The Rev. Randy W. Johnson
Rector

Spiritual leadership for our faith community is provided by
The Rev. Randy W. Johnson. Fr. Randy arrived at St. Christopher’s
in March 2019.
 
-Welcome!
Our mission at St. Christopher’s is to restore all people to unity
with God and each other in Christ.
Whatever path you are on, we are glad it has brought you here. Wherever you are in your journey, we are happy to meet you there.
Whatever you seek, we know that God holds the answer.
We invite you to travel with us, to grow with us, to rest with us.
Meet Christ. Be Christ.

The Rev. Marilyn Baldwin
Assisting Priest

St. Christopher's is fortunate to have Rev. Marilyn, a retired priest, on staff in a non-stipendiary role. She assists in worship, preaches, and joins Fr. Randy in other endeavors such as Adult Education and Pastoral Care.

Marilyn is a second-career priest, ordained in 2006.  Her earlier positions included working as a police dispatcher, where she met her husband Tom (a retired police officer) and 25 years working in transportation for a Minnesota manufacturing company.  She likes to walk, and to read history and biographies.  Marilyn and Tom live in Coon Rapids along with Katya, their elderly Russian Blue cat, and enjoy spending time at their cabin on Mille Lacs Lake.
The Rev. Christopher Haack
Deacon

Deacon Christopher began his deployment at St. Christopher's in November of 2022. 

Karla Standridge Cole
Director of Music

Karla Cole has been the music director at St. Christopher’s since 2010. She enjoys the diversity of our music program and the challenge of working with amateur musicians from four years old to, well, older. Karla’s varied career path from academia through musical theatre and music education and logically (sort of) to sacred music has blessed her with infinite patience (for other people) and not a little creative inspiration. Karla actually holds degrees in piano performance from Texas Wesleyan and Drake University with doctoral study at the University of Iowa. There was also a music education degree in there somewhere and a lot of organ lessons at the insistence of her mother. She has earned the Bishop’s Certificate in Church Music and has sung with Consortium Carissimi, the Gregorian Singers and Singers in Accord. Additionally, she is a professional accompanist and enjoys playing chamber music with her musician friends around town.

Marion Hunner
Children and Youth Ministries

Marion joined our staff in 2010, bringing many years of experience in children’s education.  She matches her expertise with passion and vibrancy by developing curriculum and program strategies, training educators and facilitators, and incorporating children and youth into all aspects of parish life.  Marion and her family have been worshiping at St. Christopher's since 2001.
— My goal is to provide quality programming that encourages children to develop their relationship with God, the church community and the world around them.

Ruth Thillen
Parish Administrator

Ruth has participated in parish administration for over 30 years, most spent here at St. Christopher’s. As our administrator, Ruth oversees office functionality, which includes hospitality, communications, parish records and bookkeeping, and manages leases and vendors, all with her signature cheery smile.
               Office hours are Monday - Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM
— St. Christopher’s is a friendly and loving community that’s fiscally, locally, and globally responsible, and I’m proud to be a part of the mix.

Meet Our Vestry

Josh Kattelman - Senior Warden
 Ann DePaolis-Jones - Junior Warden
Robert Williams - Clerk
Bruce Warkentien - Treasurer
Ruth Thillen - Bookkeeper

Vestry Members
Serving 2023-2025
Darlene Cross
Rich Pieper
Ann Trapnell

Serving 2024-2026
Kathy Ackerman
Betsy Wesenberg

Serving 2025-2027
Becky Lucas
Jane Suilman