Ryan Eikenbary-Barber first served Bethlehem Covenant Church as the associate pastor from 1997-2003. He then spent six years as the founding pastor of Anchor Covenant Church in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. In 2009 Ryan returned to Minneapolis to serve as the senior pastor of Bethlehem Covenant Church. Ryan graduated from North Park College in 1994 and ...

I grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I moved out to Minnesota in the fall of 2003 to play hockey at St. John’s University. In my freshman year at St. John’s I felt a strong call to ministry which led me to transfer and finish my undergraduate studies at Bethel University, where I earned my ...

Cindy has been working with the children’s choirs at Bethlehem since 2001.  She really enjoys following her calling to work with children and music in ministry, and helping children find their place in God’s family and as worship leaders. Cindy has a B.A. in music education and has taken several graduate courses in music ed., ...

Jo Anne Taylor came to Bethlehem Covenant Church in 2002 as Adult Choir Director, with extensive experience as a professional singer and choral conductor. Her duties have expanded over the years, as God’s call to broader ministry has unfolded. Pastor Jo Anne will complete her Master of Divinity from Bethel Seminary in 2012. She also ...

The Authorized Biography of David Johnson (Abridged) 1982 – ? Dave was born in Chanhassen, MN.  He attended North Park University in Chicago, where he graduated with a degree in History and another in Biblical & Theological Studies.   While at NPU he co-founded their International Justice Mission chapter and was President of the Nonprofit Student ...

Since 2004, I’ve worked half-time in the church office and for the past 60 years have been a member of Bethlehem, serving at everything from church chair to “anything that needs doing”.  Prior to that, my career has been in employee benefits. I am a graduate of Minnehaha Academy, attended North Park University and have served ...

I began attending Bethlehem shortly after my daughter, Vanessa, was born in 1979 and joined officially in 1986.  I began working in the office in 1998, when my youngest daughter, Anneva was 8 and Ryan Eikenbary-Barber was Bethlehem’s Youth Pastor.  I was born in Washington, D.C. and have lived in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Cleveland ...