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Cedar Hills Community Church | 6455 E Avenue NW Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52405 | 319.396.6608 |
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Kent Landhuis Pastor of Teaching and Leadership |
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More Information: Meet Our Staff |
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Todd Joslin Pastor of Youth and Discipleship |
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Leonard Doc Ranson Pastor of Care |
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Leah Van Maaren Director of |
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Kris Crowther Director of |
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Paul Donnan Maintenance Coordinator |
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Kent grew up on the east side of Des Moines. He's always had Cyclone leanings and became a confirmed fan when he started his studies at Iowa State University in 1981. He graduated from ISU in 1984 with a B.A. Degree in Philosophy. Pastor Kent then attended seminary at Trinity Divinity School where he graduated with a Masters of Divinity Degree in 1987. He was an Associate Pastor in Michigan before arriving at Cedar Hills in 1995. He has three children, Kelsey, Travis and Shaina and a wife, Mary. In addition to spending time with his family, Pastor Kent loves to putter around in his garden. Passionate about preaching and leadership, Pastor Kent considers it his mission to proclaim the Good News of God's love to all who will listen. |
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Todd grew up in Marshalltown, IA and lived there his entire life until heading off to Pella to attend Central College. He graduated from Central with a B.A. degree in Business. Through a series of events he ended up being a youth director at Calvary Reformed Church in Des Moines for 4 years after college. In 2001 he felt the call to pastoral ministry and with his wife, Jodi moved to Pasadena, CA so he could attend Fuller Theological Seminary where he graduated with a Masters of Divinity Degree in 2005. He arrived at Cedar Hills Community Church in 2005. He loves spending time with his family and friends and following the Iowa Hawkeyes. He is passionate about the outdoors and traveling around the country to our nations national parks. Pastor Todd has a heart for the youth and helping them move through the life stage of Jr. and Sr. High and into a deeper connection with Christ. He sees the key to discipleship as being in authentic relationships with others in a small group community. |
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Doc is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. Upon graduation from high school he attended and graduated from Washington and Lee University with a B.A. in Religion. Following his college graduation he went to Duke University Divinity School where he obtained his B.D. For the next 15 years he served United Methodist Churches in the Baltimore and Washington area. Since coming to Iowa in 1971, Dr. Ranson has worked in the business world, Teleconnect and MCI; been a college administrator and coach, Mount Mercy; and served as interim pastor at the Shellsburg Presbyterian Church. |
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Leah joined the staff in September of 2007. She received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Simpson College before later attending Concordia Univ. of Wisconsin to work on an M.A. in Church Music. She graduated from Briercrest Seminary in Caronport, Saskatchewan, Canada in 2007 with an M.A. in Worship. Before joining CHCC, Leah spent three years as the Worship and Ministry Team coordinator at Central College in Pella, Iowa and has led worship and music in various venues and churches across North America. Her gifting is raising up leaders both musically and spiritually to draw the church into deeper worship. She enjoys writing music, webpage design, Star Trek Voyager, and Tim Hortons Coffee, and maintains her own website at RadiantVenture.com. |
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Kris joined the staff in August of 2006 to fill the newly created position, Director of Childrens Ministries. She received her BS in Elementary Education from the University of Nebraska (yes she is a big Husker fan). She comes to the team with a dozen years of experience as a Sunday School Teacher, Sunday School Superintendent, VBS and Christmas Program Director. Kris is married to Bruce and has two sons, Scott and Craig. Her hobbies include scrap-booking, crafts, gardening, quilting and more. Her mission is to help develop and train leaders to become good shepherds for our children. |
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Paul grew up in Cedar Rapids. He began working for the church in 2003. Prior to that he was a Detective on the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. His parents, Sally and Doug, joined Cedar Hills Community Church in 1961. Paul has a wife Stephanie, and two boys, Grant and Michael. When not spending time with his family or at church, he enjoys the outdoors, baseball, and gardening. He is passionate about the commandment Love your neighbor. His favorite Bible verses are those that declare and describe Heaven. |
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Leslie Clauson Director of Noahs Ark Preschool |
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Leslie joined the Noahs Ark staff in 2003 and became the Director in August 2005. She is very passionate about Noahs Ark and being part of this outreach ministry at CHCC. Her favorite part of her job is connecting with families in the community. Leslie and her husband Jeff have been CHCC members since 1999. They have two daughters, Carly and Kelsey. When they are not busy with sports, school, and church activities the family enjoys camping. One of Leslies favorite Bible passages is found in Matthew 7:1-5. |
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To reach the staff via email, write to firstname @chccrca.org |