Austin, you have such an amazing heart for everyone you meet. Whether it be in our youth group or the adults, you are always so curious to learn about people and love them in a way that is so genuine. Throughout my years of knowing you, you have always been there for me, no matter what i’m going through. I am so thankful to have you as a mentor and teacher to me and to the whole youth group. I hope you know that God’s plan is so big for you, and I know with the continuous zeal you have for the Lord, God will do so much more through you. You are loved -Will

Skip, thank you for being such a blessing to so many and thank you for the love of God, people and service that you model day in and day out. You are the “balm in Gilead”!! God Bless you real 😊 !!

Pastor Taye is has been a great spiritual father for my family and I. He was there to conduct our pre marital counseling before my husband and I got married. He has been there gently leading and showing us Christ like love throughout my 20 years of marriage with my family. He stood by us and prayed us through the hard times as well as the happiest times. He is a living example of how to lead and love as Christ does. We would love to bless him by nominating him for this. – Rahel Legesse and family

My prayer for you Pastor Joel!! This is one of my favorite passages in the bible!! As you share with us many Sundays: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.””

My Pastor always encourages me to run after God I would like him to know how much we all appreciate him and his family. They just sent their oldest kid to college and are really busy with groups starting up at church that they deserve a date night out.

Want to thank you for always looking out for others and having such a gift of teaching the Word of our God and Savior.

“What can I say about Pastor Mark?  From the minute we walked through the doors of Fridley Cov. 2 years ago, we knew we were home.  And most of that has to do with Pastor Mark.  He welcomed us like old friends and took us under his wing.   Let’s be honest, our little church could use a boost, but through perseverance, faith, and good old fashioned hard work, we will pull through.  And we wouldn’t be able to do that without Pastor Mark’s faith, leadership, and commitment!  Thank you, Mark, for always showing up and showing your congregation the what true discipleship looks like.    “And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.'” Matthew 4:19

Pastor Josh.  Thank you for being my Pastor.  Your sermons always encourage me and challenge me spiritually.  I appreciate that you are blessed with the  knowledge of the Bible and God’s word and most importantly the Gospel which brings hope daily in my life and how you are able to disciple me and the Church to understand God’s word and to encourage us to become disciples as well.  Thank you so much and keep doing what you are doing for me and the Church.  Your words are heard and remembered!

Pastor Mike, Thank you so much for everything you have done for Valley! I may be biased but you are the best pastor ever. You have helped me grow in my faith and have been so patient in answering questions and guiding me to find truth. I’m sure I speak for everyone at Valley when I say this: we love you and thank God for your leadership. We will miss you as you move on to the next journey that God has for you. Thank you for your countless years of leadership and love for our congregation.

We are so thankful for our Pastor, Jeff Conner! We are a new church plant and with that comes lots of hard and lots of good. Jeff has been a constant source of encouragement for those he leads and always points us to God and what God is doing in our lives and around us. He encourages us to pray. He encourages us to follow the Holy Spirit. He encourages us to follow Jesus’ example. He encourages us to grow. He encourages us to be authentic and to ask for help when we need it. Jeff does this for us even through the joys and trials he is experiencing in his own life. For that, we are forever thankful that God has equipped and positioned Jeff to lead us as Pastor of Refuge Vineyard Church! Jeff, you and your family are so loved! You’ve got this! Thank you for all that you and your family do for us.