Presbytery of Northern waters trustees ​(October 2025-October 2026)

Council Chair: Chip Holt, CRE
Presbytery Moderator: Rev. Dr. Karen Schuder
Presbytery Vice-Moderator: Rev. Corey Larsen​
Stated Clerk: Rev. Brad Carloss
Treasurer: Elder Jay Wilkinson
General Presbyter: Rev. Richard Blood

presbytery council ​(October 2025-October 2026)

Council Chair: Chip Holt, CRE
Presbytery Moderator: Rev. Dr. Karen Schuder
Presbytery Vice-Moderator: Rev. Corey Larsen
Stated Clerk (ex-officio): Rev. Brad Carloss
Finance and Budget: Rev. Doug Workman
Overtures & Bylaws: Rev. C. Arlin Talley
Personnel: Rev. Jim Deters
Commission on Ministry: Co-Moderators Rev. Corey Larsen and Rev. Dorothy Duquette
Committee on Preparation for Ministry: Rev. Eric Peterson
Program Strategy: Co-Moderators Rev. Brett Foote and Rev. Jocelyn Langholz
Nominating Committee: Elder Hope Dougherty
PW Moderator: Elder Hope Dougherty
Self-Development of the People: Rev. C. Arlin Talley
Synod Commissioner: Rev. Eric Peterson
Synod Commissioner: Elder Hope Dougherty
Minutes Clerk: ​Amanda Keppers

Committees of Council ​(October 2025-October 2026)

Finance and Budget 

• ​Chair: Rev. Doug Workman
• Elder John Belsky, Elder Cameron Campbell, Elder Bill Gravelle

Overtures and Bylaws 

• ​Chair: Rev. C. Arlin Talley

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Personnel 

• Chair:  Rev. Jim Deters
• Rev. Elizabeth Liebenstein, Elder Claudia Welty, CRE Ed Williams

Committees of Presbytery ​(October 2025-October 2026)

Commission on Ministry 

• Co-Chairs: Rev. Corey Larsen and Rev. Dorothy Duquette
• Elder Ruth Andersen, Elder Leslie Anderson Rev. Richard Blood, Rev. Brad Carloss, Rev. Dorothy Duquette, Elder Sue Hendrickson,  Rev. Kari Jutila, Minutes Clerk Amanda Keppers, Rev. Lawrence Lee, Rev. John Mann, Rev. Eric Peterson, Rev. Karen Schuder, Rev. Kathy Smith, Rev. Kathy Reid Walker

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Committee on Preparation for Ministry & Lay Pastors 

• Chair: Rev. Eric Peterson
• Elder Candy Deal, Elder Jan Letsos, CRE Beverly Thompson, Rev. Douglas Workman
  • 2026 Ordination Readers: Rev. Kathryn Bell, Elder Claudia Welty

Nominating Committee / Committee on Representation 

• Chair: Elder Hope Dougherty
• CRE Lori Kangas-Olson, Rev. Terry Muck, Elder Don Putnam, CRE Bev Thompson, CRE Ed Williams

Permanent Judicial Commission 

• Chair: N/A
• Rev, Lindsay Biddle, Rev. Barry Boyer, Rev. Dorothy Duquette, Elder Bill Gravelle, Elder Andrew MacGregor

Program Strategy Committee 

• Co-Chairs: Rev. Brett Foote, Rev. Jocelyn Langholz
• Rev. Duane Brown, Elder Pat Cortese, Elder Bonnie Jorgenson, Rev. Ken Ribe, Rev. Kate Stangl

Self-Development of People 

• Chair: Rev. C. Arlin Talley
• Rev. Duane Aslyn, Helen Davis, Rev. Ron Henely, Kathleen Mehr-Jensen, Lynette Swanberg

Sexual Misconduct Response Committee 

• Chair: N/A
• Rev. Duane Aslyn, Rev. Jim Deters, Elder Sue Hendrickson, CRE Bev Thompson

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Presbytery Representatives ​(October 2025-October 2026)

Synod of Lakes and Praires

• Commissioner (TE): Rev. Eric Peterson
• Commissioner (RE): Hope Dougherty

Clearwater Forest Board

• Elder Peter Mann and Rev. Douglas Workman

General Assembly 2026

• Rev. Lawrence Lee, Elder Sue Hendrickson, YAAD Lily Quinn

Seafarers

• Rev. Kate Kolmodin and Rev. Dianna Bell

Minnesota Council of Churches

Wisconsin Council of Churches

• Rev. Jim Deters