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Pastor Anna Sorenson
Co-Director
Anna is passionate about helping all children of God know they are beloved and discover their Spirit given gifts to make the world a more loving place. She has been serving in a variety of Christian ministries since she was a teenager teaching first grade Sunday School. She is the associate pastor at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (La Crescent, MN), and engages her love for outdoor ministry as part of the team at Sacred Playgrounds, as a board member at Luther Park Bible Camp (Chetek, WI), and serving on the design team for Outdoor Ministries Connection Great Gathering.
Anna received a BA from Gustavus Adolphus College, an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary and an STM from the Lutheran Theological School at Philadelphia (now United Seminary). She is thrilled to be working with this excellent staff in the Engaging Children Initiative.
Kendra Wieser
Co-Director
Kendra has worked with children in a variety of roles since 2003. She has a master’s degree in education and has worked at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in La Crescent, Minnesota since 2019 serving as the Director of Faith Formation and Peli Preschool Chaplain. Kendra believes faith formation is a life-long process and is passionate about creatively integrating what works for children to benefit and build communities of faith. She enjoys reading, creating, cooking, and time spent with her family and snuggly dog.
Caleb Kvale
Program Assistant
Caleb is passionate about connecting and building the community around him. Having grown up as an ELCA Pastor's kid (with much time spent in the La Crosse Area Synod), he understands the community and connection the church brings, especially for children. This belief was cemented by his experience as a camp counselor at Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp where he spent two summers in outdoor ministry. Caleb graduated from Luther College in 2019, and has since made La Crosse his home, going as far as to run the farmers markets in town from 2023-2025.
Outside of the Engaging Children Initiative you can find Caleb hiking, rock climbing, playing music, or making delicious coffee at the Root Note in La Crosse.
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