How to Contact Us

Church Office

707 Highway 10, Suite 300
Elk River, Minnesota 55330
763-633-9222

Sunday Worship

Handke Family Center
1170 Main Street
Elk River, Minnesota 55330

Staff Contact Information

Pastor Charlie, Pastor for Vision & Preaching :
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763-438-9900
Pastor Kevin, Pastor for Family Discipleship:
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651-717-8634
Pastor Mike, Pastor for Community Life:
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763-229-8656
Steve Sheppard, Minister of Worship:
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763-213-6490

Dave Fergus, Men’s Ministries:
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612-387-3515
Kim Handren, Women’s Ministries:
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763-464-9104
Traci Veek, Ministry Assistant:
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763-234-4989

Meet the Elders & Staff

Pastor Charlie Handren

Pastor for Vision & Preaching

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763-438-9900

Pastor Charlie is responsible for stewarding the overall vision and direction of the church in partnership with the Board of Elders, overseeing the Sunday morning worship services, caring for the needs of God’s people, and reaching out to those who don’t know Jesus.

He earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in religion and sociology, with a minor in English, from California Baptist University (1992), the Master of Divinity degree from the American Baptist Seminary of the West (1999), and the Master of Arts degree (theology) from the Graduate Theological Union (1999). He is currently working on his Doctor of Ministry degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Chicago, Illinois). He was the founding Pastor of Redwood Grove Christian Church (Novato, California) where he served for six years, and the Church Planting Resident at Bethlehem Baptist Church (Minneapolis, Minnesota) where he served for one year prior to starting this church.

He is married to his best friend, Kimberly (1991), and together they have one beautiful daughter, Rachel (1994). He loves biking, hiking, reading, studying the Bible, and being a pastor!

Mission, Vision, Values

Our Mission

Glory of Christ Fellowship exists to make disciples of all nations by living lives of worship, walking together in community, and engaging in the mission of Christ that we may grow to full maturity for the glory of Christ.

Our Vision

As this mission is applied through worship, community, and mission, we believe that Jesus Christ will cause his church to grow to full maturity for the glory of his name. Jesus himself is the blazing center and ultimate end of the church and, therefore, our vision is of a people of God, enthralled with the glory of God, proclaiming the excellencies of God among the nations (1 Peter 2:9).