Our Staff
Email Chad Murphy - Senior Pastor
Chad has been married to his wife, Carrie, for 16 years and has two children ages 11 and 14.
Email Mike Dirks — Director of Worship
Mike has been involved with the Music and Worship Ministry at Cross of Christ for over ten years. He has a wealth of experience in a variety of musical settings. Mike wants to encourage people to worship God with their heart, soul, mind, and strength, as well as with their musical talents and skills. Mike has a degree in secondary mathematics education from Bethel College and is currently employed by the Lakeville School district, where he has taught math for over 28years. He and his wife Linda have five children: Matthew, Elizabeth, Andrew, Nathan, and Rachel.
Email Linda Dirks-Office Manager
Linda has been a member of Cross of Christ and Grace Fellowship for 15+ years. She has been a stay-at-home mom for most of that time. As a former teacher she has developed many office skills and decided to give office work a try. It is working out well and she enjoys publishing bulletins, newsletters and flyers. She is married to Michael and they have 5 children ages 8 to 17. They live here in Lakeville.
Email Youth Leader: Eric Pegors
Church Board
Cross of Christ has a board which oversees the financial and business affairs of the church and works in cooperation with the senior pastor concerning programming and spiritual matters of the church. The current members of the board are:Robin McVeigh (Chairman)
Dale Yozamp
Brad Boyle Joe Clark
Pete Nesheim
Cheryl Peterson Craig Sandberg Ron Hamilton Wally Erickson