and he is a graduate of
Pacific Lutheran University where he met his wife Kimberly. Kim and Jon
lived and worked in Tacoma, WA before he attended
Luther Seminary in
St. Paul, MN. Recently Pastor Jon moved from Medford, OR where he served as
a solo pastor of a downtown congregation and where their daughter Sophia was
born. Pastor Jon is passionate about preaching, teaching and helping people
grow deeper in their spiritual life. He loves living in a place where he can
pursue his passion of mountaineering. To reach Pastor Jon by telephone,
dial 253-833-5280. His
email address is
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Visitation Pastor Don Melchert served in the ministry of the
ELCA for 37 years prior to his
retirement in July of 2004. A graduate of
Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and
Luther Theological Seminary in St.
Paul. Pastor Melchert and his wife, Pam, have three adult children and 5
grandchildren. They live in Olympia since retirement. Together they
served churches in Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, and Washington. To reach
Pastor Don by telephone, dial 253-833-5280. His
email
address is PastorDon@messiahlutheranchurch.org.
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Staff
(to email any staff member, click on their name)
Darrell Sherrard, Organist
Patrice Taylor - Contemporary Worship Pianist
Margee Stevely, Alleluia Express Choir Director
Kelly Starkel, Nursery Coordinator
Wendy Doman, Newsletter Editor
Hau Mai, Sexton
Webmaster
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2006 Church Council
Mike Tipton, President
Christi Gillette, Vice President
Ed Johnson, Treasurer
Anne Baunach, Secretary
Bob Aubert
Mary Berglund
Nadeane Eidal
Matt Farrell
Wayne Gilthvedt
Shelly Hendrickson
Elisa Holman
Cal Hunziker
Jonathan Kniss
John Schneider
Todd Starkel
The council president can be reached by email at
council@messiahlutheranchurch.org
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