Leaders

Bruce is the founding pastor of COAH and has served in full-time ministry since 1990. Before helping plant COAH in 2010, Bruce served as a youth pastor at three churches in Iowa and Minnesota.

Bruce holds a B.A. from Trinity International University and is ordained with the Evangelical Free Church of America.

Bruce also serves on the board of directors for Lakota Journey Inc., volunteers as a chaplain with the Rosemount Police Department, and runs around outside when it’s really cold because he’s just crazy like that. Bruce and Jennifer were married in 1992 and have four wonderful children and definitely two dogs.

Danny is COAH’s first associate pastor and joined our staff in the summer of 2023.

Prior to working at COAH, he earned a B.A. in biblical studies in Florida, M.Div and M.A. degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago, served churches in northern Utah for four years, and completed a two-year pastoral residency at Five Oaks Church in Woodbury, MN.

His ministry passions include creative communication and the arts, teaching, hospitality, and discipleship. His favorite food is noodles.

Cyndi has served as COAH’s Operations and Ministry Assistant since 2015. She’s called Rosemount home for 28 years and has volunteered in the church and in various community organizations.

Cyndi holds a B.A. in human services and an addiction studies certificate, both from Bethel University.

Outside of her work for COAH, Cyndi works as a marketing specialist for a local distribution company, and for 25 years ran a non-profit organization providing free resources for moms. She lives out her passion to serve others through the gifts of helps and hospitality.