OUR STAFF


Pastor Chris Hermanse

Pastor Chris joined Epiphany in August 2014. Previously he served as an associate pastor with Christ Lutheran Church in Charlotte, NC., 2008-2014, and as an associate with Lord of Grace Lutheran Church in Tucson, Ariz., 2005 to 2008.

Chris earned his Master of Divinity from Pacific Lutheran Theology Seminary in Berkeley, Calif., and completed his undergraduate studies at Concordia University, Portland, Ore. He is married to Gina, and they have three children.

Kris Perkola, Youth Ministry

Kristofor (Kris) holds a Masters in Theological Studies and is currently leading our Elementary and Middle School youth programs.  He has been an active member of Epiphany for many years.  You will also see Kris preaching on various Sundays and leading and participating in various weekly Bible Studies and Adult formation activities.

Anna Keiserman, Worship Accompanist

Russian-born pianist Anna Keiserman is known for her creative programming, expressive freedom, and singular vision. Performance credits in New York City include Le Poisson Rouge, the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and the Fête de La Musique. Other notable venues include the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts (Toms River, NJ), the Nash Theatre (Raritan Valley Community College) the Strand Theater (Hudson Falls, NY) and the Ateneu Barcelonès (Barcelona, Spain).

Anna has toured through Italy, Spain and Russia. As a soloist she performed concerti with the Volgograd Symphony Orchestra(Russia), the University of Minnesota Symphony Orchestra and the Somerset Symphony Orchestra, among others. She has been awarded top prizes in piano competitions in Russia, and 2nd place in the 2019 American Prize Competition.
We are grateful to have Anna with playing for us at Epiphany.


Steve Belfield, Worship Production

 

Steve joined Epiphany's team as Minister for Worship Leadership in January 2012 and is currently serving as Minister for Worship Production. He has been involved in some level of music ministry since high school as a member of Trinity Lutheran in Madison, Ohio. Steve has been a performing member of various local community groups.  Steve and his wife, Julie, have been members of Epiphany since 2000 and have two adult children, Nick and Allison and two grandchildren, Cecilia and Wes.