Church Council - Menighedsrådet
Nine church members serve on the Church Council as the Governing Board of the congregation. People are elected at the General Meeting for 3-year terms at the General Meeting and may serve up to two consecutive terms. After two terms, members must take a 2-year break before being eligible to serve again.
The Treasurer is an appointed role, not elected. The Council meets monthly to plan, budget, maintain, and direct the work of the Church and Cultural Center.
Interested in joining? Let us know—we elect new Council Members every January!
Current Church Council
2025
President: Connie Hanson
Vice President: Henning Nygaard Jensen
Secretary: Karin Wasler
Treasurer: Anna Lisa Knudsen (*appointed)
COUNCIL MEMBERS - Menige Medlemmer
Amy Solares
Bente Helsted
Craig Longuevan
Jim DeLeo
Linda Rasmussen
Susanne Hassan
President
Connie Hanson
Vice President
Henning Nygaard Jensen
Secretary
Karin Wasler
Treasurer
Anna Lisa Knudsen
Council Member
Amy Solares
Council Member
Bente Helsted
Council Member
Craig Longuevan
Council Member
Jim DeLeo
Council Member
Linda Rasmussen
Council Member
Susanne Hassan
Previous Presidents
The real strength of the church lies in its active membership, those who volunteer, give generously, provide steady moral and provide financial support.
The individuals listed below have served as Church Council Presidents and reflect over a century of faithful leadership within our community for more than the past 100 years.
1906-1912 Jacob Paaske Johnson
1912-1914 Hans Christensen
1914-1915 Karl J. Møller
1915-1916 Hans Christensen
1916-1927 Karl J Møller
1927-1928 Axel Valdemar Pedersen
1928-1929 Hans Christensen
1929-1932 Carl J. Davidsen
1932-1933 Karl A. Hansen
1933-1936 Carl J. Davidsen
1936 Karl A. Hansen (resigned for health reasons August 16)
1936-1938 Carl J. Davidsen
1938-1942 Hans C. Rasmussen
1942-1946 Axel Valdemar Pedersen
1946-1947 Marcus Lund
1947-1951 Axel H. Lindvang (RD)
1951-1955 Anton Nielsen
1955-1957 Aage V. Knudsen
1957-1959 Harold Mathiasen
1959-1960 Riener Carl Nielsen, Sr.
1960 Aage V. Knudsen (resigned July 17)
1960-1966 Anton Nielsen
1966-1967 Victor Jensen
1967-1970 Riener Carl Nielsen, Sr.
1970-1973 Niels Mikkelsen
1973-1974 Lloyd George Christensen
1974-1977 Erik Henriksen
1977-1979 Carlo Christensen (RD)
1979-1981 Erik Madsen
1981-1984 Lloyd George Christensen
1984-1989 Carlo Christensen (RD)
1989-1992 Lloyd George Christensen
1992-1997 Karl Olsen (RD)
1997-2000 Carl Schafer
2000-2004 Michael Lee Feemster
2004-2005 Vibeke Alnor Fong
2005-2011 Michael Lee Feemster
2011-2012 Vibeke Alnor Fong
2012-2014 Mittie Ostergaard
2014-2018 Anna Lisa Knudsen
2018-2019 Paul Christensen
2019-2020 Jerome Dominici
2020-2023 John Juul Nielsen
2024-2025 Gitte F. Olsen
2025- now Connie H. Hanson