Maple Grove Evangelical Free Church

Jerry Ziebarth

Title: Chairman of the Elder Board

Responsibilities: Lead business meetings, plan elder meetings and meet with Pastor before each meeting, coordinate prayer time with members from the body

Home town: Born in Minneapolis, MN / lived within 20 miles of Minneapolis all my life and moved to Maple Grove, MN last year where my great-grandfather settled

Family: Wonderful wife - Joan (Director of the nursery at MGEFC) / son - Aaron, his wife - Stephanie and their daughter - Abigail / son - Josiah and his daughter Anna / daughter - Andrea and her husband - Alberto / son - Ammon, his wife - Courtney and their daughters - Elle & Lily and son - Torsten / Mother 95 years old still attends MGEFC

Education: Minnesota School of Business

Experience: President / Owner AAA Transportation Inc. - 48 state trucking company and warehousing in Rogers, MN

What brought me to MGEFC: I helped to start a daughter church in Maple Grove for Woodale Community Church which brought me back to Maple Grove. Then we eventually came to MGEFC.

Vision for my ministry: Serving and meeting the new people that come into the doors of our church

Favorite sports team: Minnesota Vikings 

Favorite caffeinated beverage: Coke

Favorite musical artist: Ernie Haas & Signature Sound Gospel Quartet

Favorite person: Dr. Thomas McDill (Previous President of the Evangelical Free Church, personal friend and mentor)

Favorite food: Prime Rib

Three people I would like to have dinner with: Bill Graham, Dan Quayle, Tony Dungy

Hobbies/interests: I enjoy watching football and I enjoy being with people                             

My life motto: John 3:16

Best advice given to me: Put Christ first in my life

Heroes: I have no heroes but Jesus Christ