Prince of Peace Congregation Council
Michael Stetzler
President
Elected President of the Congregation in 2021, Michael previously served one year as Secretary. He began attending Prince of Peace in 2014 after meeting his wife (and former PoP President) Suzan Hurlbut. Michael has been part of several groups including the Mission Staffing Exploration Team, book studies, the Adult Education Committee and the Affordable Housing Team. He enjoys serving as an usher, singing in the choir for special occasions and helping with video production when needed
Michael Ashworth
Vice President
Bio coming soon.
Karen Carr
Secretary
Prince of Peace has been Karen Carr’s church home since her baptism. Parents, Edward and Lois Carr, were charter members. Over the years Karen has served the congregation including: as a Sunday School teacher, service on the council, and child caregiving in the nursery. This is her first term as Secretary. She lives in South Minneapolis with her husband Mike Schow.
Rick Rothhausen
Treasurer
Bio coming soon.
Congregational Life Area Representatives to the Council
Position Currently Open
Education
Deborah Cordes
Stewardship
Elected to a new term on the Council in January, 2020, Deb has previously served as the immediate Past-President and in a variety of other leadership positions.
James Erickson
Property
My wife and I joined POP in 1977.
I regularly participate in Habitat for Humanity.
Both Liz and I have been active in the choir since we joined, except for a few years when our kids were young.
Lea Thornton
Community Life
Elected to her first term on the council in January 2021, Lea has attended services at Prince of Peace since she and her husband Chris started dating. She officially became a member in 2011, just before their daughter Ellie was born. Her two children, Ellie and Henry, enjoy attending services each week with their Grandma Serene and Lea enjoys some quiet reflection while Grandma attends to the kids. Lea has been involved in Children’s Ministry, teaching Sunday school and traveled to Tanzania in 2019 as a representative of PoP.
Deb Mosby
Service & Advocacy
Deborah Mosby, retired from Metropolitan State University as Professor Emerita August 2020. She is a past Program Director and Practicum Director for the Alcohol and Drug Counseling Program. She is happily married to Ted Tessier who has a private therapy practice. Her children, Alex and Erika Coe live presently in New York City and Bloomington, Indiana.
Ryan Miller
Worship & Music
Ryan Miller was elected to serve on the Congregation Council in January of 2021. He and his wife Anna have 2 sons, Benjamin and Elliot. The Miller family is actively involved in worship service planning and participation, and have been members since 2009
Teruni Sandanayake
Youth/Young Adults
I have been apart of Prince of Peace my whole life along with my family. I am a freshman at the Roseville Area High School and enjoy spending my afternoons relaxing and listening to music. I ask love spending a lot of time with my dog Sadie.
I decided to join the council to learn a little bit more about the church and be a voice to all the youth.
Peter Christ
Lead Pastor
Pastor Peter sits on the Congregation Council and is an ad-hoc member of all the official committees.
Betsy Hoium
Associate Pastor
Pastor Betsy sits on the Congregation Council.
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