FAITH EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH - Key Persons


Kristina Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Leader of the Mission Ministry Team Here at Faith
  • Media Coordinator
Kristina lives in the Cashton area with her husband Drew Johnson and their four children. Kristina is also a leader of the Mission Ministry Team here at Faith. Kristina maintains and updates the church's Social Media Platforms and Website.

Pastor Brian

Job Titles:
  • Senior Pastor
Pastor Brian Young and his wife Lisa started their life of ministry in 1989 with Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU) working with college students, and then on the mission field in Russia. After earning his Master of Divinity Degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Brian served as an Associate Pastor of Evangelism and Spiritual Development at Cary-Grove Evangelical Free Church in Chicago. From 2001 to 2016, Brian was the pastor of Whispering Pines Evangelical Free Church in Colorado. Now, since the summer of 2016, Brian has been pleased to serve as Senior Pastor here at Faith Evangelical Free Church. Brian is motivated to see the Gospel of Jesus Christ transform all of our lives as a church community and then out to others in the surrounding area-all through relationships that are intentional, transparent, and authentic. Pastor Brian and Lisa have three children and one grandchild.

Shelley Schumann

Job Titles:
  • Ministry Office Manager
Shelley joined the staff in January of 2013. Shelley has been a member of Faith EFC since 1991. Over the years, Shelley has been involved in a variety of ministries at Faith especially with children ministry and music. She has been married to Kerry since 1987. They have two children, Ethan and Cassie.

Steven Lucht

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Steven was raised in the Wausau area, but since 2007 has experienced a variety of ministry opportunities in our part of the state. Each summer for those years, he volunteered at Living Waters Bible Camp as a Director/Teacher/and Dorm Leader with children of a variety of ages. He also volunteered extensively in the youth ministry of Grace Evangelical Free Church in Viroqua in 2018, and then most recently has served as a part-time intern in youth ministry at Bethany Church in La Crosse.