Love Elk River History

Love Elk River was founded in 2000 as a prayer-centered discipleship ministry to help individuals and families with spiritual and physical needs by offering them a relationship-based network of support.  Over the years, the ministry has helped 100s of people by applying the Luke 10 model of ministry designed by Jesus Christ as He sent out disciples to the cities He intended to visit.

More recently, Love Elk River has begun to explore, through prayer and prophetic revelation, God’s plan for eliminating systemic poverty in the city and surrounding area.

Love Elk River Board Members

• Stephanie Klinzing

Stephanie is the former mayor of the City of Elk River. She was elected in 1998 and left office at the end of 2010. She also served as a Sherburne County Commissioner and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She has worked as a community newspaper reporter and editor and has published over 13 Minnesota church history books. Stephanie is a born-again, Holy Spirit-filled Catholic and is a member of the Catholic Apostolic Group of Elk River faith community. She is married to Jim Zaczkowski. They have three children, Amy (Jason) Albert, James (Christina) and Angela and three grandchildren, Bailey, Zachary and Sam Albert.

• Rosie Elizondo

Rosie is a long-time Elk River resident and faith community member. She is a widow (Richard Elizondo) and the mother of four children and grandmother to Frisco. She is a staff member with Timber Bay in Elk River and works with junior and senior high girls and their families. Rosie is a member of the Catholic Apostolic Group of Elk River.

• Ladonna Ahrens

• Char Hickerson

• Robert Koehler

• Jim Holt

• Robert Pullar
  

• Leslie Griner

Leslie has worked with children as an elementary school teacher and as the head of Sunday school and Children’s Ministry in past years. She is currently involved in leadership and Prayer Ministry at her church in Elk River. She is a wife, mom and grandma. Her heart is to help people know how real and good God is. She is the Head of Discipleship for Love Elk River.