Ted Vanderpan
Senior Pastor
Contact Pastor Ted
Phone:
763-682-1245 x304
About Pastor Ted
What I actually do at Zion…
My primary responsibilities include preaching, teaching and leading worship, staff development, leading the congregation in strategic planning, being involved in the Buffalo community and caring for the people of Zion.How I came to be involved with Zion ...
13 years after starting a new congregation in Woodbury, MN, I knew I was ready for some new challenges in work and life. I went hunting with a friend and one of his friends was a member at Zion and on the call committee. A few months later, when I entered the process of receiving a new call through our denomination, I told this person on the call committee I was interested in moving and later I interviewed at Zion.I was born …
the sixth of seven children, to a pastor’s family in Sioux Rapids, Iowa.My favorite quote or Bible verse …
Proverbs 3:5,6 – I have seen this verse prove true over and over in my life.My family…
members are also the people I most enjoy being with. My wife, Sara, is also a pastor but currently without a call. My daughters, Marie, a senior and Heidi, a junior, attend Woodbury High School.When I’m not at Zion, you can find me …
doing something outdoors.Something you might not know about me is ...
I am interested in native prairie plants. My mother owns 20 acres of original prairie land and I have transplanted many plants to my backyard. Along with my brother, I have restored 160 acres of South Dakota farmland to native grasses.
