Building Unity in Cedar Rapids
Serving Christ by Serving the City - Together.
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We're More Than Just a Board of Directors
We’re a whole team of passionate individuals working together to pray for, care for and share with our city the love of Christ.
Bruce Boldt
Marcus Bratsch
Jennie Chadima
Mary Lou Erlacher
Mark Forstrom
Bernie Hayes
Steve Irwin
Sylvain Lukama
Matt Proctor
Robin Tyner
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Bruce Boldt
Community Leader and Volunteer
Marcus Bratsch
Pastor, River of Life Church
“……The Bible-believing Church in Eastern Iowa simply cannot function without churches loving other churches, and this love requires inter-church relationships in order to flourish. Serve the City fulfills a unique role in creating and giving life to these relationships between Christians who know Jesus and trust their Bibles, yet worship in diverse ways or come from different denominational backgrounds…..”
Marcus serves as a pastor at River of Life Church. In his role, he is responsible for preaching, relational discipleship and outreach. He is passionate about seeing people discover the character of God through His Word and His Spirit. In his off time, you can find Marcus spending time with his wife, Kristen, and their two young sons. He also likes to golf, run and spend time working on his lawn.
Jenny Chadima
Community Leader and Volunteer
Mary Lou Erlacher
Longtime Community Leader and Volunteer
Mary Lou is a long-time community volunteer and activist in education alternatives, especially, focusing on individuality of learning styles and the relevancy between education and the world of work– preparing the next generation for our shared future. Following her retirement from “professional life” in 2015, she had the opportunity to join a ministry endeavor, through Cornerstone Church, exploring and connecting Faith and Work. She has served on various non-profit boards and loves reading, walking, studying/learning, and being “Nana” to five grandchildren. She has been married to David for more than 50 years and treasures their time togethe
“…..I believe that Serve the City makes God smile! From His view there is one true Church and, while each body of believers has its own work to do, when we come together using our gifts to pray, praise and promote the Gospel, it pleases Him and He strengthens us and, ultimately, our communities to reach others for His Kingdom!……”
Mark Forstrom
Therapist, Keys to Living Counseling Center
Bernie Hayes
Community Leader and Volunteer
Steve Irwin
Pastor, River of Life Church
Steve has been a fulltime staff Pastor at River of Life church for 25 years, serving as the lead pastor for better than a decade. Steve will tell you that his wife of 40 years, Ginnie, makes him look good and no one seems to argue with him. They have two kids and five grandchildren, all of whom give he and his wife great joy. Steve has been active in real estate for 30 years and also works as a real estate agent at his son’s brokerage. Steve is passionate about the city wide church and believes that together we can accomplish much for the kingdom of God.
Sylvain Lukama
Pastor, Full Grace Ministries
Matt Proctor
Pastor, Full Grace Ministries
Matt has pastored at Cornerstone Church in Marion, Iowa since 2010. He and his wife, Carrie, have four children and love all things Iowa State Cyclones and hiking Iowa state and county parks.
Robin Tyner
Associate Pastor, Stonebridge Church
Robin is married to Kathryn and they have two daughters, both of whom are married, and one grandchild. He has been a pastor at Stonebridge Church for 27 years and delights in seeing people whole-heartedly follow Christ and use their gifts to serve others. Robin enjoys reading a good book, taking walks with Kathryn and traveling. His favorite places to visit include Israel, the mountains of Colorado and the beaches of Florida.
“….I love being a part of Serve the City because our mission is to pursue unity and health in Christ that leads to collaborative efforts of prayer, care, and share to win our city for Christ. When God sees His children, working together in unity and sharing the good news of the gospel with others, it brings a smile to His face. My involvement with Serve the City has also helped me develop some wonderful friendships with other brothers and sisters in Christ….”
STC Leadership Board
With the firm belief that we are “better together” in living out a lifestyle of unity, Serve the City seeks to see our world transformed for Jesus Christ through collaborative “prayer, care and share” efforts
Field Officer, Department of Corrections
Pastor, River of Life Church
Interim Pastor Network – STC Board Chair
Executive Director, Bridgehaven Pregnancy Support Center
Pastor, Cornerstone Church
Community leader & volunteer
Pastor, Stonebridge Church – STC Vice Chairman
Community leader & volunteer
Pastor, River of Life Church
Community leader & volunteer
Community leader & volunteer
We Love Our Volunteers
- Luncheon Team: James Wartian, Todd Joslin
- Office Support: Sandy Hurt, James Wartian
- Technical Support: Terry Van Wyk
- Prayer: Dave King
- Prayer Team: TBA
- Special Events Tam: TBA
