Jim Bangsund
Associate Pastor
2007-present
Judy Bangsund
Associate Pastor
2007-present
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2006
Beginning
in 2006, the position of Principal
of St. Timothy's Lutheran School was shared for
a year by a "Fab Four" team made up
of former Principal Barbara Torgerson, Ann Mingst,
Gayle Renken and Linda DeHart.
2007
April
15, 2007
Installation
Service
for Pastors Jim and Judy Bangsund. They return to
San Jose after 22 years as missionaries in Tanzania
where they taught theology at Makumira University
College, training pastors of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Tanzania.
Prior to 1985, Jim was pastor
of Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church on The Alameda
near the airport and Judy worked as a nurse at O'Connor
hospital. They have three children, two of whom
were born in San Jose; all now live in the Midwest.
June
3, 2007
The
congregation adopts
a 2020 Vision.
The double meaning of the title is deliberate: the
vision is for the next 13 years, up to the year
2020; and it is the clearest picture the congregational
leadership has at present of how God is leading
us to grow in the years ahead. The vision statement
reads as follows:
We
are a connected family of believers
-
worshipping
God
- growing
in faith
- committed
to serving
with
a mission of bringing new believers to Jesus
Christ
July
2007
Gayle
Renken
becomes Principal
of St. Timothy's Lutheran School. Gayle was a
part of the "Fab Four" Principal Team,
and prior to that taught Kindergarten at the School.
September
30, 2007
The
congregation votes to approve
Phase 1 of the 2020 Vision which includes
undertaking a three-year $2 million Capital Campaign.
The goals of the campaign are
-
A
Sanctuary Enhancement (80%) which will allow
for both traditional and contemporary worship
under one roof
-
A
Debt Reduction component (15%)
-
A
Mission benevolence tithe (10%)
-
A
growing of the Endowment Fund (5%)
2009
June
28, 2009
The
Sanctuary Enhancement is completed.
A rededication
service is held on Sunday, June 28 -- in the
midst of the deepest recession since the 1930s.
Thanks be to God for making it all possible.
December
6, 2009
St.
Timothy's votes to join Lutheran CORE.
After years of reflection upon what the best denominational
"fit" for St. Timothy's would be, the
congregation votes to join the Lutheran
Cooalition for Renewal. In this new alignment,
the congregation will continue to study the question
in a context of like-minded congregations in the
United States and Canada.
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Barbara
Torgerson
Ann Mingst
 
Gayle
Renken
Linda DeHart
Fab-Four
Principal Team
2006-2007
Gayle
Renken
Principal of School
2007-Present
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St.
Timothy's Lutheran
