CHURCH STAFF

My name is PJ Aarsvold, and I am extremely excited to be serving here at Bethlehem! As a vicar, I am a pastoral intern. Both my wife, Melanie, and I grew up in Minnesota. I grew up in a rural town near Rochester called Plainview. Melanie and I met at my home church (Immanuel Lutheran in Plainview, MN) when Melanie and a few other camp counselors were visiting to lead Sunday school and do a presentation about Camp Omega. We got married at the same church two years later (June 2018)! Before attending the seminary, I received a degree in mathematics from the University of Minnesota. While I did enjoy many of my math classes, I am much more excited about serving in the pastoral ministry and working towards Jesus' mission of bringing as many as possible to Himself. Melanie graduated from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN where she studied psychology and family studies. She is currently enjoying working with children in Bethlehem's after school child care while working towards a Master's Degree in Family and Community Services.  

Barb is a CPA and received her MBA from Regis University.  Her career started in the military.  After college graduation she served in the Army in Germany during the Gulf War era.  This provided her a foundation in leadership and the importance of planning and training, and also service to others.  She has extensive experience at the controller/CFO level, primarily with financial institutions and non-profit organizations. In her past roles, she has been a stable presence in organizations going through change.  She believes in looking for opportunities to collaborate, implement process improvements, encourage diversity and inclusion and always working to find win-win solutions.  Barb is excited to use her talents at Bethlehem to support the ministry in their mission in helping as many people as possible to become fully alive in Jesus Christ and the school in their mission of helping children reach their God-given potential. 

Hi! My name is Doug Butte. I joined the Bethlehem staff as the IT Director in the spring of 2015. I’ve been tinkering around with computers and networks since 2002. Prior to that, I served as a classroom teacher and a youth ministry director before making my shift into the IT field. I grew up in rural Nebraska and attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  I married and moved with my new bride to St. Louis, Missouri, where I completed a seminary degree and where we began a family. We moved to the Denver area in 2012. Outside of doing IT tasks, I enjoy coaching high school cross country/track and field teams, spending time with my wife and three kids, and being active outdoors.

Hi I'm Pastor David Dyer. I was the Vicar from August 2001 through July 2002 and then called as the Associate Pastor in June 2003 through January 2007. I am most proud of my kids who have a shared appreciation and love of all things adventuring in the outdoors. In addition, I love that my kids have a heart for caring and sharing Jesus’ love with others. My favorite part of being on the Bethlehem team is that I enjoy everyone’s different background and experience which brings a balance to our team approach to reaching the lost. 1 Corinthians 2:2, “For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you but Jesus Christ and him crucified."

My name is Sherry Glaubitz and I work in the Finance Department. I have worked in church and school ministries for twelve years, and at Bethlehem since 2010. Prior to that, I worked in Corporate America and then took off about four years to stay home with my son until he started school. I love providing accounting support to our wonderful school families, congregation members and our awesome staff at Bethlehem! Parents call me the “money lady”. I am always happy to talk to families about financial options to help them with their school tuition. My son, Tyler, is a Bethlehem graduate and I can personally attest to the fabulous teachers and the outstanding academics at Bethlehem. I am married to my husband, Chris, who is a commercial HVAC project estimator. I enjoy traveling, decorating, going to my son’s football games and spending time with my family!

Hi, my name is Renee Harper and I am the Marketing and Communications Specialist here at Bethlehem. We've attended church here for over 20 years and I love that I get to serve on staff. I have two teenage boys, 13 and 15 years old. My husband Brian went to school here, and my youngest son will be an 8th grader next fall. My favorite part of working for Bethlehem is that I get the opportunity to spread our "Love On" message to the community through many avenues. I love camping with my family, as well as cooking, gardening, knitting and playing with our two dogs, Zona and Jolene.

Grace Herrera

Church Office Manager

My name is Grace Herrera, and I am the Office Manager for the Church. With my passion for administrative work, Bethlehem was the perfect fit for me. As I wrap up my bachelor’s degree in Project and Organization Management you will see me at church on Sundays with my small family, and here throughout the week keeping our ministry organized. My husband attended Bethlehem as a child, as did his mother, we are ecstatic that our first child, Jameson, has now started at Bethlehem as well. God's love pours out of the staff here, I am beyond blessed to work with such incredible people!

