About Us

<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5rem;">WHO WE ARE</span>

WHO WE ARE

Welcome To The WHY Church

Welcome to the WHY Church! We are a community of Christ-followers on mission to seek Jesus, connect together, and share His love. Whether you have been following Jesus for years, or you feel new or unsure about your faith, the WHY Church is a place for you. Our home is the Elk River YMCA where we enjoy being a church in the Y. No need for a Y membership – the WHY Church is a Bible-based, mission-minded, life-giving church for the whole community. Stop by on a Sunday morning, connect with one of our WHY Groups during the week, or let us know how you’d like to get involved and serve. We look forward to seeing you soon!

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Our Mission

Seek Jesus

Connect Together

Share His Love

OUR IDENTITY

Our Name

The WHY Church name communicates our connection to the Elk River YMCA (“the Y”), but also that we are place of question-asking and truth-seeking. Once when Jesus’ followers were asking WHY kinds of questions, He answered with, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life” (John 14:6). In other words, He is the WHY of life! In Him our biggest questions are answered. Our deepest longings are met in relationship with Jesus. He is our WHY.

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We - We are a community of Christ-followers.

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Him – Jesus Christ is at the center of who we are and what we do.

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You – You are loved by God and made for a personal relationship with Him.

WHAT DRIVES US

Our Values

We worship the Triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Genesis 1:26, Matthew 3:16-17, Matthew 28:19, 2 Corinthians 13:14

We hold to the Bible as the true and inspired Word of God.

Deuteronomy 8:3, Psalm 119:105, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Hebrews 4:12

We are each rescued from sin and death by faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord so that we may love and serve God now and forever.

John 3:16-17, Romans 3:23-24, 5:1-2, 6:4, 22-23, 8:1-2, Ephesians 2:4-10

We are diverse people united together in Christ, enjoying meaningful relationships as a primary environment for faith formation.

Acts 2:42-47, Ephesians 2:19-20, 4:1-16, 1 Peter 2:9

We are on the life-long journey of following Jesus and growing in our faith.

Romans 6:11-14, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Ephesians 5:2, Philippians 2:12-13

We share the good news of forgiveness and life in Christ.

Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 20:24, Romans 10:14-15, 1 Peter 3:15

We serve others locally and globally, giving of ourselves and our resources.

Micah 6:8, Matthew 5:13-16, John 20:21, 1 John 3:16-18

PASTORAL STAFF

Our Staff Team

To learn more about any of our staff members, click on their profile picture.

MINISTRY LEADERS

Our Leadership Team

Bjorn Dixon
Andrew Dvorak
Dienna Goscha
Laura Hoelscher

Greg Lambach
Dave Niemi
Joni Schramm
Tara Thieke
Judy Watke