We are welcoming our next Senior Pastor!
Travis Fox
After a thoughtful and prayerful process, the vote to call Travis Fox as our next Senior Pastor was passed by members on Sunday, July 13 at our Annual Meeting and he has accepted the call.
We are so thankful for God’s faithfulness during this past year and filled with hope and excitement for the future. We’ll be working closely with Travis to determine transition details and timeline and will provide an update during our worship services on July 20.
Special thanks to Pastor Randy Discher and his wife, Deb. For almost 40 years, their incredible ministry has been a beacon of love, dedication, and outreach, shaping our church into the vibrant community it is today. Their lasting legacy will always be an important part of the story of Constance.
Senior Pastor Succession
Constance Free Church has been blessed for 39 years by Senior Pastor Randy Discher’s faithful ministry. 5 years ago, Randy shared his vision for succession with the Elder Board. The Elders then began the journey of education and hired NL Moore & Associates to guide us and consult with us as we moved through this process. A Search Team was formed a year ago and have worked with NL Moore to find highly aligned candidates, recently narrowing down to one. It has been a long, deliberate process, bathed in prayer, and filled with God’s faithfulness along the way.
Watch the Announcement
Chad Hanson and Pastor Randy Discher
Sunday, June 15th
“On behalf of both the Search Team and the Elder Board, I am excited to share our recommendation of Travis Fox as our candidate for the next Senior Pastor at Constance. It was a blessing to witness God's presence and answers to prayers throughout this process— it's truly been a humbling experience. Your continued prayers have been invaluable during the past few weeks and months, and now I am thrilled for you to meet Travis, his wife Jessica, and their three children: Kaleb (19), Journey (16), and Sadie (14).”
Chad Hanson
Elder Board Chairman
Search Team Chairman
A Season of Prayer
The Elders are calling the entire congregation to a continued season of prayer. As our focus shifts to the transition, please be in prayer for the following:
For Pastor Randy and Deb as Randy continues to lead through transition, as they both prepare for a significant change to a new season in their lives.
Praise God for the work and prayer that NL Moore & Associates and our Search Team have done over the last year! We are truly thankful and humbled to see how God worked through them in this process.
For your Elders – for wisdom in leading the church through this season of change
For the Constance Staff – pray for them during this season of great change and for their ministries to continue to grow and flourish.
For Unity – we have always been blessed with great unity, but we should never take this for granted. For each person who walks through the door of our church to have that extra measure of selfless grace as we journey together. Change is hard, but with a little grace, we will journey well.
For Travis Fox, his wife Jessica, and their kids: Kaleb (19), Journey (16), and Sadie (14). Pray for their family in this great season of transition and for Travis as he gets to know Constance and the staff in his new role.
Search Team
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Taylore Briant
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Shelly Carlson
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James Dickey
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Bethany Glines
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Nate Klauser
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Enrique Mejia
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Julie Mueller
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Chad Hanson (Elder)
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Trent Lackie (Elder)
Elder Board
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Chad Hanson
Elder Chairman
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Chuck Hayes
Elder
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Joe Fry
Elder
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Doug Ackerman
Elder
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Shawn Conway
Elder
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Wayne Beich
Elder
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Trent Lackie
Elder
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Tom Delich
Elder
What Doesn’t Change
The purpose of Constance Free Church is to glorify God by creating an environment where people can...
Know: Establish a personal relationship with Jesus Christ
Grow: Mature in their relationship with Christ and His Church
Go: Reach out to their community
Our Vision is Helping People Connect with Jesus
And we are committed to preaching the Word of God – “where stands it written”
Our purpose as a church, our mission on this corner of Anoka county and to the ends of the earth, and our commitment to the Word of God will remain core to who we are as a church. Congregants come and go over time. So do staff and Pastors. But Christ’s church remains and we will remain in Christ.
Finally, the pace of ministry at Constance will not move into a holding pattern as we journey through succession, rather the Board and Membership, through board direction and the approval of the 2025 fiscal growth budget have expressed the desire for Pastor Randy and all the ministries of the church to continue executing the vision of the church and further ministry growth!