Pastors
| Senior Pastor Mike Kasting Senior Pastor Michael Kasting is a 37-year veteran pastor who has served congregations in Washington and Ohio before coming to Trinity. He is 61 years old, father of three children and grandpa of six. He loves music (classical and country), gardening, golfing, and stamp collecting. He cheers for the Hoosiers and the Mariners. But most of all he loves to help people to know and serve Jesus Christ! |
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Staff
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John Wengel (Director of Christian Education) John Wengel has served at Trinity since the summer of 2005. John currently serves in the area of Interim Principal, Parrish Education & Youth Ministry. He is a 1988 Bachelor of Arts graduate of Christ College (now Concordia University) in Irvine, California. John continued his education earning a Masters Degree in Parish Education and Administration from Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnesota. John has contributed an article to the Lutheran Education Association and Concordia Publishing Houses Teacher Interaction Winter 2004. John is a 2003 K.I.N.D.L.E. associate (a program for Directors of Christian Education emphasizing servant leadership). His experience includes serving at churches in California, Michigan, and Texas. John is married and has two daughters. |
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Dick Brooks (Book Keeper) Dick has served Trinity since April of 1993, making him the senior member of the staff-not only in years of service, but in just plain years! Prior to serving at Trinity, he served 8 years as business manager for Portland Lutheran School. Before getting out of the rat-race he was an accountant for several manufacturing firms. Dick also likes music-mostly classical and jazz and the big band sounds from “the good ol’ years!” In time not too far past, you could find him hiking the trails in the Columbia River Gorge. Dick and his wife, Henrietta, have two sons and two grandsons. |
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Susanne Walters (Teacher) Susanne Walters has been a teacher at Trinity Preschool since September 1994. She is a graduate of Warner Pacific College, and previously taught first grade in Wide Ruins, Arizona. She also has experience as director and teacher of a preschool in Milwaukie, Or. Susanne and her husband, Rex enjoy their boat and camping with their family, which consists of four children and their spouses and six wonderful grandchildren. She has a great love for the Lord and His people and enjoys the opportunity to serve Jesus at Trinity School! |
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Michelle Wolfe (Teacher) Michelle graduated from Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska in May 2002. After graduation, she took a call to teach at an elementary school in Houston, TX where she taught for 3 years. Her fiance brought her to the northwest in the summer of 2005, where shortly after she got the job to serve as a teacher at Trinity. Michelle enjoys reading, basketball, and playing board games. |
Aimee Noss (Teacher) Aimee Noss graduated from Concordia University in Portland in 2001, and earned her Masters of Science in elementary reading and literacy in 2006. She has been a member of Trinity since 1992. She is married and has 2 small children. Aimee enjoys reading in her spare time. |
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