Leadership

Pastor Duncan graduated from Concordia Seminary in 2005 and has been the pastor of Faith Lutheran in Lincoln, NE (2005-2010) and Zion Lutheran in Pittsburgh, PA (2010-2016) before coming to Ankeny in 2016 to become the Senior Pastor at St. Paul.  He has been married to Alissa since May of 2010 and has two children.  He went back to school and wrote a thesis on the "Lutheran Theology of Marriage" (2016). He enjoys time with his family, working out, and working on cars.

Thanks for checking our website out; looking forward to seeing you in person soon! I'm originally from Minnesota, married my amazing wife, Ashley, in 2017, and graduated from Concordia Seminary St. Louis in 2018. If you want to talk more about Jesus, let me know-I would love to be able to do that with you!

Arkay grew up on a farm near Gowrie, IA, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from Iowa State University in 2003.  She and her husband, David, have two children and have been members of St. Paul since 2010.  Arkay directed high school bands from 2003-2010, then stayed home 9 years to be with James(9) and Anna(6), and most recently became the Music Director at St. Paul in 2019.  Arkay loves spending time with her family, being outdoors, and baking.  She is very thankful to be able to use her love of music as a ministry to share the gospel and Christ's love with others.

John graduated from Judson University in Elgin Illinois. He studied Youth Ministry and Adolescent Studies with a focus in Para Church Ministries. John also works with Young Life serving as an Area Developer and has been on Youth Life Staff for over 10 years. John is married to Mandy, they have a girl named Liselotte, who is probably running around the Church as we speak. In 2015, John and Mandy moved to Iowa from living overseas serving on Young Life Staff in Germany and the Kingdom of Bahrain. John's spare time is filled with BBQ, games, photography and family time (not in any particular order).

Kathy Olson is the Office Manager and Secretary at St. Paul. She is a native Iowan, a graduate of Iowa State University (go Cyclones!) and is the parent of three children. She has been a member of St. Paul since 1997 and is also active in LWML.

Hello from St. Paul Preschool!  My name is Alissa McLellan and I am the part-time preschool director at St. Paul....I am also married to Pastor Duncan and have 2 precious children, Thomas and Sarah, with one more on the way!  I am blessed to be working on the preschool staff (4 years now!) with an amazing team of teachers.  God has been so faithful and good to our program, as we've been able to see many precious children grow and develop, and most importantly hear how much Jesus loves each one of them!  What a privilege it is to serve the Lord here at St. Paul!

If you'd like to know more about the congregation, please reach out to me.

Are you willing to help us count the weekly offerings, we'd love your help!

If you're interested in serving on a board or committee, let me know!

I'm responsible for processing payments for the congregation.

Have a way of sharing Jesus, in word or deed, with our community? I'd love to hear about it!

We're all about being generous with the gifts that God has given to us. How can you share yours?

Are you willing to help us be intentional about sharing Jesus with all who come in our preschool doors?