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LEAD PASTORS

Chris Dolson

Senior Pastor
Learn more about Chris

Joel Hassenzahl

Lead Pastor of
Blackhawk Brader Way

Charles Huang

Pastor of Blackhawk
Chinese Ministry

Matt Metzger

Lead Pastor of
Blackhawk Downtown
Learn more about Matt

Daniel Owen

Lead Pastor of
Blackhawk Fitchburg
Learn more about Daniel

• All
• Adults
• Care
  • Care Response Team
• Central
  • Communications
  • Operations
  • Technical Arts
  • Welcome
  • Worship Arts
• Children/Students
  • Birth to Sixth Grade
  • High School Ministry
  • Middle School Ministry
• College
• Impact
• Locations
  • Brader Way
  • Downtown
  • Fitchburg
• Multicultural Ministry
  • Chinese Ministry
• Strategic Leadership

Travis Agnew

Blackhawk Downtown
Worship Pastor

Christina Ahlansberg

Blackhawk Downtown
Welcome & Operations Coordinator

Larissa Anderson

Director of Communications

Kristin Baker

Middle School
Ministry Assistant

Lynne Benik

Associate Director of
College-Age Ministry

Brianna Bero

Associate Director of Middle
School Ministry

Jimmy Bero

Associate Director
of Blackhawk Fitchburg
Student Ministries

Maddie Blanchard

Impact Ministries Administrative
& Global Outreach Assistant

Emily Bostrom

Associate Director of
Brader Way High
School Ministry

Carmen Boyd

Director of Life Groups

Carol Breed

Care Response Team

Laura Bruess

Data & Operations Coordinator

Abby Bruggink

Blackhawk Kids Downtown
& Operations Coordinator

Dave Burnett

Pastor of Senior Care

Hannah Busse

Director of
Worship Arts Ministry

Jewel Carlson

Care Response Team

JoAnn Cartwright

Accounting Assistant

Rachel Chancellor

Associate Director
of Blackhawk Kids

Connie Crenshaw

Care Response Team

Alyssa Dabner

Care Ministry &
Reception 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

Lief Erickson

Pastor of Student Ministries

Tyler Fanning

Technical Arts
Production Assistant

Ashley Fletcher

Impact Ministries
Event Coordinator

Steve Francis

Facilities Assistant

Carol Fricke

Director of Blackhawk Kids

Dave Gagnon

Pastor of Care Ministries

Craig Gartland

Pastor of Spiritual Formation

Wes Gretkowski

Facility Operations Manager

Margie Hamilton

Care Response Team

Joel Hassenzahl

Lead Pastor of
Blackhawk Brader Way

Amy Hauptman

Worship Arts Planning
& Events Coordinator

Charles Huang

Pastor of Blackhawk
Chinese Ministry

Steve Huffman

Facility Monitor

Angie Ipsen

High School Ministry
Central Coordinator

Kortney Kaiser

Director of Print Media & Design

Matt Kautzky

Facility Director

Anne Kierce

Care Coordinator &
Director of Weddings Ministry

Esther Kim

Operations & Multicultural
Ministry Assistant

Trevor Kleinmeyer

Associate Director of Worship Arts

Michael Knapstad

Pastor of College-Age Ministry

Ben Knox

Pastor of Middle School Ministries

Chris Kopp

Associate Pastor of
Worship Arts

Melissa Lazare

Video Production Assistant

Nancy Lindroth

Director of Staff Development

Shannon Luehmann

Nursery/Preschool Ministry
Service Hour Coordinator

Tiffany Malloy

Director of Blackhawk
Downtown Team Development

Sandra Malone

Director of Care Development

Kayla March

Associate Pastor of
Spiritual Formation

Denise McKinley

Director of Connections
& Women's Ministries

Coliér McNair

Pastor of Multicultural Ministry
& Worship Arts

Ashley Mellenthin

Director of Elementary Ministries

Matt Metzger

Lead Pastor of
Blackhawk Downtown
Learn more about Matt

Rachel Metzger

Communications & Weddings
Ministry Assistant

Rachel Mickelson

Mental Health Responsive
Care Coordinator

Bill Minser

Responsive Care Pastor

Ashley Moore

Executive Assistant

Jon Mueller

Director of Accounting
& Administration

Daniel Owen

Lead Pastor of
Blackhawk Fitchburg
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Alex Payne

Facility Coordinator

Nicholas Pergal

IT Assistant

Guillermo Real

Facility Coordinator

Steve Rodgers

Adult Ministries Associate

Sarah Russell

Facility Scheduler &
Office Coordinator

Jeff Salvo

Technical Arts
Production Assistant

Barak Schimp

Director of Production

Emilie Shields

Blackhawk Kids
Fitchburg Coordinator
& Family Fusion Coordinator

Kyle Shimniok

Facility Assistant

Catherine Showers

Digital Communications Manager

Cortney Spotts

Blackhawk Kids Welcome
& Operations Coordinator

Gena Stolte

Adult Ministries Assistant

Anthony Suy

56 Ministry Coordinator

Kristin Theis

Nursery/Preschool Ministry
Service Hour Coordinator &
Weekday Childcare Coordinator

Heather Watts

Director of Blackhawk Kids
Brader Way

Carolyn Wyse

Associate Director
of Communications

Mark Wyse

Director of Technology

Charles Yu

Pastor of Multicultural
Ministry & Theology
Learn more about Charles

Sara Zimmerman

Blackhawk Fitchburg
Welcome & Operations Coordinator