Below is a listing of our key staff members at ELC. If you have questions regarding a particular ministry
or area of support, feel free to contact the relevant staff member!
Mark Carlson
Senior Pastor
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Emmanuel’s Senior Pastor, Mark Carlson, was ordained into the ministry on June 12, 1983. Pastor Mark served two previous congregations before beginning his pastorate service at Emmanuel in November of 2011. Pastor Mark and his wife Carole have been married since April 28, 1979. Pastor Mark has been guided in his life and ministry by the personal mission statement – “A Passion for God and His heart for people”.
John Cross
Director of Operations
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John Cross serves Emmanuel as our Director of Operations. Additionally, John is an active member of Emmanuel’s Campus Ministry and Communications Teams, as well as the Endowment, Stewardship, and Worship Committees.
Randy Holdeman
Director of Connection Groups, Worship, and Adult Discipleship
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Randy Holdeman serves Emmanuel as the Director of Adult Discipleship, Connection Groups, and Worship. He and his wife Karen have been married since 1983 and have 3 married daughters and 15 grandchildren. His passion is for faith and family, and his life verse is “Proclaiming God’s wondrous deeds to the next generation” (based on Psalm 71:17-18).
Elisha Foreman
Director of Missions, Children, and Youth Discipleship
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Elisha Foreman serves as Director of Missions, Children, and Youth Discipleship at Emmanuel, with a mission to lift and encourage children and youth to know and follow Jesus. Elisha directs all areas of youth ministry including Kingdom Kidz (grades 2–5), Adoration 2 Jesus (A2J) (grades 6–8) and Beyond Belief (BB) (grades 9–12). Elisha provides direction for Emmanuel’s youth Confirmation program and youth mission trips in which teens grow deeper in faith finding community and support. Additionally, Elisha supports Emerge (our college student ministry), our annual children’s Vacation Bible School, and the church’s missions and outreach programs.