Leadership
Elders
Josh Koehn
Lead Pastor/Elder
Dave Filzen
Elder
Gary Schutte
Elder
TJ Wiebe
Elder
Staff
Emily Weaver
Administrative Assistant
Zach Simmons
College Ministry Director
Kim Vettrus
Youth Ministry Director
Maxwell Parlin
College Ministry Staff
Jonny Weaver
Worship Director
Deacons
Ashley Fountain - Women’s Ministries
Ken Pankow - Finance
Matt Spencer - Helping Hands (Benevolence)
Bruce Olson - Building
Josh Koehn
Lead Pastor
Born and raised in Minnesota, Josh got his first taste of ministry working at a bible camp as a teenager. He first felt called to full-time ministry while in college, which led him to Bethlehem Seminary in Minneapolis. Josh loves to teach the bible to people of all ages and is eager to see the people of Northfield Community Church apply the gospel to every area of their lives, both personally and as a community of believers.
Josh and his wife, Kristina, have three kids-Jack, Thomas and Clara.
Maxwell Parlin
College Ministry Staff
Maxwell grew up in a secular environment in the Northeast and came to Christ as a lonely, broken college student at Duke, largely through reading Russian literature (especially Dostoevsky). But it was not until his future wife, Jackie, invited him to church that he heard the gospel clearly and was reborn. Since then, he has had a heart for college students to know the Lord and find real community in an age of isolation. He has taught humanities courses at St. Olaf, where he is a research fellow at the Kierkegaard Library, and Princeton, where he received a PhD in Russian literature. His passion for language and text finds its deepest fulfillment in absorbing God's Word, sharing it with others, and applying it to everyday life.
Maxwell and Jackie have five kids: Phoebe, Violet, Natalie, Wells, and Daisy.
Zach Simmons
College Ministry Director
Growing up as a pastors kid, Zach had convinced himself he was God's gift to mankind. God used several people in college to humble him and help him see his own great need for a Savior, which in turn gave him a desire to minister to other college students. Zach loves to have honest conversations about faith with college students, and he feels a specific burden to share the gospel with those who haven't heard it before.
Zach and his wife, Justine, have three kids-William, Sullivan, and Marigold.
Kim Vettrus
Youth Ministry Director
Kim grew up in a Christian home in the Twin Cities, attending the same church from birth to graduation. From a young age, Kim felt God’s call to ministry, especially youth ministry. Kim graduated from Northwestern College with a degree in Youth and Family Ministries, and returned for a Master’s in Theology. She has served in youth ministry roles for a couple large churches in the cities. Her family moved to Northfield in 2021 and attended NCC. In 2024, she transitioned from volunteer to youth ministry director. She’s passionate about students understanding what the Bible says, why it says it, and how we can live and share it with others.
Kim and her husband, Ryan have three kids - Adelynn, Ben, and Piper
Jonny & Emily Weaver
Worship & Communications Director & Administrative Assistant
Jonny grew up in a musical, church going family, spending his middle and high school years as part of a small church plant in Colorado. This afforded him the opportunity to learn how to play instruments and sing with a variety of musicians. After studying music at Greenville College in southern Illinois, God grew a desire in his heart to lead the church in worship. His great desire at NCC is for the church to be encouraged and shaped by coming together to sing songs that are rich with Biblical truths.
Jonny and his wife, Emily, have three kids -Jameson, Noelle, and Thea.
