Staff
Tim Grunditz grew up a pastor's son but wandered from the Lord after tragedy struck his life. When he returned, it was like the prodigal son’s homecoming. Deep in Tim's heart, God began to stir a passion for bringing the gospel to all nations. After 16 years of running his contracting company, the Lord converged Tim’s passion for the gospel with his experience in business and birthed his role as the executive director of The Hospitality Center in May, 2014. He is joined in serving the Lord by his wife Kathy and young daughters Lucy, Jill, Ruby, and Josie. Contact Tim at tim@thehospitalitycenter.org |
Josh has been engaging the international community since he was introduced to the world through his parents’ missions trips. For 12 years, his focus was specifically on Chinese as he studied in Beijing and worked in Taiwan. He was hired in 2014 as the Program Coordinator, a dream role that he enjoyed because of exchanging culture and sharing his love for Minnesota. He’s since transitioned to the Operations & Office Manager position, assisting staff in day-to-day operations to achieve high performance. Josh met his wife at The Hospitality Center and speaks Mandarin. Contact Josh at josh@thehospitalitycenter.org |
God greatly impacted Jon through his time studying abroad in Xiamen in 2009. After graduating from college, he taught English and served alongside Chinese brothers and sisters in China from 2011–2017. He has returned to Minnesota to get a degree in theology so that he can better love God and serve others. When he isn’t studying or working, he enjoys tickle fights with his sons and good food with his wife. Contact Jon at jonathan@thehospitalitycenter.org |
Kim sensed a call on her life to full-time Christian ministry during her college years and has loved the assignments the Lord has given her. She had the privilege of serving as a missionary for 20 years in Ecuador, South America. Kim also served as a mission and outreach director; during that time she had the privilege of traveling to Africa, Asia and Latin America. Through this exposure, a love for the peoples and cultures of the world developed in her heart. Kim lives in Maple Grove with her pastor husband, and they have four adult children and many grandchildren. Contact Kim at kim@thehospitalitycenter.org |
Kyle has traveled to both Central America and Asia to enjoy vacations as well as serve God in missions. His love for the world and its many cultures has grown ceaselessly since his internship with a missionary organization based in Costa Rica during the summer of 2017. He and his wife, Kambria, enjoy trying new foods, watching K-dramas (Korean), experiencing new cultures and serving God. Kyle joined the Hospitality Center in November 2021 to be a part of the Programming team. He is excited to see what God will do with the Hospitality Center and their mission to reach all 10,000 international students in the Twin Cities. Contact Kyle at kyle@thehospitalitycenter.org |
Heidi grew up in a family that enjoyed interacting with people from other countries. As a result, she developed a love for traveling the world, learning about other cultures, and building international friendships. She studied abroad in England, tutored refugees, and taught ESL in Japan. Heidi's bachelor’s degree is in International Relations with graduate work in Business. She spent many years in global sales & marketing until God led her to international student ministry. Heidi is married and enjoys animals, knitting, the beauty of creation, and exploring new places. Contact Heidi at heidi@thehospitalitycenter.org. |
Elizabeth has loved connecting with those of many cultures and background since her time at North Central University where she majored in Intercultural Studies. She has spent periods of time in India, African nations and the Middle East. In recent years, Elizabeth has worked with students in the University of Minnesota area while employed with a campus church and now oversees the communications for The Hospitality Center. She is passionate about seeing true community develop among the various people groups present in the Twin Cities. Contact Elizabeth at elizabeth@thehospitalitycenter.org |
In September 2012 Holmes attended Indiana University, Bloomington, to participate in a PhD program. While there, he was led to a Lutheran church where he heard a law and gospel sermon for the first time in his life. He started to realize how sinful we humans are and how sweet the gospel is. He received a call and began his seminary study on September 2016. He is now doing his internship at The Hospitality Center and his desire is to build lifelong friendships with the international students while sharing the love of Jesus with them. He loves Chinese food, enjoys fishing a lot, and is a big fan of NBA. Contact Holmes at holmes@thehospitalitycenter.org. |
Shortly after tying the knot in June of 2017, Arianna and Austin became the caretakers of The Hospitality Center. Arianna graduated from Bethel University with a Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Anthropology and is working on completing a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy at Bethel University. Austin graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and soon a Masters in Public Health and Nutrition. This fall, he has just begun medical school at the University of Minnesota. God has most recently gifted Arianna and Austin with their first baby, whom they love dearly. Contact Arianna and Austin at ajhoeg@gmail.com. |
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Board
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Jim Arneberg
PRESIDENT
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Douglas Schroeder
Vice President |
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Tad Kastman
Treasurer |
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Heather Holbrook
SECRETARY
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Tim Kowalik
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Stephen Lee
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Dave Schiebout
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Taylor Pope
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David Mekala
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