Steve DeKok, Pastor

Having grown up on a farm near Stewartville, Minnesota, God in His great wisdom saw fit to call this young boy to serve Him. I went on to college and seminary and then began to pastor a church in 1979. After serving for more the 15 years, God directed us to move to a suburb of Detroit. After pastoring there for more than 13 years God brought us back to Minnesota. It is great to be in the rural setting again.

I was married to Amy in 1972. We have 4 children who are grown and living in Illinois and Michigan. Two daughters are married and we have three grandchildren. So I am married to a grandmother.

At the age of 10, I went through a crisis in my life where my Sunday School teacher was killed suddenly in a small plane crash. I realized the suddenness of life and death. It was on that Sunday that confessed my sins and invited Jesus Christ to be my Lord and Savior.

My passion is to help people who are struggling in life. I love to see people come to know Jesus Christ and serve Him.

Over the years, I have developed a motto for my life and ministry. People Our Priority and The Bible Our Foundation. I also believe that Ephesians 4:11-16 is my job description as the pastor of this great church.

An interesting fact is that my mother grew up in Jackson. When she was married over 60 years ago, she moved away. We never realized that God would ask us to come, live and serve here.

Brian & Betsy Frodermann, Youth Directors

Paintball, hunting, computer tech and reading Dr. Suess. Wait a minute...those all go together? Yeah, they do for me. I love to be outdoors, media, and reading to my two kids.

I was born in 1984, in Worthington and grew up in Heron Lake, MN. Except for going to Northwestern College in the Twin Cities, I have lived in rural SW MN. I graduated from Southwest Star Concept High School in 2002 and moved onto Northwestern College to follow God's leading into ministry. I graduated in 2005 in Intercultural Studies, Bible, and Youth Ministry and have served with First Baptist Church as youth pastor since.

In 2004, I married Betsy, a high school friend, and spiritual encourager. We met through First Priority, our school youth group. We continued college together. And now we have two children, Grace Emmanuelle and Justice Daniel. Grace loves books and asks that I read to her all the time. Betsy helps with the youth group as she is able. She is working more behind the scenes. Our children take a lot of her time. She has a great ability to help at home and does a super job of creating visual and audio advertisement. She is also able to create videos of the youth activities. Betsy is a good counselor and confidant for the youth.

Ever since I started following Jesus with my whole heart in high school, I have had a passion for sharing God's love with teenagers. I tried reach my peers then and now love working with middle school and high school students. Beyond that, I have a love for rural churches and communities. God has led us to work in Jackson, MN and we are excited to see His work here.