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Easter on the Hill
5 p.m.

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Easter on the Hill
8:30 & 10 a.m.

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5 p.m.

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9:30 & 11 a.m.


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Pastors


Pastor Jim Borgschatz Senior Pastor Jim Borgschatz leads the staff and ministry team as the senior pastor. He has served Easter Church since its beginning in 1973. He was the pastor developer and has seen the church grow from a few households (43 households at organization) to many (over 1,200 households). He spent grade school years in Zumbrota, high school at Sibley in West Saint Paul, college at Macalester and seminary at Luther in St. Paul. Pastor Jim is married to Janet and they have two grown children. Contact Pastor Jim
Pastor Paul Harris Teaching Pastor Paul Harris came to Easter in May 2000. He has responsibility for helping to develop all areas of Christian learning at Easter with particular focus on adult education. He also regularly preaches and does pastoral care. Pastor Paul and his wife, Sally, have two children, Ken and Arwynn. He grew up in Rockford, Illinois, attended Wheaton College, Yale Divinity School and has done graduate work in Germany, the U of M, and Luther. He taught philosophy at the U of M and Bethel College before becoming a pastor. He has served congregations in Mora, Bayport, and St. Paul. Contact Pastor Paul
Pastor Kevin Olson Associate Pastor Kevin Olson came to Easter in July 2000. His primary area of ministry is with Youth and Family, with a special focus on confirmation. This is Pastor Kevin's third call, having served a two-point parish in rural Glenville, Minnesota, then a small town in Goodhue, Minnesota. Pastor Kevin graduated from Luther Northwestern Seminary in 1986, and was ordained in July of that same year. Pastor Kevin has a passion for family ministry and creating an intergenerational climate where this can take place. He grew up in suburban Plymouth and is a graduate of St. Olaf College. He is married to Sandi, and together they have two children, Hannah and Kenneth. Sandi is also a graduate of St. Olaf, with a B.S.N. in nursing. Contact Pastor Kevin
Pastor Kris Capel Associate Pastor Kristen Capel is part-time at Easter Lutheran Church. She served at Holy Communion Lutheran Church in Racine, WI, for five years before coming to Easter. She received her B.A. in Music and Religion from Wartburg College and her MDiv from Wartburg Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa. Pastor Kris loves working with people of all ages. She is married to Dan Coyle and has two daughters, Annika and Amelia. In her spare time, you can find her hiking, biking and swimming. Pastor Capel is serving at worship and preaching frequently. Contact Pastor Kris
Associate Pastor Sarah Clark was ordained at Easter in June 2010.  She is Easter’s Associate Pastor for Children, Youth, and Family and Easter is her first call in pastoral ministry.  Pastor Sarah graduated from Luther College (Decorah, IA) in 2005 with a B.A. in English and Environmental Studies and from Luther Seminary (St Paul, MN) with her MDiv in 2010.  She is married to Brian Clark.  When she is not teaching confirmation, leading worship, or hanging out with Easter’s teenagers; Sarah loves to play the violin, paddle in the Boundary Waters, make food, hike with her dog, and read books in her hammock.