The pastoral staff of Trinity Bible Church is a testimony to the creative means God uses to call people to Himself and to put them in the positions of His choosing. We invite you to read their stories and marvel at God’s faithful and often surprising work.

Pastor John Miller pastorjohn@cedarfallstrinity.org

With a B.S. in Forest Management, John has served as a forester with a corporate paper company and as a remote sensing cartography technician(i.e. he made maps). While immersed in the study of nature and evolution, he and his wife discovered the Creator. Directed to Trinity Bible Church by God in 1978, they found numerous people who helped them become joyous and passionate followers of Jesus. In 1981, John was invited to join the staff as Director of Christian Education and Youth. In 1983, God called him to preach and led them to Bethel Seminary (a Baptist General Conference seminary) in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree while serving as Youth Pastor at a church in Minneapolis. Following seminary he served as a solo pastor for six years (Fayette Community Church, Fayette, Iowa) before returning to Trinity Bible Church in 1995 to serve as Senior Pastor. John’s primary responsibilities include study, teaching and oversight of the long-range direction of the church. He and his wife, Karen, have two sons and a daughter.

Pastor Mark Holton mark@cedarfallstrinity.org

With a B.A. in marketing, management and industrial relations from Mankato State University (Minnesota State University), Mark Holton intended to be a financial planner. But the seeds of a different plan were planted at college when Mark surrendered his life to Jesus Christ. That commitment was nourished through involvement with Bible Study Fellowship as he worked to sell financial securities. In 1993, during a one-on-one session with a potential client, the client instead sold Mark on the idea of devoting his career to proclaiming Christ to teens through the ministry of Tentmakers. His career stops had already spanned the world, including stints as a ski instructor in Utah and in Germany, crew member on a private, luxury yacht in the south of France, and financial securities sales, but all of these paled in comparison to the possibility of sharing Christ with teens. Mark signed on with Tentmakers and took a position as Youth Pastor in Sparta, Wisconsin. In 1997 he came to Trinity Bible Church to give leadership to our teen student ministries. He and his wife, Carissa, have four children..