It is our joy to serve and minister at Thornapple Covenant Church. Please contact us if we can help you in any way.
To learn more about our newest staff members Patty Dekker and Joyce Zaagman, click here.
Meet the staff
Meet the Staff of Thornapple Covenant Church
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Rob Peterson is the Senior Pastor at Thornapple. Rob preaches at Sunday services, leads the congregation in discerning God's vision for ministry, shepherds the staff, and much more. You can e-mail Rob at: rpeterson@thornapple.org. | |
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Andrew Vanover is the Associate Pastor. Andrew's work includes equipping ministries, leading in the areas of administration, implementation of the church vision, and adult formation. You can e-mail Andrew at avanover@thornapple.org. |
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Satya Maharjan is the Minister to Bhutanese/Nepalese. Satya teaches and ministers to our Bhutanese/Nepalese community. You can e-mail Satya at: satya@cafn.us. |
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Steve Raisch is the Minister to Students at Thornapple. Steve orchestrates all aspects of ministry to high school and middle school students. You can e-mail Steve at: sraisch@thornapple.org. | |
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Matthew Anderson is the Minister of Worship Arts. He oversees planning, worship ministry teams and leading of our worship gatherings. You can e-mail Matt at manderson@thornapple.org. | |
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Lynne McLaughlin is one of our Ministers to Children. She works with Lisa Udell who together plan and implement all aspects of our ministry to children from newborn through 5th grade. You can e-mail Lynne at: lmclaughlin@thornapple.org. | |
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Lisa Udell is one of our Ministers to Children. She works with Lynne McLaughlin who together plan and implement all aspects of our ministry to children from newborn through 5th grade. You can e-mail Lisa at: ludell@thornapple.org. | |
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Sheryl Baas is our High School Youth Ministry Associate and Worship Assistant. She assists in organizing ministry to high school students and assists our Minister of Worship Arts. You can e-mail Sheryl at: sbaas@thornapple.org. | |
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Linda Winer is our Middle School Youth Ministry Associate. She assists in organizing ministry to middle school students. You can e-mail Linda at: lwiner@thornapple.org. | |
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Debbie Lunde serves as the Pastoral Assistant to the Senior Pastor, oversees properties and is our Wedding Coordinator. You can e-mail Debbie at: dlunde@thornapple.org. | |
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Patty Dekker is our Interim Director of Cross-Cultural Ministries. She oversees ministry to our Bhutanese/Nepalese community and also works with our Global Missions ministry. You can e-mail Patty at: pdekker@thornapple.org. |
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Joyce Zaagman is our Interim Congregational Care Associate. She provides pastoral care to people in need including shut ins and members experiencing health or personal crisis. You can e-mail Joyce at: jzaagman@thornapple.org. |
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Linda Galien is our Church Organist. Linda plays the organ at the 10:30am Sunday worship service and accompanies the choir. You can e-mail Linda at: rlgalien@att.net. |
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Erin Russell is our Choir Director. She assists in planning the music for the blended gathering and leads the choir in rehearsals and performances. You can e-mail Erin at: shoe1279@hotmail.com. | |
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Kim Mulder is the Children's Ministry Assistant. She works with Lynne and Lisa in ministry to children. You can e-mail Kim at: kmulder@thornapple.org. | |
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Suzanne Roth is one of our Administrative Associates. She works in the front office during the week overseeing many of the details necessary to keep the day to day operations of the church running smoothly. You can e-mail Suzanne at: sroth@thornapple.org. | |
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Shelley Hill is one of our Administrative Associates. She works in the front office overseeing the Sunday bulletin, church database and many other important aspects of the day to day operations of the church. You can e-mail Shelley at: shill@thornapple.org. | |
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Brenda Veen is our Bookkeeper. She ably manages the church books - accounts receivable, payable, donations, etc. You can e-mail Brenda at: bveen@thornapple.org. | |
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Craig Holstine is in charge of Building Maintenance. With the help of Diana Parcher, Craig takes care of the many details that are involved with caring for our facilities and grounds every day. Working with Craig is Diana Parcher part time on building maintenance. |
