Loren is a Tech Assistant at Saylorville Church. Loren serves in the sound room and different areas of technology at Saylorville. You may also see him and his wife serving the children’s classes. Loren accepted the Lord as his personal savior February 19th, 2013 after witnessing his wife Jennifer make a profession of faith in…
Tanner is the Videographer at Saylorville Church. He became a Christian at a young age, has attended Saylorville Church since 1996 and has served in various ministries throughout that time. Tanner serves on the worship team, is a cell group leader and is on the missions board at Saylorville. Videography became his passion a few…
Joanna grew up divided between Michigan and Minnesota with mixed beliefs and instruction about God. While she attended a Christian school, it wasn’t until her junior year of high school that God broke through her conflicted beliefs and called her to Himself. It was then that she realized just how broken she was from her…
Mark is the head of building and grounds. He grew up in a very Godly home in upstate New York. His dad was a very Godly man who never gave up on him and prayed fervently for his salvation.Those prayers were answered in July 2000 when Mark placed his faith in Christ as Savior, just…
Jacob has attended Saylorville Church all his life. He grew up going to Saylorville Kids ministries and in 4th grade trusted Jesus as his Savior. It was because of a lesson in the book of Judges that Jacob realized he was going to be judged by God because of his sin and needed Jesus to save him. Jacob graduated high…
Colton Willey was born in southern Iowa in a non-Christian home. In 2011, while attending the University of Northern Iowa, he came to an understanding his own sinfulness (Psalm 51:5, Rom. 3:23), its consequences (Rom. 6:23), and the need to accept Christ as his personal Savior (Titus 3:5, 1 John 4:10, Eph. 2:1-10). Upon seeing the…
Lee and Violette Abuhl were both born and raised in Africa and have spent most of their life in ministry in several areas in Africa. After faithfully serving in college ministry on the campus of Iowa State University, God called them back to Africa. They served for seven years in Mango, Togo at the Hospital…
Cole and Debbie Albright have been missionaries in Lima, Peru, a South American urban city of over 10 million people, since 2022. After spending 11 years at a Saylorville Church plant in south Des Moines (Living Waters Fellowship), they are thrilled to be able to serve cross-culturally to reach the nations. The Albright’s ministry focus…
Lucas and Teresa have been married since 1996 and have three sons, Nathaniel, Jackson and Owen. Both Teresa and Lucas were born and raised in Iowa and both graduated from Faith Baptist Bible College with a B.A. in Biblical Studies. Lucas was the pastor of college ministries at Saylorville Church in Des Moines, Iowa from…
Nathan and Maam Beckman, along with their 2 children, serve as church planters to the Thai people in Bangkok, Thailand. They have served in Thailand with Baptist Mid-Missions since 1998. The need for evangelism in Thailand is immense. About 95% of Thais practice Buddhism mixed with Animism. The country has approximately 18,000 Buddhist temples. Islam…