From time to time local churches find themselves in need of a special speaker. We want to assist those congregations by providing access to speakers who may be able to minister to them.

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Southern Minnesota

Dwight DePenning (Owatonna, MN)
Contact: phone: 507-430-9798; email: dwightandsheila@depenning.us
Bio: Most recently a pastor in Redwood Falls. Before that he taught at Pillsbury and was a deacon in the Faribault church.

Gary Gonnerman (Lyle, MN)
Contact: phone: 507-586-1000; email: marguerite_gonnerman@sil.org
Bio: Retired pastor. He pastored Regular Baptist churches in Iowa for over 40 years, including the last 29 years at St. Ansgar.

Everett Holmes (Blooming Prairie, MN)
Contact: phone: 507-456-6534; email: elholmes1@frontiernet.net
Bio: Retired pastor, who is a member of Grace Baptist in Owatonna.

Steven Kuehn (Rochester, MN)
Contact: phone: 507-254-4395; email: skuehn@abwe.cc
Bio: Short-term missionary and member of Calvary Baptist in Rochester

Dan Mead (Faribault, MN)
Contact: phone: 507-334-2135; email: pdm@hickorytech.net
Bio: Retired pastor of First Baptist in Faribault

John Michel (Mankato, MN)
Contact: phone: 507-388-6608; email: john_gbc@juno.com
Bio: Started and pastored Grace Baptist in Mankato for over 40 years

Lee Roy Parks (Rochester, MN)
Contact: phone: 507-272-1259; email: lrparks@charter.net
Bio: Member at Cornerstone Baptist in Pine Island

Dr. Ernie Schmidt (Owatonna, MN)
Contact: email: schmidte@fbbc.edu
Bio: Retired educator and pastor

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Twin Cities (or anywhere in Minnesota)

Ron Gotzman (Shoreview, MN)
Contact: phone: 763-229-9775; email: rgotzman@centralseminary.edu
Bio: Currently on staff at Central Seminary

Jason Peabody (Cambridge, MN)
Contact: phone: 763-639-7425; email: jrpeabody@juno.com
Bio: Currently serving as assistant to the pastor at Cambridge

Kelsey Pietsch (Woodbury, MN)
Contact: phone: 805-975-2883; email: kelseypietsch@gmal.com
Bio: Retired pastor currently attending Resurrection Baptist in Woodbury
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Northern Minnesota

Peter DeMaris (Minneapolis, MN)
Contact: phone: 612-805-7524; email: peterdemaris@gmail.com
Bio: Assistant pastor at Family Baptist in Minneapolis

Jim McLeish (Plymouth, MN)
Contact: phone: 612-247-3980; email: jmcleish@fourthbaptist.org
Bio: Former pastor in Alexandria. Currently on staff at Fourth Baptist in Plymouth

John Schroder (Brainerd, MN)
Contact: phone: 218-829-7170; email: schroder@brainerd.net
Bio: Pioneer church planter for several locations in Minnesota. Currently a member of a Brainerd church.

James Stevens (Hibbing, MN)
Contact: phone: 847-494-2678; email: stevens4343@yahoo.com
Bio: Retired pastor who served many churches in the Midwest. Father of pastor Greg Stevens in Hibbing.

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Area Colleges and Seminaries

Central Seminary
900 Forestview Lane N.
Plymouth, MN 55411
800-827-1043
Website: www.centralseminary.edu

Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
1900 NW Fourth St.
Ankeny, IA 50023
515-964-0601
Website: www.faith.edu

Maranatha Baptist University
745 W. Main St.
Watertown, WI 53094
920-261-9300
Website: www.mbu.edu