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Matt Castens, Nurse and Clinical Educator

February 14, 2010

At St. Philip the Deacon since: 2003 Faith Background: My father is a Lutheran pastor in Chanhassen, so I grew up in the church. I was forced to services in my youth, avoided services during college, but always continued in my faith. As I moved into the real world, my longing for ritual and meditation [...]

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Erik and Moe Hagestuen, R & D, Elementary Ed.

February 11, 2010

At St. Philip the Deacon since: 2002 Faith Background: I (Erik) was raised in a Lutheran family in Aitkin, MN. Our family joined St. Philip when we moved to Plymouth in 2002 after hearing such praise from my sister, who is also a member here. My wife, Moe, was raised in a Catholic family, and [...]

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Ginny Steele, Executive Education and Volunteer

February 2, 2010

At St. Philip the Deacon since: I joined St. Philip in 1989, and it has been my church home and refuge ever since. Faith background: I was raised Lutheran, attending church in my home town of Sedalia, MO. I got my undergraduate degree at Valparaiso University, a Lutheran college in Valparaiso, IN. After moving to [...]

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Chris Winfield, Inside Sales

January 24, 2010

At St. Philip the Deacon since: 1996 What is your faith background? I have been a Lutheran all of my life, growing up in various synods of the church — first the Augustana Synod, which merged into the LCA (Lutheran Church in America), which in turn merged into the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America). I [...]

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Ted Fust, Branch Manager

January 20, 2010

At St. Philip since: Attending services since 1991. Official member since 2006-2007. Faith background: Baptized Catholic — 12 years of Catholic school. Since I am now a member of a Lutheran Church, just call me a  “Catheran or Lutherick”. Professional background and expertise? I have been a with Twin City Garage Door for 20 years, [...]

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Beth Albright, Mother, Volunteer and Urgent Care Physician

January 15, 2010

Faith Background: I was raised in a Lutheran family and we joined St. Philip when we moved here in 1982. My husband, Dan and I got married at St. Philip and have made this our church home since moving back here in 1999. My husband Dan was raised in a Roman Catholic family and has [...]

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Jon Althoff, Sales & Marketing

January 4, 2010

At St. Philip the Deacon since: 2002 What is your faith background? I was raised Presbyterian by UCC-raised parents. My wife was raised Catholic. We were married in an evangelical Christian church. What is your professional background and experience? I have an MBA in Marketing, and have led sales and marketing teams in large companies and smaller [...]

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Curt Eslinger, Finance & Accounting

December 28, 2009

At St. Philip the Deacon since: My wife Carol and I have been members of St Philip since 1983, when we moved to the Twin Cities. We visited a few churches that summer but knew on our first visit that St. Philip would be our church home. We’ve made a few moves since then (one [...]

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