My wife, Mary and I have lived in Buffalo for 17 years. We raised our children here (Emily, Elizabeth, and Mike). Early in our marriage we had lived in South Minneapolis, and had belonged to a Catholic church there. When we first moved to Buffalo, we joined St. Francis parish. But our eldest child shared a locker with Amanda Burgdorf, and the rest, as they say, was history. We met and became friends with Sherilyn and Andy, and haven’t looked back since.

Before becoming members, we were impressed with the feeling of warmth and welcome you can get just walking in the doors at Zion. I can’t say I know the Bible very well, but the people I know in this my church community are some of the best, most upstanding people I know, and are some of my very best friends. So, when I was invited to join the church council, I didn’t have to take too much time to decide (Mary was kind of pushing me too, I may add). The chance to give back to a community filled with people I genuinely love is a pleasure. I hope I can measure up.

Jim Bischoff was appointed to the Church Council to fill the vacancy left by Lora Nichols when she became a staff member.

Other Council Members

• Katie Deneen Katie grew up in a Lutheran church in central Wisconsin, also called Zion ...
• Kris Harlan Kris grew up in the small town of Wheaton, Minnesota, in a very ...
• Jameson Wakefield Jameson grew up attending Ostmark Lutheran Church, which is between  Watkins and Litchfield. I ...
• Jim Bischoff My wife, Mary and I have lived in Buffalo for 17 years. We ...
• Diane Paulu Diane has never been far from a Lutheran church home. Her earliest memories ...
• Nick Sjolin I am married to my beautiful wife Missy for going on four years. ...
• Ian MacCallum Ian grew up in Apple Valley when it was all farm fields, and ...
• Nancy Dehmer My name is Nancy Dehmer, and I have been a member of Zion ...
• Jason Halvorson Jason is a life-long resident of Buffalo and member of Zion. He married ...
• Dale Schmidt Dale is a life-long member of Zion and has many childhood and adult ...
• Dirk Foster Dirk is a long time member of Zion, having joined the church in ...
• Wanda Weber Will you make a plan of your choosing for the care of your ...