| Current Team of Pastors and Staff
Pastor William Wampler
- Senior Pastor
Prior to Bellevue Christian Center, he has 11 years of ministry experience as Senior Pastor, Youth/Associate Pastor and Junior High Pastor in California. Pastor Wampler has a real passion for reaching people. It has always been in my heart to partner with God, and His people, in transforming a city. I believe this is accomplished by lovingly staying relevant to our culture, without sacrificing the power of God, inherent in the gospel, and in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. His wife Gayle is an experienced worship leader and songwriter who also plays the piano and keyboard. She has served as a personal administrative assistant to the Nebraska Assistant Superintendent. Raised in a Pastor’s home, Gayle fully understands the expectations and demands of a Senior Pastor's ministry. Pastor Wampler and Gayle have two children; Caleb who will be starting his third year at North Central University; and Rochelle who will be starting her first year at Trinity Bible College. We believe there's an exciting future for our church in the heart of Summit and Grand Avenue; one of Minnesota's best-known commercial and residential communities. |
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Pastor Chris Quistad joined Summit’s
Pastoral team in January, 1994. Previously, she worked as a registered nurse
for 23 years. Following a life threatening illness, she felt a calling to
minister to people with serious illness. Her passion is to minister not only
to people hospitalized and those dealing with chronic illness, but also to
minister to those with difficult life situations. She has done extensive
study and teaching on grief and end-of-life issues.
Pastor Chris oversees Family
Ministries; organizing parenting classes, marriage preparation and marriage
enrichment courses. She is the pastor overseeing Women’s Ministries and
Children. She has a desire to see families become strong and stable. Pastor
Chris completed her distance education from Berean University and was
ordained in 1999. She and her husband, Chuck, were married in 1978 and have
three daughters: Beth and husband Craig, Anna and Rachel. |
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Troy joined the pastoral staff of Summit Church in February 2008. He brings years of pastoral ministry and worship leading experience to the development of our contemporary service. Troy has a passionate heart to see people grow in their relationship with Jesus and with others, and to genuinely live out their faith in every aspect of their lives. He was most recently on the pastoral staff at River Valley Church in Apple Valley, MN, for almost 11 years before making a transition to directing an innovative program focused on preparing young adults for marketplace ministry. Troy studied pastoral studies and music at North Central University, and has been a licensed minister with the Assemblies of God since 1997. |
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Ronna Wyant - Music Director, Traditional Service  |
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Ronna has been involved in music ministry since childhood. The daughter of a minister, Rev. Raymond Wiley, she received hands-on training: She was on the radio playing and singing from ages 2 - 18. An alumnus of North Central University and MacPhail College of Music, she holds a degree in Music Education, and has taught music in the Robbinsdale School District since 1970, in addition to private piano lessons. Ronna has previously directed music ministry at Summit (1964-1967 and 1971-1977), in addition to ministry in Kenosha, WI; at Calvary Temple (Minneapolis); at Fridley Assembly of God (now Emmanuel Christian Center); Abundant Life Community Church in Blaine and Christ Church International in Minneapolis and North Heights Church in Arden Hills. Ronna has orchestrated, produced and been a studio musician for several recording artists. Several years ago, she produced a recording of her own piano solos. In 1969, Ronna married her husband, Bob, in the former Summit Church building. Bob works as an independent financial consultant, and is a part of the traditional service sound team. |
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Caleb Wampler joined Summit Church as Youth Coordinator. He is currently enrolled at North Central University as a Pastoral Studies Major. Caleb is excited for this opportunity to pour his life, experiences, and strong biblical teaching into Summit's teenagers. He grew up in California, Florida and went to high school in Nebraska. Caleb was surrounded by the ministry having grown up with his father as a pastor and mother as a worship leader. Since childhood he has had a love for people of all ages and feel the importance to speak the truth into the generation he has been born into. |
Josiah Sullivan - KOOL KIDS Children's Church Coordinator |
