Staff
Pastor - Rev Suzanne Mades

suzannePastor Mades comes to us with a wealth of experience in working with congregations to help them to be involved with their communities and to respond effectively to community needs. She feels that her preaching and teaching focus on issues of where faith meets life.

 
Secretary - MaryAnn Brown

maryannThe secretary is often the first contact a person has with the church. MaryAnn enjoys being that person and she had several years experience as a church secretary prior to coming to PAUMC. She and her husband, Ken, currently live in Shakopee and look forward to time spent with children and grandchildren.

 
Choir Director - Peggy Larson

peggyPeggy Larson has a BA in vocal music from Concordia College. She has had an extensive career in vocal music with a strong emphasis on choral music. Her special involvement with choral music included the founding of Taman, the popular women's choir, Peggy's Angels and the CREA Jazz Choir. She has often served as a jury member at choir competitions and is known throughout Holland for seminar work and guest teaching.

Peggy also teaches at McNally Smith College of Music.  Peggy has a BA in vocal music from Concordia College, and a Masters in Ethnomusicology from Bethel University.  She lived in Holland for 26 years, where she had an extensive career as a singer and voice teacher, leading several choirs and jazz ensembles and teaching in colleges in Rotterdam and Arnhem.  She still returns to Holland yearly to teach.

 
Organist - Dale Miller

daleDale Miller has been organist/pianist at PAUMC for more than 30 years. He has been lead pianist for 3 or 4 local community theater productions a year for more than a decade, and often directs the orchestra for these productions.

 
Bell Choir - Mary Nelson

maryMary Nelson is the able director of the PAUMC Bell Choir. Her patience and capable leadership have resulted in a group, which offers a variety of musical worship experiences. Both Mary and Charles, her husband who is a retired United Methodist clergy, are active participants in the life of the church.

 
SonRise - Judy Richardson-Mahre

judyJudy performs in and directs the SonRise vocal group. She also participates in the Sanctuary choir and helps out with the children's choir. By day, Judy is a mechanical engineer and owns her own independent consulting company. Judy and her husband Eric have three children, Megan, Blake and Emma.

 
Custodian - Paul Hermann

paulPaul has been the church custodian at PAUMC for a number of years. When Paul isn't keeping PAUMC in spotless condition, working at his full time job in cement construction, caring for lawns or plowing snow, he somehow finds time to fish or work on automobiles.