Jim has lived in the southwest metro area of the Twin Cities most of his life. While working on undergraduate and graduate degrees in Education at University of Minnesota, he met and married his best friend, Jamie. Jim spent seven years as an elementary teacher in Edina and another seven as a principal in Bloomington.

In 1999, Jim sensed that God was nudging him to consider full-time ministry, seemingly narrowing the choices to either work with children as a missionary in Mozambique or as a Children's Pastor in Eden Prairie. Because Jim had attended Wooddale Church since 1985 and began volunteering in the Children's Ministry shortly thereafter, God's direction seemed clear. Jim has joyously served God and the children of Wooddale as Children's Pastor ever since. He and Jamie have three children. Any time spent together as a family is a priority for the Baumans.

Tom grew up in New Jersey as the son of a pastor. He is the oldest of five children and the only one who has become a pastor. His brothers and sister are all deeply involved in the churches they attend. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from The King’s College in New York State, his Master of Divinity degree from Denver Seminary in Colorado and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Bethel Seminary in Minnesota. He has been a pastoral care pastor for nearly 40 years in Colorado, California, South Dakota and Minnesota.

His pastoral care ministry has often included other things like missions, adult ministry, church relocation/building and staff management. One of his joys has been to assist/mentor new church ministries.  Thinking strategically about new and different ways to reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and expand the Church is one of Tom’s passions.

Tom is married to Carol and he enjoys working around his house and yard as a change of pace.

Geoff Bohleen has served as the Outreach Pastor at Wooddale Church since 2001. His first exposure to Wooddale Church was in 1982 and he served as an intern from 1983-1986. Geoff then served in churches in Alexandria, MN, Hastings, MN and Akron, OH before returning to Wooddale Church.

Geoff grew up in Ohio and California and graduated from Bethel College with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Bethel Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree and Fuller Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry degree.

Geoff and his wife, Joni, were married in 1984 and have three young adult children, Abby, Kelsey and Drew. One of their favorite places is the North Carolina beach!

Gary was born and raised in the Chicago area. He is a graduate of Bethel College and Seminary. His pastoral career includes five years as a Senior Pastor in Kiron, Iowa; five years as an associate pastor in Rockford, Illinois; and most recently, twenty-two years as Senior Pastor in Des Moines, Iowa.

Gary's wife, Connie, is a Professor of Nursing at Bethel University. They have three married children and four grandchildren.

When not in the office, Gary enjoys recreational biking, movies, traveling, connecting with friends, and time with the kids and grandkids. He is an active sports enthusiast, and an avid fan of all teams named Chicago and/or Iowa Hawkeyes.

Julie grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota. As the oldest of four children she was often the one driving the tractor for Dad. Julie spent her corporate career in the Information Technology department of an insurance company in Owatonna, MN. It was here that Julie made a commitment to become a follower of Jesus Christ. She became involved in a local church on the missions team, traveled on many short-term missions trips and volunteered in student ministries.

In 2002, Julie felt God calling her to a new chapter in her life. This journey brought her to China, Bethel Seminary and finally to Wooddale Church. Julie began her career at Wooddale as a resident intern in Wooddale Worldwide. Throughout the years she has enjoyed mentoring students as they sought to find God's direction for their lives. She now finds great joy in equipping future ministry and mission leaders through Wooddale's Apprentice Program (4th-12th grade students) and the Intern Program (college and seminary students). She also oversees the 30Something singles group.

Julie holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from South Dakota State University and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies (Global and Contextual Studies Concentration) from Bethel Seminary. She enjoys activities in God’s great outdoors.

Heather Flies has been ministering in the Wooddale Student Ministries since she joined the staff as the Junior High Associate in 1996. In 1998, she joined the pastoral staff.

Outside the walls of Wooddale Church, Heather spends a great deal of time as a youth communicator. During the school year, she is invited into local junior and senior high schools to present on topics such as: Abstinence, Self-Esteem, Stress, Media Influence, Gender Communication and Peer Pressure. During the summer months, Heather brings the truth to students at various camps, seminars and retreats. Heather is also part of the Youth Specialties CORE training team, instructing and encouraging youth volunteers across the nation.

