Pastor Peter Jonas, 48, came to
Arcadia from Cross Plains, Wis.
His wife, Kary, is currently in her second year at Wartburg Theological Seminary
training to become a pastor. They have three children: 14-year old Maura, a
freshman at Arcadia High School; and 12-year old twin boys, Brendan and Liam,
7th graders at the Arcadia Middle School. Pastor Jonas grew up in Mercer,
Wis. and received his bachelors degree in journalism from UW-River Falls.
He trained for the ministry at Yale Divinity School, completed his internship in
Peterborough, England and was ordained in 1990. He has worked as a pastor
for 18 years in Iron Mountain, Mich., Madison and Cross Plains.
Kris Knutson - Minister of
Music, Youth & Education --
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Kris is originally from Rice Lake, WI. She graduated from the University
of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a double major in both choral and general music
education. She taught 7-12th grade choral music in the Arcadia School District
and then retired! She ventured to St. John's Lutheran Church and School in Fort
Wayne, IN where she was the Minister of Music, teaching K-12 music at their
private school and leading all of the music at the church. She greatly missed
her church family at Christ Lutheran that she had come to know during her time
of teaching in Arcadia and decided to accept the position of Minister of Music,
Youth & Education in January, 2000. The rest is history!! Kris was selected as a
Global Music Intern and has had the honor to work with Marty Haugen, Mary Preus,
Tom Witt & Anthony Machado. She was part of the La Crosse Synod Team that
introduced the new ELW hymnbook to the congregations in the synod and has been a
musician for numerous synod assemblies and other gatherings. Kris teaches
private piano, guitar, drum, trumpet, French horn, bass guitar and voice
lessons. She also enjoys composing, recording, bowling, playing her Wii, movies,
and has recently given up drinking Pepsi!!
Karen Gorka - Secretary --
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Mark and Lynn Finner - Caretakers
Jerold Sorenson - Treasurer
2010 Church Council
Rich Hanson, President
Patrick Rohn, Vice President
John Wiemer
Greg Konkel
LuAnn Kramer
Karen Gorka
Margo Flynn
Shirley Finner
Mark Backer
Website Personnel
Daniel Sampson - Webmaster
Karen Gorka - Photographer
Peter Jonas - Pastor - E-mail:
Kris Knutson - Minister of
Music, Youth & Education --