Bonnie Beadles-Bohling:
Bonnie, her wife and their two kids live in SE Portland. She is currently a candidate on the ELCA's Deacon roster and a community organizer in SE Portland.
Kelle is the pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church in SE
Portland. She lives with her husband and their four children in Lake Oswego. A graduate of Pacific Lutheran University with a double major in Religion and Philosophy, and a Master's of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary in St Paul, Minnesota - she is currently working towards a Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Pastor Kelle enjoys playing tennis, crocheting, reading, hiking and is an extremely obnoxious Oregon Duck fan. Go Ducks!
Pastor Andrew Rickel:
Andrew Fritz Rickel is the Pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran in SE Portland. Orginally from the east coast, him and his wife moved to the west coast for internship and fell in love. They have since been in PDX for 5 years and had their first child. In addition to working with this crew that is pictured around him, he enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee, listening to hip hop, the outdoor, working for social justice and watching basketball.
Katy Rustvold:
Katy is a faith based community organizer in Southeast Portland, and a member of Bethlehem Lutheran. She is also coordinating an upcoming Visitation Outreach project for the Oregon Synod. In her spare time she is a wife, school volunteer, and mom to three kids and one very old dog.
Pastor Andrew Yong:
Pastor Andrew Yong has been working with the Heavenly Peace Lutheran Fellowship, an outreach ministry serving the Chinese community at St Mark's Lutheran Church since 2004. He was brought up in Malaysia, as second generation migrant from China. He attended the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Hong Kong and had served with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong for 15 years before coming to Portland , Oregon.
Elizabeth Larsen is pastor of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church on SE Powell. Originally from Medford, Oregon, she’s been in Portland since 2009 along her husband and two active sons. When she’s not doing church stuff or chasing kids, Pastor Elizabeth is probably reading, cooking, gardening or falling over things.
