Prior to accepting her call to serve as the Senior Pastor at Grace, the Rev. Deb Stehlin served as Director for Evangelical Mission for the Minneapolis Area Synod, ELCA. She helped leaders around the synod start new faith communities and was a resource to congregations who seek to learn new ways of being in mission.…

Reverend Michelle Gawienowski has served as an ordained pastor since 1997. She grew up in Austin, Minnesota, went to Mankato State University and graduated from Luther Seminary in St. Paul. She has served in North Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota in many different settings and roles. She was the Senior Pastor at Shepherd of the Hills…