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Josiah is a Senior at Northwestern College in Arden Hills, He will graduate in Spring of 2009 with a Pastoral Ministry major. Josiah was born and grew up as a missionary kid in Southwest Asia. While overseas, Josiah was witness to many miracles including a fractured skull being instantly healed and a dog being raised from the dead. At twelve he followed his parents to St. Paul who became the Pastors at St. Paul City Church (SPCC). He attended Concordia Academy High School and went on the Northwestern College. While a student at Northwestern, Josiah was in charge of the children's department as SPCC. |
Beverly Campisi - Minister of Biblical Counsel |
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Beverly has been a Minister of Biblical Counsel at Summit since October 1999 and co-facilitates our Divorce Care support group. Prior to joining Summit’s staff, she was a counselor at Inver Hills A/G, Inver Hills, MN for 11 years. Beverly’s experience includes 2 years at the Jamestown Rehabilitation for Adolescents as a case manager/primary counselor and 2 years at School District 197 working in chemical dependency counseling and support groups. Beverly has an A.A. in Chemical Dependency Counseling and has certificates in Counseling Dysfunctional Family Systems, Development of Adolescents and Grief Counseling. |
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Dale Tollefson - Newcomers and Senior Adults Ministries |
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Dale was born and raised in Duluth, MN and moved to St. Paul in 1960 after graduating from University of Minnesota - Duluth. He has 4 children and 9 grandchildren. Dale received a diploma from Berean University. He retired from the 3M Company on 1993 after 28 years in an Engineering capacity. Over the years, Dale's ministry at Summit has included Youth Director, High School SS teacher, Deacon, and currently the Director of Care Ministry. Dale has been Minnesota District Director of Men's Ministry since 1986, along with Leadership and Training in Lifestyle Evangelism since 1967. Dale heads up the Summit Senior ministry and is involved in ministry mentoring. |
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Mengs T. Atsebha
- Eritrean Pastor |
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Mengs began ministry in Asmara,
the capital of Eritrea. When the persecution against Christians intensified,
he and other ministers were imprisoned, and Protestant churches were closed.
Following a miraculous escape from prison, Mengs and his wife, Ararat, fled
to Sudan. Immediately, they began ministering to other refugees, leading
them to Jesus and discipling them there in the Sudan. In August of 2005,
Summit Church, with our Eritrean fellowship, brought this couple to the U.S.
to minister among Eritrean immigrants in the Twin Cities. Mengs has authored
The Powerful Army of God, (Bethany House) a Tigrinyan language tool,
reflecting a passion to reach his people for Christ.
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Henry Ung - Pastor, Cambodian Ministries |
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Henry is a lay
minister for the Cambodian congregation at Summit. His goal is to continue
to serve the congregation and take courses from the Urban Ministry Institute
to further equip himself for the ministry. Henry came to the United States
from Cambodia as a refugee in September, 1981. He married his wife, Sodara
in 1983 and has two children, Marisa and Sarah.
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Sam Philips
- Bread of Life Church: Indian Language Ministries |
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Sam,
originally from Northwest part of India, grew up in States. He attended
North Central University in Biblical languages and minored in Christian
studies. He has been in full-time ministry for over ten years. Together with
his family, he has been a missionary in India and has been in church
planting and evangelism with emphasis on planting home care cells. He has a
burden to take the Gospel to the lost around the world. Sam believes with
God’s Grace and Great guidance, God will take Bread of Life Church to a next
level of spiritual growth. The Bread of Life Church is a unique and loving
body of believers of which a majority of them are Indians (Asian). It is a
privilege to be a pastor of this special church. Sam’s wife Mini and his two
kids (Debbie and BJ) are a “tremendous blessing and gift from God.” “God has been totally revolutionizing my heart with His Word and has been teaching me the goodness of Him and to know Jesus and Grace in a totally radical way.” |
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Pastor William and Gayle Wampler began here
at Summit Church on June 29, 2008. Since 2002, Pastor Wampler has been the
Outreach & Involvement Pastor at Bellevue Christian Center, Bellevue,
Nebraska. His ministry has included the oversight of visitors and new
converts follow-up, hospital visitation, funeral coordination, special
events, Alpha, evangelistic/outreach planning, counseling, preaching and
teaching support.
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Shari Peterson - Office Administrator |