Pastor Jason serves as Senior Pastor of Holy Nativity. He has previously served congregations in Lake Benton and Blaine, both in Minnesota. Prior to ordination, Pastor Jason attended the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and the University of Chicago. He currently lives in Crystal with his wife Ann, two children, and a dog. Pastor…

Erica Bryerwell (she/her) grew up near Kansas City (on the Kansas side), but moved to Minneapolis to attend Augsburg College, where she earned her Bachelors degree in English as a Second Language Education and German with a minor in music. She went on to teach in Worthington, MN and Kumamoto, Japan before coming back to…

Holy Nativity’s Director of Music and Worship, Iver Hubert, graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN with a Bachelor’s degree in Music. While there, he studied Conducting and Composition, Voice, and Piano. As Holy Nativity’s Director of Music, Iver’s duties include directing the Nativity Choir, singing with and directing the Nativity Ensemble, planning worship services…

Lisa received her Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Psychology from the University of Minnesota – Duluth, and her Bachelor of Music degree (emphasis in Organ Performance) from the University of Wisconsin – Superior. Her organ teachers were Dr. Justin Rubin (UMD) and Dr. Norma Stevlingson (UWS). She also completed a Web Design Certificate at…

Since leaving her 27 year career as an Executive Secretary with Prudential, Linda took on her dream job and became Coordinator of Parish Life at Holy Nativity in 2009. The job title has since been switched to Congregational Care Coordinator which sums up exactly how she feels about her position. “I really care about the…

Wendy graduated from Augsburg University in 2006 with a degree in Elementary Education. Rather than teaching, she decided to be home full time with her family. She feels fortunate to have been home with both her daughter and son and also provided daycare for her niece and nephew when they were small. Wendy grew up…

Kara graduated from Luther College in 1986 with a double major in Accounting and Computer Science. She worked for Thrivent Financial in various accounting areas from 1986-1998, briefly moved to Dallas to work for a start-up mortgage loan servicing company, and now does accounting consulting work for several clients. She also has real estate and contractor’s licenses, manages a rental property in St.…

Tom Wiblishauser earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota. After working in industry for 5 years, he earned his C.M.A. (Certificate of Management Accounting). He then completed the 15 credit Vocational Teaching Sequence at the U. of MN and has taught Math at Hennepin Technical College for 35 years…

Amy Laite has worked with children for over 25 years, and has been a Toddler Teacher at the Holy Nativity Christian Child Care Center since 2006. Amy also completed coursework and earned numerous certifications in Early Childhood Education from El Camino College, UCLA Extension, and Rasmussen College. She currently lives in Crystal, MN with her…