The Reverend Curtis Zieske has been Trinity's Senior Pastor since July of 2002.  He is a graduate of Augsburg College in Minneapolis and the former Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary, now Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Pastor Zieske is a Minnesota native, has served congregations in Oregon, Washington state, and Colorado for nearly 30 years before returning to Minnesota.

Pastor Zieske's special ministry interests include:

• Teaching children and adult religious education and faith life development.
• Worship that emphasizes the beauty of the historic liturgy of the church and integrating contemporary resources.
• Youth and family life enrichment.
• Leadership development for mission and outreach.
• Developing cooperative ministry with local Lutheran congregations and ecumenical relationships.

Pastor Zieske is married to Sonya. They have two grown children.