Hi, I’m Dave (don’t call me David). My passion for music started here in Colorado—after years of learning piano as a kid, my local church encouraged me to play bass guitar. I’ve been serving God through my music ever since, sometimes by rocking out with the other instruments and sometimes by leading worship. Encouraging volunteers to pursue their own passion for music is my favorite thing about my job. I love bragging about our worship arts ministry team members; I am honored to share the platform with them and journey through life with them. I invest individually in every volunteer who demonstrates desire to serve. I love being at home with my wife, two daughters, dog, and cat.

My name is David. For a brief time in high school I was 'Dave', but that was a phase. First and foremost you need to know I am a sinner who has been cleansed by the blood of Jesus. I believe my life is fully in him. I feel good about my training to be a pastor. However, my heart's desire is to simply be a servant of Christ, used by him to help people experience fullness of life in him. Sometimes I think I’m smart. Sometimes I think I’m funny. But I count all of this as a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ and being found in him. My favorite book of the Bible is Romans, and if you have to pin me down, my favorite chapter is Romans 8. Personally, I think this matters more than knowing I’m from Minnesota, or that I was graduated from Lutheran schools starting with elementary school. Curiosity might lead you to ask about my wonderful wife, Lynn, my four children and their children, but I would probably exaggerate about their greatness and how helpful would that be? If you really want to know other positions I’ve held, honors I’ve received, etc., you can ask and I will try to remember. But when you walk away from our conversation, this is what I want you to remember about me – I am a sinner who has been cleansed by the blood of Jesus and I believe my life is fully in him. And if, in my contact with you, some of this rubs off on you, and you share the same perspective with greater conviction, I will count it a blessing.

Hey. Hi there. It's me, Peter. I have been a member at Bethlehem my whole life, and played piano nearly as long. My absolute favorite things in my life are my wife and three daughters, followed closely by anything music related. It is a blessing to be able to serve the ministry at Bethlehem with music. I greatly enjoy working with all the delightful human beings on staff here at Bethlehem. Besides music, I spend my time with video games and catching snakes for my daughter. That is all. Peace and love.

Jim Todd

Maintanence Operations

I’m Dean von Holdt. My family has been members here since around 1996. My wife, Laurie, grew up at Bethlehem and went to school here. Laurie and I were married here in 1980, and we have three kids- Kyle, Keri and Kody, all who went through Bethlehem School. We have five grandchildren, two of whom live in Colorado and attend Bethlehem School. I’m a fourth generation Coloradoan (my grandmother was born on the corner of 38th and Wadsworth in 1899) and I have lived in only two houses my entire life, one in Lakewood and now in Wheat Ridge. I enjoy all outdoor activities including skiing (I learned to ski at Berthoud Pass ski area for those that remember it), hiking, camping, and especially riding my bicycle all over the state. After getting my degree in construction management from CSU, I spent my career owning and running a large commercial painting company in Denver. I sold the company in 2006 and started my second career here at Bethlehem in 2008. I enjoy the challenges of helping keep this place operational and providing support to the rest of our incredible staff and congregation

Hi, I’m Sandy and I’ve been around Bethlehem awhile. Some might consider it a long time, but I consider it a joy! I’ve had the opportunity to start my ministry here in Children’s Ministry in the early 80s, work in Assimilation, Small Groups, and our Early Learning Center to name a few areas! I love to create the vision for a ministry, get it going, and when it is chugging along, well… I like to move on to the next thing! I’m so grateful that there have always been ministries at Bethlehem that I get to move on to. Currently, I do all things Discipleship. We are creating a Discipleship Pathway that causes people to embark on the journey of sharing life with others and growing closer to Jesus Christ. It’s fun, it’s big and I hope you will join us on the pathway!

Hi, I’m Pastor Tim. I’ve been a part of the Bethlehem family my entire life, 61 years and counting! Born, raised, and educated at Bethlehem’s day school, I went on to high school and then to college in the Denver area. I graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a Master’s degree in Physics and worked for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for 37 years. I retired from NREL in 2018 and became part of a small company that develops large scale solar power technology. Several years ago, I felt a pull to the ministry and so went back to school as a student at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. In early 2016, I was ordained and called as a pastor here at Bethlehem. My wonderful wife Sandy, whom I met here at Bethlehem 37 years ago also serves here at Bethlehem as our Director of Discipleship. As a part-time pastor, my main ministry areas are pastoral care and visitation, Bible teaching and Senior ministry. I also sing with our contemporary worship teams. In my spare time I spend time with my wife, my extended family and golf. There is a reason I have been at Bethlehem my entire life. By God’s grace, this wonderful Christ centered faith community has been and will continue to be my extended family for years to come.  I pray it can be yours as well. May you find the love and gifts of Christ here at Bethlehem!

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