Phil GebbenGreen, Pastor     

PastorPhil@epchurch.org

Phil is a Presbyterian pastor.  He and his wife Julie bring us the
services of a dynamic ministry couple, a first for EPC.  While they serve part-time and on a temporary basis for one year, (or
indefinitely, but not an installed position), we approach this with much hope and joy that they will serve this community with God's hands.

Julie GebbenGreen, Pastor     

PastorJulie@epchurch.org

Julie is an Evangelical Lutheran pastor.  The GebbenGreens live in the Hamline-Midway area, are parents of three young children, Isaac (9), Micah (6), and Lydia (4), and are passionately interested in urban ministries. In February of 2007, Lydia was diagnosed with a brain tumor.  To read that whole story, please feel free to visit her website at www.caringbridge.org/visit/lydiag. 

Eleta Pierce, Office Manager/Financial Secretary     

secretary@epchurch.org

Eleta is the friendly voice you hear when you call the church. Eleta manages the office, does bookkeeping and processes most of our communications and publications, including the Sunday bulletin, monthly newsletter and this website. Eleta is a single parent to two young children, Christopher and Tierra. She is an active member in the National Association of Church Business Administrators and is working towards being certified in Church Business Administration.

Lynn Shackelford, Director of Music 

music@epchurch.org

Lynn received her musical training at the American Conservatory in Chicago, Ohio Wesleyan University and the Cleveland Institute of
Music.  She sang in the Plymouth Festival Chorus for twelve years and served on the American Guild of Organists Board for three years.  She is a performing member of Thursday Musical and teaches piano in her home in Bloomington.

Loren Brun, Vocalist

As the Bass in our Worship Music Team, Loren adds his rich voice and    leadership to our worship. He has been developing his musical talents  for more than fifty years;  piano and music theory lessons as a child, clarinet in his youth, dabbling with the guitar during the folk era of the ‘60s, various church choirs, and vocal training in choir and gospel quartet.  Loren is married and the father of two grown children and grandfather to two grandchildren.

Deb Carlson, Vocalist/Children’s Choir

Deb lives in St. Paul with my husband Bob and children Audrey and Chet.  She grew up singing in church.  She sang duets with her dad while her mom played the piano.  Deb attended Bethel and sang in the choir and with the Bethel Connection.  She taught grade school music at St. Pius X, St. Jude of the Lake and Minnehaha Academy South and she’s also had a Kindermusik studio for 9 years.  After children she wanted to sing more, so she learned how to play guitar.  As if that wasn’t enough, she is also a member of a few local bands-Hello Stranger (bluegrass), The Duet Set (originals, country, folk) and she and her husband have a solo set that they do.  Deb says “I bubble with joy to think that in this position my “work” is to sing to God and sing of God!“