Church Leadership

Cameron Emmanuel is currently in the process of calling our next minister. Click the link above to see the call process status and documents.

Elected in 2025, Brian serves as the President of the council. Lifelong member of the congregation and local farmer.

God is true LOVE and we belong to Him.  Sent from above, into this world to Be whom He deems me to Be and to fulfill His Purpose, my journey is not quite over.  My story is part of His Story, and like His Story, it is quite blended with the “unexpected.”  I am thankful, each moment, that He will provide for people’s needs. For Cameron Emmanuel Lutheran Church, my current service roles are treasurer, pianist, choir member, and “Sticky Scriptures,” presenter at VBS. For family, church, community, country, and world, my current service role is friend.  I look forward to meeting or re-connecting with you. Join the celebration of His LOVE:  “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…”

Ann Parks was born and raised in the parsonage – her father, Theo Meske, was pastor at Cameron for forty-one years.  Ann married a local farmer and engineer, Don Parks, and they raised three children.  Ann retired from the University of Idaho after working 29 years in grant finance.  At Cameron Emmanuel she volunteers as secretary, newsletter editor, and janitor, serves as the council secretary and WELCA president, enjoys singing, quilting and the outdoors, hiking, camping, and growing things

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Joanne Gertje was born and raised in the Leland area and is a lifelong baptized member of Cameron Emmanuel.  She attended Juliaetta and Kendrick schools and received degrees in music from the University of Idaho.  She married farmer Rick Gertje and raised 3 daughters on their farm near Cameron.  Joanne taught music in the Kendrick School District for 29 years and retired in 2021.  Joanne is active in the worship life of Cameron Emmanuel.  She is choir director, worship committee member/chair, financial secretary, VBS helper/coordinator, congregational council member, lay leader and WELCA vice president.  

Janet Boyer was born in Iowa, where her dad was attending Luther College.  She is the third child of Pr. Gordon and Doris Bordine.  She was raised in Northern Minnesota, after graduation she moved to Alaska.  Janet attended Western Washington University. She married her her first husband in 1978 and has two boys from that marriage.  She divorced in 1984. In 1987 Janet married Doug Boyer in Alaska where she worked for the State of Alaska, she and Doug also own a print shop in Eagle River, Alaska.  In 2011 they retired and moved to Lenore, Idaho.  Janet has always been involved in the life of the church.  In Alaska she served on the church council in various positions, she also taught Sunday School and was a member of the ladies group who designed and made altar cloths and worship banners.  Janet is currently serving her second term on the Cameron Emmanuel church council, she is also involved with the WELCA group.