Ministry Staff
Our staff is available to serve you. Our office hours are Monday through Wednesday, 9:00am-3:00pm.


Open Door Church Hibbing, MN
  Roland Weaver - Senior Pastor

  Roland is an ordained minister who began serving   at Open Door Church in 1985. Roland is a native   of Pennsylvania and has been a resident of   Minnesota since 1977. He and his wife, Beulah,
have two married sons, Jeremy and Joshua and are also proud grandparents. Roland was a mason contractor by trade and has led the church through two building projects - the second one nearing completion in the summer of 2008. Roland loves this community and living in the northern part of Minnesota, which affords hunting, fishing and golfing, three of his favorite pastimes. Roland has a passion for seeing people find Christ and succeed in all areas of life.

on the "Road to Recovery". He has lived most of his life in the Iron Range area and currently lives in Hibbing with his two cats. Jay has a daughter, Sammie Jo, who lives with her mother. When not working as a PCA, Jay also can be found playing cards, listening to music, or digging for treasure with his metal detector.

Open Door Church Hibbing, MN
  Kris Harris - Children's Ministry Director

  While new to the position of Children's Ministry   Director, Kris has been a part of Open Door   Church since the fall of 2001. A graduate of   Crown College with a degree in Religious
Education, she has served in churches in Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Minnesota in various educational ministry positions. When not involved at church, she can be found working at her desk at State Farm Insurance in Hibbing, planning practical jokes, gardening, riding her cycle or hibernating in the winter.

Open Door Church Hibbing, MN
  Lynn Houle - Pre-School Director
  Nursery Leader since September 2004, Lynn   works as a licensed practical nurse and is   married to her husband, Brian, an audio   engineer. They married each other for the   second time in September of 2001.
Both were raised on dairy farms in Hinckley, Minnesota and were high school sweethearts. They married young and had a family right away, but ended up going their separate ways until their reunion nearly 20 years later. Their family includes 8 children (4 girls and 4 boys), a beautiful granddaughter that they enjoy spending time with, and a very spoiled miniature dachshund named Sophie. Lynn loves to sew, quilt, knit and scrapbook. Unfortunately for her crafting, she loves her nursing job at the Duluth Clinic Hibbing. Since she was a young girl Lynn has wanted to nurse others and has been a nurse for 28 years. She also enjoys reading and writing, these as a part of quiet time at the camper on Side Lake, a retreat for her, where summers are way too short.

Open Door Church Hibbing, MN   Robin Gladue - Church Administrator

Robin is new to staff position at Open Door; however she has been affiliated with the church since its beginning. She lives in Hibbing with her Cocker Spaniel, Zippy. Robin has a degree in Psychology and Human Services from Bemidji State University and is a trained Mental
Health Practitioner. She worked for several years with troubled youth and continues to enjoy working with teenagers. She has also attended the Institute of Ministry to receive additional Bible training. Robin loves to serve and encourage others. Robin also enjoys reading, writing short stories and poetry, crocheting and other hand crafts.

Open Door Church Hibbing, MN   Mary Gustafson - Office Administrator
Mary is the first person you will often see in the office area at Open Door. She is your office manager. Mary and Mike have been married since 1968. They have one son, Eric who lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado with his wife, Silke and daughters, Sarah and Kylee. Mary likes to travel, especially to warm spots in the winter.

Open Door Church Hibbing, MN   Beulah Weaver - Operations Director

Beulah has been involved in various areas of ministry at Open Door Church since 1985. She is happy to use her organizational skill as Operations Director for the last 15 years. She has been happily married to Roland
Weaver since 1976 and is now enjoying being a Nana. She enjoys scrapbooking, fishing with her husband, Caribou coffee with friends and vacations in southern California.



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