Elder Council
The Elder Council provides ministry oversight and governance for the various ministries of the church. They serve to ensure a coordinated effort toward accomplishing the overall mission and specific vision of the church.
Pastor Kevin Walton
Lead Pastor“I like biking, basketball, and the changing seasons of Minnesota. Building friendships with people of different cultures and backgrounds and working together as a united community for the well being of others is what makes life rich.”
pastorkevin@communityofnationschurch.com
Paul Geary
Lead Elder“I am privileged to join the CNC administrative team, to contribute my efforts towards the goal of loving and serving the body of Christ.”
Pastor Bitrus Bamai
Hospitality Care Elder“I love reaching out to people and building relationships across board wherever I find myself. I love my position because it gives me a wider platform to connect, relate and to empathetically share in the joys, pains and journeys of people in life. It’s an opportunity to invite, welcome, embrace and enfold new members from diverse cultures and nations into our loving, caring, understanding, compassionate, and Christlike family/community. I love to do it because I am a practical beneficiary of it!!!!”
pastorbitrus@communityofnationschurch.com
Mike Saarela
Missions Elder“While my background has nothing to do with Outreach or Missions, I have always wanted to serve the Lord in some capacity that ministers to lives whether in the local community or internationally.”
missions@communityofnationschurch.com
Ntxawg Yang
Prayer Life Elder
Tannie Eshenaur
Discipleship Elder
Percy Botchway
Elder At Large“I am excited to have the opportunity to be an Elder at Large because I get to learn about and be a part of all the different ministries of the church and have the ability to contribute to the growth of God’s church in the short and long terms.”
Wally Eshenaur
Stewardship Elder
Sharon Eberhard
Family Ministry Elder“I have a passion to teach, guide, and nurture children to have a strong Biblical foundation to build on for life.”
Stewardship Team
The stewardship team serves as the trustees of the church. This team supports the mission and vision of the church by managing physical and financial assets of the church with integrity enhancing usage of church property and by assuming full responsibility for all church property including repairs, maintenance, and replacements to bring glory to God.
Pieter Spitael
Treasurer
Andre Kieren
Facilities CoordinatorI am doing what I do for the church as an act of obedience to God, who calls on us to give to others and care for others. CS Lewis in his book “Mere Christianity” addresses how much should we give in charity to others? His response:
“I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is more than we can spare.”