Senior Pastor Brandon J. Froiland
Pastor Brandon James Froiland was born in Bloomer, Wisconsin, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Pre-Seminary Studies and Theological Languages from Concordia University-Wisconsin in 2004. He began his seminary formation in the fall of 2004 and received his Master of Divinity degree in May 2008.
Pastor Froiland served as Assistant Pastor at Christ Lutheran beginning in the summer of 2008. He accepted the Divine Call to be the Senior Pastor of Christ Lutheran on December 18th, 2022.
Pastor and his wife Sara have eight children. They enjoy traveling and spending time with friends and family.
Associate Pastor Thomas J. Cowell
Pastor Thomas J Cowell was born and raised in Reinbeck Iowa.
Thomas’s wife, Hannah, grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Thomas and Hannah both attended the University of Northern Iowa. They first met while attending services and activities at College-Hill Lutheran Church. Thomas graduated in May of 2013 with a BA in History. He began his seminary studies at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne the summer of 2013.
Thomas and Hannah were married in May of 2015. A few weeks later Thomas began his vicarage year at St. John Lutheran Church in Wheaton, Illinois. Thomas graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN on May 19, 2017.
The Cowell's have 4 daughters.
Thomas was ordained and installed on June 25, 2017, to begin serving Christ's people at both St. John's and Trinity Lutheran Churches in Iowa.
Pastor Cowell was called by Christ Lutheran on June 25, 2023 to be the Associate Pastor and accepted the Divine Call on July 8th, 2023. Pastor Cowell was installed as the Associate Pastor on August 20, 2023.
