Former Elder

Campus: All Campuses

Steve was born in Pontiac, Michigan. The son of medical missionary parents, he lived in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) through age 14. During this time Steve, by grace, understood the truth of the gospel, and began following Jesus as Lord. After completing high school in the States, he attended Wheaton College, followed by medical school in Milwaukee. Steve met his future wife, Karen, there and they married in 1981. Steve's training and early career took them to Virginia, Kentucky, Florida, and Arkansas. In 1997, Steve accepted a position in the Ophthalmology Department at the U of M, and he with his growing family, began attending Bethlehem. They now live in Edina and serve at the South Site where Steve & Karen co-host the Getting Acquainted Class with another couple.

Steve's primary area of ministry at Bethlehem is men's discipleship, and he has led a group of men downtown on Friday mornings since 1998. He's also involved in Treasuring Christ Together and in short-term medical missions. Steve is energized by the blessing of loving, serving, praying for, and working alongside a people at Bethlehem who are God-ward in their affections and doing so among a company of gifted like-minded elders who love Jesus above all else.