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Pastor Mark Astrup
I thoroughly enjoy serving Peace Lutheran congregation and living in the ROCORI area. My wife, Cheryl, is a paraprofessional teacher in the ROCORI School District. We have 2 adult children: Rachel is an elementary school teacher in Prior Lake, MN; and Adam is a recent graduate of the University of Northern Colorado/Greeley. I grew up on the western prairie of Minnesota in the town of Madison, the "Lutefisk Capital of the USA". After Madison High School, I continued my education at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, earning a B.A. in Biology, '86. My seminary studies were completed at Luther Northwestern Seminary in St. Paul MN.
Learning how God is active in the lives of congregants and the wider community and, in my own awkward way, perceiving the work of the Holy Spirit keeps me challenged, prayerful and humble in my role as pastor accompanying the "priesthood of all believers." Strong coffee while visiting with friends is a simple and constant pleasant pursuit for me. I'm an auditory learner and my favorite listening is hearing people share their stories of faith, satisfaction, struggle, failure, success, hope and resilience. Avocations I enjoy include: snowboarding, reading, bicycling, swimming, collecting vinyl records, running and playing cribbage with Cheryl.
Contact Pastor Mark Astrup
phone 320.815.4637 | email markpeacecs@gmail.com
Learning how God is active in the lives of congregants and the wider community and, in my own awkward way, perceiving the work of the Holy Spirit keeps me challenged, prayerful and humble in my role as pastor accompanying the "priesthood of all believers." Strong coffee while visiting with friends is a simple and constant pleasant pursuit for me. I'm an auditory learner and my favorite listening is hearing people share their stories of faith, satisfaction, struggle, failure, success, hope and resilience. Avocations I enjoy include: snowboarding, reading, bicycling, swimming, collecting vinyl records, running and playing cribbage with Cheryl.
Contact Pastor Mark Astrup
phone 320.815.4637 | email markpeacecs@gmail.com
ANGIE MOHS
DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN'S & YOUTH MINISTRIES
Angie has completed discipleship training with the organization “Youth with a Mission” in Rockford, Minnesota. During her journey, she was a missionary doing God’s work helping impoverished communities, as well as preaching the word of God in countries such as Nepal, Guatemala and India. When she returned to the US she had met her husband Chris as well as the Activities Director for the St. Cloud area Catholic community schools. Angie is currently married to Chris, and they have 3 children: Brody (age 6), Lydia (age 5), and Gavyn (age 3). Angie's husband Chris currently works in Willmar at a company called Nova-Tech as one of their repair tech engineers. A fun fact about Angie and Chris is that they are avid Disney and Pixar fans. They enjoy going fishing, spending time with their children, and are music aficionados.
Contact Angie Mohs
phone 320.292.3926 | email angiepeacecs@gmail.com
DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN'S & YOUTH MINISTRIES
Angie has completed discipleship training with the organization “Youth with a Mission” in Rockford, Minnesota. During her journey, she was a missionary doing God’s work helping impoverished communities, as well as preaching the word of God in countries such as Nepal, Guatemala and India. When she returned to the US she had met her husband Chris as well as the Activities Director for the St. Cloud area Catholic community schools. Angie is currently married to Chris, and they have 3 children: Brody (age 6), Lydia (age 5), and Gavyn (age 3). Angie's husband Chris currently works in Willmar at a company called Nova-Tech as one of their repair tech engineers. A fun fact about Angie and Chris is that they are avid Disney and Pixar fans. They enjoy going fishing, spending time with their children, and are music aficionados.
Contact Angie Mohs
phone 320.292.3926 | email angiepeacecs@gmail.com
wendi wigham
Financial Secretary
Wendi has worked for Peace since April 2010. The majority of that time, she served as Office Manager and Financial Secretary. This fall (Sep 2020), Wendi begins graduate school (St. Catherine University, St. Paul). She will now be serving solely in the role of Financial Secretary for Peace and will be in the office on Mondays, should you need to contact her.
Contact Wendi Wigham
email wendipeacecs@gmail.com
Contact Wendi Wigham
email wendipeacecs@gmail.com
James Thelen
Custodian |
1000 Red River Ave N | Cold Spring, MN 56320 | 320.685.7656 | peaceluthelca@gmail.com