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LEAD & TEACHING PASTORS

Chris Dolson

Senior Pastor
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Matt Metzger

Senior Pastor Elect
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Charles Yu

Pastor of Multicultural
Ministry & Theology
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Joel Hassenzahl

Lead Pastor of Blackhawk Brader Way & Sunday Experience
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Charles Huang

Pastor of Blackhawk
Chinese Ministry
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Daniel Owen

Lead Pastor of
Blackhawk Fitchburg
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Adam Penning

Lead Pastor of
Blackhawk Downtown
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• Adults
• Brader Way
• Care
  • Care Response Team
• College-Age & Young Adults
• Communications
• Downtown
• Fitchburg
• Impact
• Kids & Students
  • Birth to Sixth Grade
  • High School Ministry
  • Middle School Ministry
• Multicultural
  • African American Ministry
  • Chinese Ministry
• Operations
• Strategic Leadership
• Technical Arts
• Welcome
• Worship Arts

Travis Agnew

Blackhawk Downtown
Worship Pastor

Lynne Benik

Associate Director of College-Age
Ministry & Young Adults

Brianna Bero

Associate Director of Middle
School Ministry

Jimmy Bero

Associate Director
of Blackhawk Fitchburg
Student Ministries

Maddie Blanchard

Life Groups Coordinator & Interim Impact Ministry Assistant

Carol Breed

Care Response Team

Debra Browne

Blackhawk African American Ministry Coordinator

Laura Bruess

Director of Human Resources
& Data Management

Hannah Bunting

Blackhawk Kids
Downtown Coordinator

Dave Burnett

Pastor of Senior Care

Martha Burnett

Associate Director
of Communications

Hannah Busse

Director of Worship Arts

Jewel Carlson

Care Response Team

Rachel Chancellor

Director of Blackhawk Kids

Connie Crenshaw

Care Response Team

Alyssa Dabner

Care Ministry Coordinator

Kori Davis

Director of Welcome Ministry

Darren DeKeyser

Director of Operations

Susan Demel

Director of Impact Ministries

Chris Dolson

Senior Pastor
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Alison Dykstra

Impact Ministry
Volunteer Coordinator

Christian Eggers

Blackhawk Downtown Welcome & Operations Coordinator / Young Adult Ministry Assistant

Lief Erickson

Pastor of Student Ministry
& Internships

Ashley Fletcher

Impact Ministries
Event Coordinator

Steve Francis

Facilities Assistant

Carol Fricke

Director of Connection

Dave Gagnon

Pastor of Care Ministry

Craig Gartland

Executive Pastor
of Staff & Ministries

Bryce Goff

Director of Communications

Joel Hassenzahl

Lead Pastor of Blackhawk Brader Way & Sunday Experience
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Lorenza Hatheway

Digital Communication Coordinator

Amy Hauptman

Worship Arts Planning
& Events Coordinator

Charles Huang

Pastor of Blackhawk
Chinese Ministry
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Steve Huffman

Facility Monitor

Angie Ipsen

Associate Director of High School Ministry

Kortney Kaiser

Director of Visual Media & Design

Matt Kautzky

Facility Director

Anne Kierce

Pastor of
Marriage & Parenting

Esther Kim

Data & Operations
Coordinator

Trevor Kleinmeyer

Blackhawk Fitchburg
Worship Director

Michael Knapstad

Pastor of College-Age Ministry &
Young Adults

Ben Knox

Pastor of Middle School Ministries

Chris Kopp

Pastor of Brader Way Evenings
& Worship Arts

Melissa Lazare

Video Production Assistant

Rita Loper

Care Response Team

Shannon Luehmann

Elementary Ministry Coordinator

Tiffany Malloy

Pastor of Spiritual Formation

Sandra Malone

Director of Care Development

Shirley McElhenie

Accountant

Denise McKinley

Director of Women's Ministry

Colièr McNair

Pastor of Multicultural Ministry
& Worship Arts

Ashley Mellenthin

56 Ministry & BKids
Operations Coordinator

Matt Metzger

Senior Pastor Elect
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Rachel Metzger

Marriage Ministry Assistant

Bill Minser

Responsive Care Pastor

Ashley Moore

Executive Assistant

Melissa Moser

Facility & Welcome
Coordinator

Jon Mueller

Director of Accounting
& Administration

Daniel Owen

Lead Pastor of
Blackhawk Fitchburg
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Adam Penning

Lead Pastor of
Blackhawk Downtown
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Nicholas Pergal

IT Assistant

Steve Rodgers

Adult Ministries Associate

Jeff Salvo

Technical Arts
Production Assistant

Barak Schimp

Director of Production

Emilie Shields

Family Fusion Coordinator

Cortney Spotts

Blackhawk Kids Welcome
& Operations Coordinator

Heather Stahley

Middle School Ministry Assistant

Randall Stahley

Facility Assistant

Gena Stolte

Adult Ministries Assistant

Kristin Theis

Nursery/Preschool Ministry
Coordinator

Heather Watts

Director of Blackhawk Kids
Brader Way

Tony Woo

Blackhawk Chinese Ministry
Operations Coordinator

Mark Wyse

Director of Technology

Charles Yu

Pastor of Multicultural
Ministry & Theology
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Marsha Zahasky

Care Response Team