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Emily Crawford, Michelle Stadem, Molly Myers, Patty Haman
Emily Crawford
Trinity Lutheran Church (Marshalltown, IA)
This is Emily's second year working at Trinity Lutheran Church in Marshalltown. Emily works primarily with the high school youth but is also responsible for youth activities for both the 3rd through 6th grade age group along with the 7th and 8th graders.
Emily is from Charles City, Iowa. She attended Wartburg College where she studied Communication Arts Public Relations. Emily has been on the summer and full time staff at both Riverside and Ingham Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camps.
Email: emily@nullriversidelbc.org
Michelle Stadem
Bethesda Lutheran Church (Jewell, IA)
Hello! I am Michelle Stadem and I'm from the wonderfully Scandinavian town of Svea, MN. I graduated this spring from Thomas Edison State College in Communications. Besides communicating, I enjoy horses, anything outdoors and the Minnesota Twins. God worked in some crazy awesome ways to get me down here from Minnesota this summer and after that it was easy to stay! I'm super excited to be a part of the way Christ is working this year at Bethesda Lutheran and at Riverside. It can't get much better!
Molly Myers
Immanuel Lutheran Church (Story City, IA)
My name is Molly Myers and I hail from Waterloo, Iowa. I have completed 3 years of college in Storm Lake, IA at Buena Vista University as a Biology Major. I'm excited God has called me into ministry this year at Immanuel and Riverside. I'm excited to get to know the youth and see their hearts for Christ. Further, to be able to challenge youth and help them take one step closer to Christ. It’s going to be a fantastic time and God is going to work! Fun fact about me is this past January I took a mission trip to Nepal and went backpacking 50 miles up into the Mountains and remote villages to share the Gospel of Christ.
Patty Haman
Lutheran Church of Hope North Branch (Ankeny IA)
Patty Haman is from the Ames area and completed her degree at The University of Iowa in music education in May 2009. Apart from music, she especially enjoys knitting, baking, reading, and being outdoors. In addition to her parents, she has an identical twin sister, Karen. Patty is looking forward to being involved in a growing church and is excited to take part in God's work in Ankeny as well as at Riverside. Please be sure to stop Patty when you see her and say hello.