The Staff of Community Presbyterian Church
KIMBREL JOHNSON is the Pastor
of Community Presbyterian Church. Kim earned her Bachelor of Arts in
Ministry degree from Viterbo College, graduating in 2000. She was a
student at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary where she earned
her Master of Divinity degree. Kim was ordained June 29, 2003 at Glen Avon
Presbyterian Church, Duluth, where she was born and raised.
PATTY MURRAY CHRISTENSEN is the Parish Assistant and has worked for the church since 1990. She
has four children and five grandchildren. In addition to managing the
church office and building, Patty staffs the Fellowship
Committee.
DARCY REICH has been on staff at Community Presbyterian Church for 33
years.She is the Director of Music and serves as organist,
director of the three handbell choirs and director of The Flock, a
vocal choir for children in Grades 1-4.
Darcy received her Bachelor of Science degree in music education from
St. Cloud State University
and is a retired elementary music teacher after 34 years in the Grand
Rapids school district.
JANICE BURCH is the Director of Informal Music at Community Presbyterian Church. Janice
also teaches k-6 vocal and instrumental music at North Elementary School
in Deer River. She was raised in the state of Kansas and attended Fort
Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. She earned her Bachelor's and
Master's degrees in music education. After teaching instrumental and
vocal music in Kansas for 23 years, Janice and her husband, Richard, moved
to Grand Rapids in 1999.
NIELS HENRIKSEN is the Director of the Sonshine singers, a choir for youth in grades
7-12. Niels has celebrated 25 years with music at Community Presbyterian
Church this year. Niels also works for Arrowhead Promotion.
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JOANN PETERSON is the Director of the Rainbow SIngers, a choir for youth in
grades 3-6th. JoAnn and her husband Doug recently moved back to GR after
being gone for 20 years. Both have been active in choir and JoAnn assisted in
directing the Chancel Choir and Sweet Adelines when they were first in GR. She
is glad to be back directing choirs at CPC and is looking forward to working
with the youth. We are going to have a good time.
MARY JO JESS is the Director of the Chancel Choir.
Kelly Peterson is the Finance Treasurer
Brian Peterson is the Treasurer.
Brian and Kelly Peterson were born and raised in Grand Rapids. Brian attended St. John’s University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting. He then went on to earn his CPA. Kelly attended the College of St. Benedict’s where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting. Both Brian and Kelly worked at Deloitte & Touche LLP in Minneapolis for three years before deciding to move back to Grand Rapids to start a family. They have two daughters. Brian works in the accounting department at Shims.