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Pastor Len Brokenshire
SENIOR PASTOR
Pastor Len grew up in Southern
California. He met his wife, Beth, at Lutheran Bible
Institute in Seattle, WA. His seminary work was done
at the Haggard Graduate School of Theology at Azusa
Pacific University and the American Lutheran
Theological School. While working toward ordination,
he served as a youth director at three California
churches from 1997-2006: Prince of Peace Lutheran in
Costa Mesa, Emmanuel Presbyterian in Thousand Oaks,
and St. Peter's Lutheran in Elk Grove. Pastor Len
was ordained at St. Peter's Lutheran in 2004.
Pastor Len enjoys all sports, especially waterskiing and swimming, and also loves playing with his three young children, Rachel, Matthew and Grace. |
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Pastor Scott Yount
Associate PASTOR
Pastor Scott hails from the Sacramento area in Northern California. He was ordained and installed in June of 2011 after he graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO. Prior to seminary, Scott attended Azusa Pacific University where he majored in Biblical Studies. During his summers, he served as the Assistant Youth Director at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Elk Grove, CA. Scott has served on 9 short term mission trips to Mexico and three to Ukraine. He looks forward to more mission trip opportunities in the future.
Pastor Scott’s favorite sport is football which he played in college and high school. He passionately roots for his favorite team, the San Francisco 49ers. Scott also enjoys running, basketball, video games and comic books.
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Shanda Knight
DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY MINISTRIES
Shanda Knight grew up in Sheldon, Iowa. Shanda
graduated with an Elementary Education major and
Christian Education career concentration from
Northwestern College in Orange City, IA. During her
college years, Shanda enjoyed working at Christian
camps in the summers and volunteering with a local
church's youth ministry program during the school
year. God used camp and her volunteering to open
her heart to youth ministry. In the fall of 1994
Shanda attended Tentmaker Training in Minneapolis,
MN and was commissioned into youth ministry. Shanda
served part-time as a youth director in Dike, IA
from 1994-1997. Shanda came on staff as Youth
Director at Ascension in the Fall of 1997 and served
in this capacity until fall of 2004 when she moved
to the position of Director of Children and Family
ministries where she currently serves.
Shanda met her "knight in shining armor" here at Ascension and was married in April of 2005. In May of 2007 The Knights welcomed a daughter into their family that they named Lydia. In her free time she enjoys time with her husband and daughter, working around the house and in her garden. |
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Becky Helgerson
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
Becky was born and grew up in the Waterloo/Evansdale area and graduated from East Waterloo High School. She worked in the billing and bookkeeping department at Wood Products Co. following graduation until marrying and starting a family. Becky and her husband, Jerry, have two children, Chad (Karen) Helgerson of Cedar Rapids and Heather (Shawn) Henry of St. Louis.
Becky is a charter member of Ascension and has been working at the church since 1990. She enjoys spending time at their cabin in northeast Iowa, boating and gardening, golfing, reading, and cheering on her favorite team, the IOWA HAWKEYES! Go Hawks! |
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Candie Grimstad
PARISH SECRETARY
Candie is originally from Missouri, but has lived in Iowa for
most of her adult life. Candie graduated from Cedar
Falls High School and went on to obtain a practical
nursing license from Hawkeye Institute of
Technology. Candie worked in a nursing home for ten
years, resigning after her daughter was born, to be
a full time wife and mother.
Candie and her husband, Alan joined Ascension in 1992. Candie joined the Ascension staff as a part-time custodian in 2005 and in July of 2008 Candie became Parish Secretary. Candie enjoys spending time with her husband and children, Josh and Alana. She also enjoys scrapbooking, making cards and reading. |
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Treva and Shelby Burrington
CUSTODIANS
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