Our Lead Pastor, Lon Bjornrud, and his wife Sonya have been married 26 years and have two young adult daughters.  Pastor Lon is the primary teacher for our Sunday morning services.  Lon enjoys investing in, journeying alongside, and learning from people of all ages.  Besides teaching and shepherding the Living Hope community as a whole, Lon also oversees our student ministry.  He has been enjoying this ministry to students in the St. Francis/East Bethel community since 1995.  Lon refers to himself as a (senior pastor/youth pastor) "hybrid"-- a role based around his heart and gifts.  Sonya works as administrative staff part-time with the church, volunteers in the youth ministry, and oversees Children's Ministries in a volunteer role.