The persons listed below were elected during the Saint Paul Area Synod’s 2024 Synod Assembly on May 11 at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi.
Synod Council or Committees
These offices take effect Aug. 1.
Synod Council –
Vice President
George Mickelsen
Zion, Chisago City
Synod Council –
Secretary
Thaoke Her
Eternal Flame, Vadnais Heights
Synod Council –
At-Large, Lay
Toya Dragseth
St. Anthony Park, St. Paul
Synod Council –
At-Large, Deacon
Sister Tashina Good
Shepherd of the Hills, Shoreview
Synod Council –
At-Large, Person of Color
Peter Songster
Christ the Servant, Vadnais Heights
Discipline Committee –
Rostered Minister
The Rev. Sarah Kerkes
Zion, Chisago City
Consultation
Committee – Lay
Lynne Moratzka
Elim, Scandia
Consultation
Committee – Clergy
The Rev. Karen Williams
Grace, St. Paul
Churchwide Assembly
The following persons were elected as voting members to the Churchwide Assembly, which will be held in Phoenix, Ariz., July 28-Aug. 2, 2025.
Churchwide Assembly, Lay
Don Steinke
Faith, Forest Lake
Churchwide Assembly, Lay
Craig Anderson
Hosanna, Forest Lake
Churchwide Assembly, Lay
Michael Larson
Easter, Eagan
Churchwide Assembly,
Lay – Young Adult
Macy Craig
Resurrection, Woodbury
Churchwide Assembly,
Lay – Young Adult
Grace Riegel
Immanuel, St. Paul
Churchwide Assembly, Lay – Person of Color/Language Other Than English
Ye Her
Eternal Flame, Vadnais Heights
Churchwide Assembly, Rostered Minister – Deacon
Deacon Kate Lindberg
St. Mark’s, North St. Paul
