Leadership

Our Elders & Deacons

Our Elder Session

Ben Zornes

Lead Pastor

Ben grew up in the Denver area in a Christian home, as a pastor's kid. After high school Ben began serving as a worship leader, youth pastor, college minister. He helped start a few churches in his early 20s. One ministry was a 10 week discipleship program for college students from around the world. That's how he met his wife Elsje, who is from South Africa. They've been married since 2012, and have four kids to show for it. They moved to Moscow in 2015 for Ben to go through Greyfriars Hall (completed in 2018) as well as the Masters in Theology & Letters program at New Saint Andrews College (completed 2019). He was ordained as a Minister of Word & Sacrament in December 2019.

Josh Edgren

Assistant Pastor

Josh's early years were spent in the rain-forests of western Washington, but eventually he found his way out and trekked off to Tennessee to study physics. While there he became immensely smitten with a lovely redhead named Kelsie who agreed to marry him in 2015. They moved to Moscow in 2020, Josh completed Greyfriars Hall in 2024, and he is currently striving manfully towards the Masters in Theology and Letters at NSA. Josh also serves as a Reader of Mathematics at NSA. He and Kelsie have six children of whom they are terribly fond.  

Gresham Schlect

Parish Elder

Husband of Emily.
Father of 6
CTO of Lightcast

Jeremiah Jasso

Parish Elder

Jeremiah grew up as a Pastors kid in Colorado. He is a CPA by trade, but is working towards becoming a bi-vocational pastor.  He recently completed the pastoral training program, Greyfriars Hall. He is married to Holly, and at last count they had two children.

Matt Gray

Pro Tem Elder

Campus Minister for Collegiate Reformed Fellowship
Teaching Elder at Christ Church
Husband of Laurie
Father to 7 daughters

Ben Merkle

Pro Tem Elder

President of New Saint Andrews College
Teaching elder at Christ Church
Husband to Bekah
Father of 5
Grandbabies are being adding regularly

Ian Kern

Pro Tem Elder

Parish Elder at Christ Church
Husband to June
Father of 4

Our Deacon Board

Kalen Brockwalder

Chairman of the Deacon Board

Husband  to Kortnie
Father of 4