Meet the team at TW

John Just

John is delighted to be serving as Pastor of Timberwood Church. He is a teacher who loves encouraging others; a people person; an avid student of the Bible. John started down another career path but was rerouted to ministry in 1992. He attended Bethel Theological Seminary earning a Masters of Divinity. 

Timberwood Church started in Nisswa in 2004 where John has been from the very beginning. He graduated with a Doctorate of Ministry at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in 2013. He is married to Tanya and they have two children. 

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Eric Holst

Eric is our Spiritual Formation Pastor hailing from Yankton, SD via the Twin Cities. He joined Timberwood in July of 2010. He graduated from the University of Sioux Falls with a Religious Studies degree in 2002 and spent time in a variety of ministries across the country before tackling seminary at Bethel Seminary in 2006. 

 Eric has a zeal for life, loves being on the water and enjoys a variety of interests. Eric loves spending time with people and hearing about their personal journeys. Eric cherishes the time he gets to spend living life with his wife and two kids. 

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Amy LaBarre

Amy is honored by the call to serve at Timberwood is the Community Life Pastor. She started her career as a middle school teacher and later served in several administrative roles. As a passionate follower of Jesus, her heart’s desire is to encourage and support families as they grow and experience the love of Christ.

Amy completed her Masters of Theology and Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary in June of 2024.

Amy, her husband Steve and their four kids call Nisswa home and enjoy everything the lakes country is known for.

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Lee Wuflestad

Lee is our Music Ministry Pastor and oversees the implementation of the music ministry as it relates to Timberwood’s corporate worship. After graduating from University of Northwestern in Roseville, MN, Lee worked in business before becoming a Worship Pastor at other area churches for 15 years. Lee joined the Timberwood staff in 2017.

 Lee is passionate about leading the Body of Christ in corporate worship and connecting with local musicians, vocalists and technicians. He is married to Holly and has three children. He enjoys playing guitar, following sports, working out and spending time with his family.

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Amanda Quisberg

Amanda is the Children, Youth and Family Ministry Director and oversees all programming from birth through 18 years old. She is passionate about kids of all ages and their families having a space to learn and grow their relationships with Jesus. Amanda’s background in education and experiences with her own four children led to a desire to find new and creative ways to connect our TW community. Amanda's family has attended Timberwood since 2010 and she was always an active volunteer in TW Youth. Amanda joined our staff in April of 2021. 

Amanda enjoys spending time with her family, rucking, reading all books and adventuring near and far. 

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Betsy Stromberg

Betsy is the Children, Youth and Family Ministry Assistant. She assists with all programming from birth through 18 years old. Betsy's family has attended Timberwood since 2012 and she was an active volunteer in TW Kids and Youth before joining the staff in 2020 as an Administrative Assistant. In April of 2021, Betsy made the decision to change roles and begin assisting in Family Ministries. Betsy enjoys working with the volunteers and all the families that attend Timberwood.

Betsy enjoys reading, watching sporting events and spending time with her family.

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Matthew Michaud

Matthew is the Next Gen. Director. Matthew’s focus is to create a community with high school students and young adults at TW. He is passionate about helping people find their place to belong. His desire is that people would find Timberwood a place to come and be cared for, care for others, and be encouraged in life and faith. 

 Matthew graduated from Crown College with a Biblical and Theological Studies Degree. He then moved to a church in Colorado until 2022, when moved back to Minnesota and joined Timberwood’s staff.

 Matthew is married to Anna, and they have two little boys. He enjoys spending time with his family, playing games (all sports, board, or video variety), being outside and good food.

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Joy Walter

Joy is the Administrative Assistant at Timberwood. Joy loves welcoming new and returning people, answering questions in person or on the phone. Joy has attended Timberwood since 2007, beginning as an active volunteer with TW Youth. She is also very passionate about the Ultimate Journey, serving as the Group Coordinator and a facilitator. Joy believes this program is one of the best, hardest and most beneficial things a person can do for their faith.

Joy enjoys spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren, and extended family. She loves being outside as much as possible and some of her favorite things are hiking, kayaking, reading, quilting and watching football.

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