Council

Thanks to the welcoming community, engaging worship services and shared values Andy Loeffler, his wife Katie and daughters Stella and Margot have been members at Peace since early 2020. He has enjoyed participating in CYF events, playing on Peace’s softball team and is looking forward to serving on the church council.  Andy grew up in Caledonia, MN and graduated from Winona State University. He has spent much of his career in Marketing and Client Services roles, most recently working in sales and operations for a global nutrition ingredients supplier based in Eden Prairie. In his free time Andy enjoys going on adventures with his family, shuffling kids between activities, playing golf and catching the occasional concert. Andy is grateful for Peace’s community, fellowship and opportunities to grow!

Tom is serving his first term as a Peace council member.  He has been a resident of Bloomington since 1991 after many years of living in Crystal and attending Lutheran Church of the Master in Brooklyn Center.  Tom has been retired for three years after working as an IT Auditor and Risk Manager for a diverse series of financial companies such as Ameriprise, Knutson Mortgage and Financial, Deluxe and Huntington Bank.  He had been married for seven years to Michelle Johnson and between them they  have five adult children and four grandchildren.  Although retired, playing with the grandchildren, volunteering at the Bloomington VFW and participating in church activities has made for a full and satisfying life and Tom looks forward to serving as a Peace council member.

Josh has been attending Peace since moving to the Twin Cities in 2014. He was drawn in by the vibrant music ministry that has led to him singing in the Peace Choir ever since. Growing up Josh enjoyed attending bible camp at Green Lake Bible Camp and singing in the Minnesota All State Lutheran Choir. So much so that in college he worked as a counselor at GLBC for one summer and MASLC for 4 summers. Josh has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Minnesota State University Mankato and a M.S in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Dakota and now works in new product development and design. In his free time Josh enjoys a wide variety of hobbies from mountain biking and hiking to woodworking and glassblowing. 

Tammy along with her husband Michael Carlson have been members of the last 15 years. She currently serves as co-chair of the call committee.

Deacon Tammy Devine is passionate about walking with God's people. Devine collaborates with thought leaders to facilitate personal and communal growth toward living and leading well through coaching and retreat leadership.

Devine is the Principal for Devine Coaching, credentialed as a PCC Coach, Certified as an End of Life Coach. Devine is the facilitator of retreats to support growth in understanding who you are while remembering whose you are. She uses tools to support articulating strengths, values, and writing your spiritual autobiography. She is a facilitator of Boundless Compassion, and Beloved Community.

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This is Steve’s first term as a Council member.  The Larson’s moved to Bloomington in 1985.  They moved to their current home in 1993.  Steve’s wife, Sue, started on the Peace staff in 2008 as Communications Specialist and then as Administrator. After Sue started working at Peace Church, we decided to officially join Peace.

Steve grew up in Biwabik, Minnesota, which is about 215 miles north of Bloomington.   Steve’s Mother was 100% Italian, which meant Catholic.  Steve went to the College of St. Thomas (before it went co-ed and became a university), earning an Accounting degree.  After 5 years at National Car Rental, where he met Sue, he spent the next 36 years working at architecture/engineering firms.   As CFO, he headed up Accounting, Human Resources, IT and most of the legal issues.  He retired in 2020.

In his free time, Steve enjoys playing golf and pickleball.  But his favorite activity is when he and Sue get to spend time with their grandson Colton!  Steve and Sue have two daughters who live in the Twin Cities with their husbands.

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I’ve been a member of Peace since 2014 when we moved into the neighborhood.  My husband Andy and I have three daughters.  I enjoy supporting them in their activities, going for walks and learning new hobbies like knitting!