Heather is a graduate of Bethel University in St. Paul where she majored in Communication. She received her Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Bethel Seminary, also in St. Paul.

Heather and her husband, Chad, were married in 2001. Heather loves football, NASCAR racing, the color orange and country music. She owns 159 bottles of nail polish, 89 pairs of shorts and loves to drink Diet Coke from her 64-ounce mugs. She is the daughter of a long-distance truck driver and the youngest of six children.

Jill was born and raised in the great state of Iowa on a farm that she loves! After high school graduation she decided to head off to Bethel University. After graduating from Bethel, Jill jumped right into Wooddale Student Ministries. During her time in Student Ministries she also began her next degree at Bethel Seminary. After three years she made the transition from Student Ministries to Volunteer Development.

Jill enjoys helping individuals discover their gifts and then connecting them to a great fit volunteering in and outside of the church. There is nothing better than seeing individual lives changed from volunteering or seeing an individual's life changed because of the impact of a volunteer. She says, "It's an amazing job and I get to do it!"

When Jill isn't roaming the halls of Wooddale encouraging volunteers, you can probably find her boating with her husband Paul, talking to anyone, running on her treadmill or organizing her beautiful shoe collection.

Ken grew up in Oklahoma, but most of his teenage years were spent moving (six times in seven years) from one end of the country to the other. To a large extent these relocations (plus a couple of others after getting married) determined the course of his post-high school educational and ministry training pursuits with bits and pieces being done in California, Minnesota (graduated twice), New Jersey and Connecticut (graduated one more time).

Ken describes his job (Executive Pastor- Program Ministry) as a dream come true and those he leads and serves with as wonderfully gifted, passionately committed and extraordinarily effective.

If you can't find Ken at the office, then you might try his kitchen (loves to cook for his wife, Lisa and two teenage daughters), his yard (loves to meticulously care for and groom turf), the trail (loves to run) or Section 5, Row 36, Seat 24 in Memorial Stadium (yes, that's on the 50 yard line) in Norman, Oklahoma (loves those Sooners)!

As the Traditional Music Director, Dave Hoehl leads and produces the traditional service, Christmas At Wooddale concerts, the Spring Choral Festival, and other traditional-style services and events. Along with directing the Wooddale Choir, Dave also directs the traditional orchestra, ensemble groups, men’s chorus, women’s chorus, and the Wooddale Chorale.

Dave received his B.A. in music education from Bethel University and his M.A. in music education from the University of Minnesota. Dave has served part-time and full-time in churches in Minnesota and California.

Dave is also in his 31st year as a public/private school music educator. Throughout his career in teaching, his award winning groups have performed in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, the Chicago area, Miami (Orange Bowl), Jacksonville (Gator Bowl), and Honolulu.

Aside from his musical interests, Dave is an avid sports enthusiast. He was a captain of his high school and college football teams and is a 25-year member of the University of Minnesota Men’s Golf Club. Dave, his wife Wanda, and their daughter Kati live in White Bear Lake.

Fred McCormick is Wooddale Church’s adults pastor and has served on Wooddale’s pastoral staff since 1987. He first heard about Wooddale Church as a teenager in the 1960s, growing up as a pastor's son in the Twin Cities.

A graduate of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago with a major in Christian education, Fred also holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from Trinity University and a graduate degree in education from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He also pursued post-graduate studies at the University of Minnesota in learning and cognition. He met his wife Linda while they were students in Chicago.

Before returning to the Twin Cities to join Wooddale's staff, Fred served churches in Chicago and Boston in youth, camping and Christian education ministry. Having served in several capacities at Wooddale over the years, Fred now focuses his energy on adult ministries, including Wooddale's Big Groups at Church (adult age/stage classes), Men's Ministry and Senior Adults Ministry, as well as a number of general pastoral responsibilities.

Linda and Fred have two grown children – a son and daughter-in-law as well as a daughter who is pursuing future ministry.

In his spare time, Fred can be seen on his way to the golf course, enjoying his grandchild, keeping up on sports scores and news or checking out the latest in electronic devices.

Bruce grew up as part of a large family in southern Ohio (he’s a Buckeye and Bengals fan!) and moved north to Minnesota along with his wife Donna and their two dogs upon becoming Wooddale’s Executive Pastor – Ministry Support. Bruce and Donna met and were soon married in the small church where they both grew up. They have three grown children and three grandchildren.

