Our Staff
Jon Thorson
Lead Pastor/Elder
Jon and his wife Breanna are both local DC Alumni and and have a great passion and love for the DC area and surrounding communities. Jon has a degree in Biblical Theological Studies and Pastoral Ministry from North Central University in Minneapolis MN. From 2015-2018 Jon served as the Associate Pastor at Crossroads Community Church (Now Grace Hill Church) and in the Spring of 2018 accepted the call to become lead pastor.
Jon currently lives in Cokato, MN with his wife Breanna and their children: Lydia, Amara, Karis, Micah, and Wesley,
Contact: 763-300-0779
jon.r.thorson@gmail.com
Alicia Boltz
Office Administrator
Alicia is from Maple Plain, MN where she grow up in a Lutheran church. She moved to the Dassel Cokato area after high school and pursued Graphic Design at St. Cloud Technical College. After graduating with a diploma in Graphic Communications, she was hired by Herald Journal Publishing in Winsted, MN. She worked there for 10 years in a variety of positions including graphic designer and print department manager. During those years she met her husband Joshua and together to found that they needed more out of their faith and together decided to move to a non-denominational church, which eventually lead them to Crossroads Community Church (Now Grace Hill Church).
Alicia is currently a homeschool stay-at-home mom and a freelance graphic designer, as well as the office administrator here to Grace Hill Church.
Alicia currently lives in Howard Lake, MN with her husband Joshua and their two children: Luke and Ezra.
Contact: office@gracehillmn.org
Connor Huston
Youth Director
JT
Tech Director/maintenance
Spiritual Leadership Team
Jon & Breanna Thorson, Steve & Esther Nelson, and George & Donna Pavelek.
Church Business Board
President: Jim Lindgern, Vice-President: Clint Zentner, Secretary: Kristine Birkholz, Treasure: Cole Nielsen, and Board Member: Rachel Olson.