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Welcome!  Our church is located in beautiful Lake Stevens, Washington at 11504 – 26th St NE, Lake Stevens, WA  98258.  We’re situated right next to the high school sports field.  Our service is on Sunday mornings at 10 am.  We also have 9 am bible study groups for all ages (Sept-May).  Look around our website and feel free to Contact Us for more information.  We hope you’ll consider making Elim your church home!

About Elim Lutheran Church

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Pastor Luke Emerson

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Being the Senior Pastor at Elim Lutheran Church is a complete Blessing and Honor.  A little about my background, born on March 26, 1971 to Rev. Curtis and Jane Emerson, and grew up in Valley City, ND and St. Cloud, MN along with my siblings – Rebekah (Rowan) and Joshua.

Kelly (Pletcher) and I were married on July 18, 1992, and we have two awesome children, Dylan Curtis who was born December 20th, 1996, and Avery Carol who was born September 20th, 2006.

Graduating from Apollo High School in 1989, Association Free Lutheran Bible School in 1991, Rasmussen Business College in 1993 with a degree in Accounting, and other schools attended were Crown College and St. Cloud State University.

Spending many years in the jewelry industry and was blessed to see many different parts of the country, from Chicago to Tampa and many other areas.  God led me and my family to enroll at the Association Free Lutheran Theological Seminary in 2009.

Our seminary internship and training were completed under Pastor Tom Olson at St John’s Lutheran Church (Newark, OH) and graduated from the Association Free Lutheran Theological Seminary on May 18, 2013 with a Graduate in Theology degree.

Having been led by God to accept the call to serve as pastor of Newark Lutheran Church (Newark, IL) in 2013 we enjoyed our first congregation and church family for five years.  God continues to work His plan and has now brought us to Elim Lutheran Church and we are looking forward to witnessing the Power of Jesus as He shows us His Grace, Mercy and Love here in the Northwest.  We are grateful for those who have prayed, supported and encouraged us throughout these years of preparation and service.

Praise Be To GOD!!!

Leslie Martin

Administrative Assistant
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I’ve had the privilege of being the Administrative Assistant for Elim Lutheran Church since 2013.  For a little background, I graduated from the University of Washington with a Communications degree in 1991.  I married my husband, Darryl in 1993, and we have three sons.
I like to volunteer, whether it’s at Elim, my sons’ schools, or their sports teams.  I recently starting my new passion of running.  I’m not fast, but I definitely have an addiction.
I love working at Elim.  I seemed to have found the one job that can utilize my strange and eclectic knowledge and talents.  I feel like I’m constantly learning something new.  If you have any Elim questions, please contact me at office@elimlutheran.net

Kaitlyn Russum

Youth Ministry Director
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Kaitlyn has been the Youth Ministries Director since the Spring of 2013.
Kaitlyn believes she has the privilege and honor of leading and growing with the teens (6th-12th grade) of Elim. Kaitlyn graduated from Western Washington University with a Human Services degree in 2012 where two months after graduating married her high school sweetheart Daniel. They both grew up in this church and attend this youth program where Daniel helps serve alongside his wife. They have two boys, Asher and Judah, who make their life full and interesting 🙂

Denise deNevers

Children's Ministry Director
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Denise is the Children’s Ministry Director at Elim Lutheran Church and has been since the fall of 2017.  I have the privilege of working with the children of our church with Sunday School, Children’s Church (Preschool through Fifth grade), Journey (4 years old through Fifth grade) and Vacation Bible School (4 years old through Fifth grade).
Denise graduated from Dordt (College) University (Sioux Center, IA) in May 2007 with a History; Secondary Education degree, with an endorsement in American Government.  Denise enjoyed her experience at Dordt so much she went back for her Master’s Degree in Teacher Leadership (2014).  Denise has seven years classroom experience teaching 5th grade, 7th grade and 8th grade.
In 2013, Denise married the love of her life, Daniel, and together they have two beautiful daughters.

Cathe Erhardt

Elim Christian Preschool Director
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Cathe Erhardt is the Director of Elim Christian Preschool and a member of Elim Lutheran Church.  As director her responsibilities include establishing goals, plans and schedules. Day-to-day management involves working closely with the staff to create a good relationship between students, families and the preschool. Looking for ways to improve the preschool keeps her creatively busy.  As a member of Elim Lutheran Church, she loves praising her Lord through participation on the worship team.   Cathe, the mother of two adult children (and grandmother of four grandchildren!), has lived in the Lake Stevens area for over 35 years.  She teaches piano most afternoons.