About Us

Vision  l  Core Values

church picWaite Park Church has been a part of northeast Minneapolis since 1928. A few young people had a vision to reach the neighborhood for Jesus. Our mission is the same today, but with the changing times, how we do that is a little different than it was back then.

We've made it our goal to build bridges in our community and around the world. We do it because that's what Jesus did. 2 Corinthians 5:17-20 says,

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.

People today often believe they have to get their lives cleaned up before they come to church, but we believe people should be able to come as they are. We'll accept you for who you are and we'll walk together to become what God created us to be. We're not there yet, and we're certainly not perfect, but we want you to know that you're welcome at Waite Park.

Waite Park Church is proud to be a part of the Wesleyan Denomination.

 

 

Staff

Kory Kleinsasser

Kory

Pastor Kory Kleinsasser joined Waite Park Church in July of 2010. He's originally from South Dakota and comes to Minnesota, via Kentucky then Iowa. He graduated from the University of Sioux Falls and went on to Asbury Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. From there, he and his family moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where they spent 13 years.

Kory is married to Ann and they have three kids; Emma, Ellie, and Duncan. When he's not writing sermons, he loves to drink coffee, play basketball, read, hang out with his family or any combination of those things.

Mark Keeler

MarkPastor Mark Keeler became a part of the Waite Park team in December of 2010. Mark and his wife Kelly both grew up in the south suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mark and Kelly were married in October of 2009. 

Mark graduated from North Central University with a degree in Pastoral Theology.  Mark enjoys playing music, sports, and all types of media. Mark also enjoys conversing about many topics, especially over espresso.