Elders

Elders make up the church’s governing body which is called the Session. Mission del Sol, like all Presbyterian churches, is a representative democracy. The word “Presbyterian” actually comes from the Greek word presbuteros which means “elder.”


We are governed by elders who are democratically chosen from and by the entire congregation. Governance and authority over church matters resides with these elected elders. Our Session oversees the day-to-day-work of the church and supervises the Deacons, who are elected to conduct the temporal and charitable ministry of the church. The Session is composed of 18 ruling elders. Elders serve a three-year term.

  • MICHAEL BRUGGEMAN

    Nominating

    Class of 2028

  • liz cazel

    Christian Education

    Class of 2029

  • Martin Duncan

    Worship

    Class of 2029

  • bill gunther

    Facilities

    Class of 2027

  • MICHAEL HERRMANN

    Casa del Sol Affordable Housing

    Class of 2029

  • STEPHANIE KINSEy

    Stewardship

    Class of 2028

  • JEFF MCKENNA

    Outreach

    Class of 2028

  • gordon parnell

    Finance

    Class of 2027

  • CYNTHIA REIGHARD

    New Connections Mission

    Class of 2028

  • steve rowe

    Treasurer

    Facilities

    Class of 2027

  • carrin rowe

    Human Resources

    Class of 2026

  • susan vandenberg

    Human Resources

    Class of 2027

  • Susan Hernandez

    Clerk of Session

  • Janet Thor

    Clerk of Session

Deacon board

The role of the Deacons is one of “sympathy, service and witness” to the love of God as shown in the life of Jesus Christ. In the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), the office of Deacon is designed “to minister to those in need, to the sick, to the friendless, and to any who may be in distress both within and beyond the community of faith.” (Book of Order, G-6.0402). The origin of “deacon” is the Greek word diakonos, “servant.”


At Mission del Sol we have an elected Board of Deacons who oversee our numerous mission projects and guide the congregation in reaching out to others in our community and around the world. Deacons meet the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the library.

  • matthew bruggeman

    Class of 2027

  • Lorna Christie

    Class of 2029

  • dorothy hanson

    Class of 2028

  • jill hewitt

    Class of 2028

  • Liz Johns

    Class of 2029

  • CRYSTAL KING

    Class of 2029

  • jayne prohaska

    Class of 2028

  • Joe Johnson

    Class of 2029

  • Susan Carpenter

    Class of 2027

  • Dianna Gransbergen

    Class of 2027

  • Open

    Class of 2027

  • Open

    Class of 2028