Pastoral Staff

My name is Peter Johnson. I joined the pastoral staff at St. Andrew in 2013. I have served various pastoral roles at St. Andrew. Currently, I am Interim Senior Pastor. Prior to this, I helped design and lead St. Andrew’s Small Groups and Service, creating opportunities for people to join together in Christian learning, fellowship, and support groups as well as strengthen our important mission partnerships with organizations in the local community, nation, and around the world.  Before coming to…

I grew up in a small town in northern Iowa by Mason City and was very active in my home congregation. I attended Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa and majored in Religion and Social Work. During my college years, I had the opportunity to live in Denver, CO and intern at the Rocky Mountain Synod office focusing on Lutheran Advocacy. After college, I started working at Central Lutheran Church in Downtown Minneapolis as the Director of Children, Youth, and Family…

My name is Matthew Ian Fleming and I am one of the pastors at St. Andrew. I teach adult learning opportunities, create conferences through Church Anew and shepherd a group of 20-30-something innovators. I was born and raised in Napa, California but have learned to love these things called “seasons,” autumn especially. I am a graduate of Concordia College with the most practical majors of English Literature and Music Performance. Before coming to St. Andrew in 2014, I was a…

I’m Roger Schindel (retired Lutheran Minister) and my wife is Kathy. We’ve been married for 52 years and have two adult children, Jon & Anne, who live in the area and four grandchildren. Kathy’s been a piano teacher for 45 years and recognized for some of her compositions in recent years. I have worked part time for St. Andrew since 2005 doing Visitation Ministry and leading our senior adult group, Prime Timers. I love jazz, some classical music, choral music…

Colorado-raised, daughter of a pastor and a teacher, Susan Tjornehoj (pronounced churn-a-hoy) graduated from Luther College, began seminary at PLTS in Berkley and completed her M.Div. at Luther Seminary in St Paul. Pastor Tjornehoj was married and ordained on the same day, then was on her way to Alaska’s Bush to serve among God’s people in two Inupiaq villages just north of Nome on the Bering Sea Coast. She and her pastor-spouse continued their work together on the Northern Border…