Pastor Kate Reuer Welton
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Kate grew up in South Dakota and settled back in Minneapolis after many adventures, including completing a Master of Divinity degree at Harvard Divinity School. Kate was called to serve as Campus Pastor at the University of Minnesota in 2010, and remains excited about the student energy and vision that has made this ministry what it is today!
Kate worked as a community organizer with Lutheran Social Service, assisted at a refugee camp in Kenya, and was a history teacher at Native Arts High School here in Minneapolis. Her favorite travel adventures include studying Spanish in Oaxaca and hiking the Annapurna Trail in Nepal with her little brother. Kate is married to Jim, mother to Benjamin and Eleanor, and loves cooking with vegetables from the farmers market, hiking and backpacking in the great outdoors, and the occasional Netflix binge. Her approach to the Christian life? “Awe, wonder, and curiosity.” She holds her office hours at the Starbucks on Washington Ave.
Feel free to send her an email! pastorkate@umnlutheran.org
Dana Rademacher Hansen – Programs + Outreach
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Dana was born and raised in Minnesota, though spent the last few years in Lincoln, NE and Philadelphia, PA. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota (Ski-U-Mah!) and is most excited to get to know all of you and your stories, and to help share and spread God’s expansive love on campus in new, creative ways.
Dana is married to Kat, dog and cat mom to Theo and Rosie, and loves board games, a good cup of coffee or tea, TikTok, and practicing yoga. She is passionate about Queer Theology and Queer readings of scripture, abolition, and dreaming up ways to use Dungeons & Dragons in the church! She is currently enrolled at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, pursuing a Master of Divinity on her way to being a deacon in the ELCA. With LCM, Dana coordinates the work we do to welcome and gather students, including our outreach, digital communications, service and justice, and community-building work.
Reach her by email at dana@umnlutheran.org.
Erik Nelson – St. Paul Outreach Intern
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Erik is a current student at Luther Seminary who’s very excited to work with LCM. Erik has lived all over the country, including in Texas, Kansas, Illinois, and North Dakota, but he has loved living in Minnesota best. Erik is based on the Saint Paul campus, reaching out to the community there and running a weekly Bible study.
He is passionate about celebrating the ways that faith and science make each other stronger. In his undergraduate education at the University of Northwestern, Erik studied the integration of science and faith. He’s excited to bring that perspective to LCM. Erik is also enthusiastic about extending God’s welcome to all people. When he’s not preparing Bible studies or writing papers, Erik enjoys exploring the Twin Cities’ natural areas, cheering on local drag, and listening to political podcasts.
Nate Crary – Musician
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Michelle Greene – Administrative and Development Assistant
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Michelle has served as the administrative assistant for LCM-TC since 2014. She worked professionally in the arts, but somehow found her way to the non-profit sector in development. Now, she is blessed to be a part of the gig economy because she refuses to settle on just one of her many interests. Her life centers around her non-traditional family where she is happily unmarried to Frank and spends most of her time with his two adult children and three beautiful grandchildren. She cares for her parents and geriatric dog, gardens, pumps iron, consults with a variety of other non-profits and is a massage therapist in private practice. She reads like a fiend and follows the news a little too closely.