Pastor Duane Schmeichel serves Redeemer Lutheran Church, our WELS congregaion in Maple Grove. He and his wife Laurie have been serving there since July of 1999.

Redeemer has a wonderful mix of young families, empty nesters, retirees, and singles of all ages and backgrounds. Single people have an important place in God's kingdom and in service to the Savior. We are excited to be part of the WELS Twin Cities Singles group, and look forward to serving ou with the gospel of Jesus, and opportunities for fellowship and service to each other.

Pastor Robert Schultz serves Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church in Andover, MN. He, his wife and six children have been here since January 2001.

He has served two other congregation: St. Peter's (Sturgeon Bay, WI) and Trinity (Manitowoc, WI). He and his wife have eight children. Pastor and his wife have six children living at home. Their ages range form 19 months to 14 years. He and his wife just adopted the five youngest children.

He thanks the Holy Spirit for giveing him the opportunity to serve the singles of the area with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He looks forward to meeting many of the singles to study the bible with them.