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Our Staff & Leadership Team

Jon Ewton

Jon Ewton

Senior Pastor

Jon Ewton - Senior Pastor

Jon has led Christian ministries for over 20 years. In addition to leading the juvenile prison ministry during college, Jon also was a member of Brothers Under Christ, where he focused on discipleship with and to other young men. Jon served at Christ Fellowship in McKinney, TX - a congregation of 2,000 - for almost 15 years where he was able to dig deep roots of relationship and shared ministry before transitioning to LCC in June 2018.

Jon earned his Masters of Christian Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2010. He attended Texas A&M University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Military History and a minor in English.

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Paul Peterson

Paul Peterson

Associate Pastor

Paul Peterson - Associate Pastor

Paul grew up in Central Wisconsin then attended college in St. Paul, MN where he met his wife Amanda.  They have four young boys together. Prior to joining LCC in 2014, he served for six years as Youth Pastor in the rural community of Stanley, WI and then for five years as the Middle School Pastor in Madison, WI.  

He holds a B.S. Youth Ministry degree with a minor in Biblical Studies from Northwestern College, now Northwestern University, in Roseville, MN.  

Paul's primary responsibilities as Associate Pastor are in Adult Discipleship (Men's Ministry, Women's Ministry, and Small Groups), Communications, and Connections Ministry. Previous to 2019 Paul served at LCC in Student Ministry and Adult Small Groups as well as providing leadership to the Children and Family Ministry areas.

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Cory Shreve

Cory Shreve

NextGen Pastor

Cory Shreve - NextGen Pastor

Cory grew up in Rockford, Illinois. He moved to Minnesota in 1996 where he met his wife, Heather. They were married in 2001 and currently have 3 children. Prior to joining LCC in 2019, he served for eight years as Pastor of Family Ministries at Living Grace Community Church in Illinois. In addition to his time there, he also served as a teacher of biblical studies at Trinity Oaks Christian Academy.

He holds a B.S. Youth Ministry / Social Science / Biblical Studies from Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota. He was ordained in the EFCA in 2010. Cory also has a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.

Cory's primary responsibilities as the NextGen Pastor are in Student Ministry, Children's Ministry, and Family Ministry. He is passionate about seeing the baton of faith passed off faithfully to the next generation as we work together to see our children, students, and families take next steps in their path toward following Jesus Christ. 

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Melody Warren

Melody Warren

Pastoral Care & Outreach

Melody Warren - Pastoral Care & Outreach Minister

Melody is an Alexandria native which fuels her deep commitment to this community and its residents. Over 30 years ago, she married Brad Warren and have been blessed with two daughters, two sons-in-law, an amazing batch of grandkids, and Ruth, their dog.   

After receiving a graphic design degree from St. Cloud Technical College, she spent many years in the newspaper business, as well as owned multiple businesses in the field of home decor. Melody has been in full-time ministry for over 20 years at Lake Community and earned a licensure through intentional continuing education and is currently in the national credentialing process.

Her primary role focuses are on Pastoral Care, Local and Global Outreach, and Transformational Ministry.

Click here to email Melody.

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Amanda Peterson

Worship Arts Director

Amanda Peterson - Worship Director

Amanda grew up in Wisconsin, and went to college in Minnesota, and has lived in Alexandria since 2014. After college graduation, she married Paul Peterson and they have been in ministry together since, while raising four boys. 

She graduated with a degree in Finance and a Bible certificate from Northwestern University in St. Paul, MN.

Her primary role as worship director is to oversee what happens on Sunday mornings and assist with planning the worship services -creating the environment, setting the table, and ushering the guests to the table with our Heavenly Father.

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Michelle Saffel

Michelle Saffel

Office Manager

Michelle Saffel - Office Manager

Michelle grew up in a suburb of Chicago, and then lived in Wisconsin for seven years before moving to St. Paul, MN, where she met her husband. In 1999, they purchased lake property and built their forever home there in 2004. A golden retriever keeps them company there!

She has decades of experience in bookkeeping and office management. Her primary role is anything that doesn't fall under Pastoral care or ministry - which can vary greatly depending on the day!

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Kristal Bomstad

Visual Art & Communications

Kristal Bomstad - Visual Art & Communications

Kristal grew up in Willmar, MN, which is about an hour from Alexandria. Together with her husband Ben and 2 kids, she moved to Alexandria in October 2011.

She holds an Associate in Arts degree from Ridgewater College and an Associate in Applied Science degree in Communication Art and Design from Alexandria Community and Technical College.

Her primary roles are within digital marketing, including weekly emails, visuals for Sunday services, social media and the website, as well as print-related design efforts like new brochures and signage.

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Marilla Lahr

Administration Support

Marilla Lahr - Administration Support

Marilla grew up in Osakis, MN.  She was homeschooled all the way through graduation along with her six siblings.  She attended Alexandria Technical and Community College as a PSEO student and graduated from there with an associates degree.  She then went on to Metropolitan State University and earned a BA in English.
 
Marilla grew up training and showing her two golden retrievers with 4-H.  She now does volunteer training for the Douglas County 4-H Dog Project every summer. 
 
Marilla and her husband, Coleton, love volunteering here at LCC in the youth ministry.  They also enjoy spending time together playing Nintendo, ultimate frisbee, and have recently taken up snowboarding!  They bought a house in Alexandria in May of 2018 and have done a lot of little renovation projects since then.
 
Marilla's primary role as Administration Support is to help the Office Manager in administrative tasks, data entry, and other necessary duties as needed.
 

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Bob Degel

Building Maintenance

Bob Degel - Lead Maintenance

Bob grew up in Bloomington, MN. He attended Normandale Community College and Winona State University prior to moving to Alexandria, MN.

His primary role at LCC includes overseeing all general building maintenance, event set-up and tear-down and cleaning.

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Pastoral Leadership Team

These individuals serve our church family as elders and overseers as recorded in the New Testament of the Bible. They are devoted to prayer, to the Word of God, and to the care of the members of Lake Community Church.  Please pray for them and their families as they lead us.

Jon Ewton

Jon Ewton

Senior Pastor
Paul Peterson

Paul Peterson

Associate Pastor
Edgar Timberlake

Edgar Timberlake

PLT Member
Mike Dahlquist

Mike Dahlquist

PLT Member
Wade Cole

Wade Cole

PLT Member