District Leaders
Ben Mason
President While Ben can’t take you to the moment, place, or event where God “called” him into ministry; he can say that from a very young age he began to feel a strong pull from God on his life. It was after his first year of college that he fully surrendered to God’s plan and packed his bags to attend Indiana Bible College. It was at IBC that Ben met his wife Lyndi. They got married after his graduation in 2013. Ben grew up in Indiana, while Lyndi was raised here in the Minnesota District. They both felt like God was directing their steps to the Twin Cities where they have been serving at their local church in Inver Grove Heights, MN since. They currently serve as the Assistant Pastor and Youth Leaders; and Lyndi coordinates the church’s music ministry. God has blessed them two beautiful kids, Trenton and Morgan. |
Jay Emerick
Secretary Jay is a Minnesota native at heart, but is a transplant from his hometown in Champaign, IL. He grew up attending church at Apostolic Life in Urbana, IL. During his teenage years, he felt a strong call to Student Ministry, and as he got older, the Lord began to lead him to attend Indiana Bible College in Indianapolis, IN. It was there he met his wife, Heidi. Jay and Heidi moved to St. Paul, MN in 2018 where they currently serve as Student Pastor at the Sanctuary Church. They have been blessed with a beautiful daughter, Winona, and are also proud parents of a 4 year old Goldendoodle, Whitaker. |
Simeon Marchand
Promotions Simeon was born and raised in Minnesota and has lived throughout different areas of the State. He and his family moved back to the Twin Cities and started a church when he was 12 years old. This is where his burden for young people was formed, eventually becoming a youth leader at his father's church. Attending youth functions such as Senior camp and Youth Convention were highlights of his youth years. These events are where he met many great friends and his wife. Him and his wife, Becca, serve as the youth leaders at the Rochester Pentecostal Church. In November of 2021 they welcomed a beautiful daughter named Lucy. |
Sectional Leaders
Christian Ramirez
Section 1 Cristian is originally from Mexico, but has lived in the US for most of his life. It was in Minnesota that he was introduced to Jesus and this truth at the age of 12. Cristian received the Holy Ghost in 2010 at a youth event in Rochester. He was baptized in the Name of Jesus and has continued to serve his local church since. In 2014 he attended Indiana Bible College for 2 years and received his Associates in Biblical Studies. While he was there, he served on the Urban Ministries team and helped out at a close by neighborhood called Laurelwood. It was at IBC that exposure to the lost bred a greater burden. He then returned to his home town of Owatonna to serve his local church. |
Nick Wallace
Section 2 |
Harmon Joyce
Section 3 I was born in Lakeland, FL, and grew up in South Carolina. I joined the Minnesota district in 2021. My wife and I met in fall 2022, and we married in early 2024. In January 2025, we welcomed our first child. |