Bruce served in the Navy (volunteered for submarines because he gets seasick), has many years of experience at senior levels in business, and more recently served with a small international training ministry for pastors. He loves fishing, cooking, and spending time with Donna traveling, riding bicycles and attending couple’s Bible studies together.

Bruce says, “We really enjoy Minnesota and it’s been exciting and a joy to be part of Wooddale’s family and ministry."

Richard Payne is Wooddale's Worldwide (Missions) Pastor and oversees the mission strategies, global partner missionaries and partnering organizations throughout the world. Wooddale Worldwide seeks to share the message of hope offered through Jesus Christ by extending real friendship and lesson suffering through evangelistic and humanitarian efforts close to home and abroad. His desire is to help people attending Wooddale Church get a vision and a glimpse of the breadth of God’s Kingdom, see them develop a heart for the world and then do their part to offer hope and lessen suffering in Jesus’ name. Richard says, “I enjoy telling people about what’s going on in the world and asking them to find where God is working and get involved there.” To that end, Wooddale Worldwide provides many opportunities to get involved, whether it’s locally or from within another culture.

Richard holds a Bachelors in Marketing and an MBA from the University of Tennessee. He is currently seeking a Masters of Arts in Global Leadership from Fuller Seminary. He is married to Darcie (they met at Wooddale Church). They have two college-age children. The family members enjoy traveling, water sports, snow sports, and having fun with friends.

Mark is Wooddale’s senior high pastor. He ministers to students and families in 10th-12th grade. Mark has a desire to see this generation live passionately for Jesus Christ. He has been involved in high school ministry for almost 20 years.

Mark grew up in Minnesota and graduated from Burnsville High School and the University of St. Thomas. He was a multi-sport athlete in football, hockey and track and field. Mark taught at Eastview High School in Apple Valley for three years where he met his wife, Kelli who was the dance teacher. They were married in 2002 and moved to La Paz, Bolivia to teach at the American Embassy School. In 2004, God brought them to Panama City, Panama, where Mark served as the youth pastor at a bilingual church near the Panama Canal for five years.

Mark’s calling and passion is to teach and lead teenagers to share the message of Jesus to the ends of the earth and glorify God in all that they do.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Health and Wellness and Physical Education from the University of St. Thomas. He is currently finishing his Masters of Divinity from Rockbridge Seminary in Springfield, MO. Mark and Kelli have two kids, Lia and Will. Mark enjoys hanging out with his family, track and field and the NFL.

Vicki Windfeldt is Wooddale’s Women’s Ministries and Prayer Ministry Pastor.  She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of these two areas with the privilege of working with hundreds of volunteers.  Although one is exclusively geared for women and the other is for all Wooddalers, these two ministry areas share the common purpose of bringing honor to God.

 A member since 1984 and staff member since 1993, Wooddale Church has been very influential in Vicki’s life and that of her family. Her adult daughters, Jackie and Stephanie, virtually grew up at Wooddale. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in French, Russian and Marketing from St. Cloud State University and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Bethel Seminary.

Vicki's favorite past-time activities are walking, reading and traveling. She loves sports, music, gardening and treasures time with family and friends.

Shawn Winters is Wooddale's Discipleship Pastor and oversees Small Groups at Home, One-to-One Spiritual Mentoring, Disciple U and Sports Ministry. His desire is to help Wooddale Church feel smaller that is, be a place that each person can get to know others and grow deeper in their walk with God. "I enjoy connecting people to others," he says, "helping them find a place and discovering that a life lived whole-heartedly for Jesus is the very best life!"

Shawn was born in Canada, raised in the state of Washington, graduated from high school in Colorado. He holds a Bachelor in Business Management from Biola University, and a Master of Divinity from Bethel Seminary. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry from Gordon Conwell Seminary in South Hamilton, MA. Prior to coming to Wooddale Church, Shawn served 10 years as Senior Pastor of a church in central Kansas. Shawn and his wife, Becky, are the proud parents of four children. The family enjoys many activities including looooong road trips, Jayhawk basketball and hiking cool new trails.