Our Staff
Dedicated to serving Christ and our community.
Leadership Team
Rev. Dr. Douglas Dent
Pastor / Head of StaffThe Rev. Dr. Douglas Dent was born in Pennsylvania and raised in New York. He earned a bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA) in 1991. He is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary (Princeton, NJ) with a Master of Divinity degree (1999) and a Master of Theology degree (2001).
Doug served as a seminary intern at Avendale Old Parish Church and Drumclog Memorial Kirk (Strathaven Scotland, 1997). Pastor Doug first served as Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care & Mission at the First Presbyterian Church (Cranbury, NJ). He joined the Federated Church in 2003. Doug received his Doctor of Ministry degree in the area of Congregational Mission & Leadership from Luther Seminary in May 2019. Doug is married to the Rev. Karen Anderson and they are the parents of Madalyn and Jonathan.
Rev. Karen Anderson
Director of Christian EducationKaren is a Grand Forks, ND native. She is a graduate of the University of North Dakota with bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and Psychology, and a Masters’ degree in Counseling Psychology. She earned her Master of Divinity degree at Princeton Theological Seminary.
Karen served as the chaplain at a women’s domestic violence shelter (Trenton, NJ), as the Parish Associate for Family Ministries at Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church (Dutch Neck, NJ), as Parish associate at Federated Church (Fergus Falls, MN), and currently serves as Director of Christian Education at Federated Church.
Brianna Schneeberger
Administrative AssistantBrianna Schneeberger is a Fargo, ND native and she graduated from Fargo South High, and she attended cosmetology school at the Salon Profession Academy. After graduation she decided to stay in the grocery retail business and follow her dad’s footsteps. She moved to the Fergus Falls area in 2019 with her husband Gene and decided that she wanted a changed after 18 years of working in the grocery retail business. She loves to spend time with her family and travel. In her spare time, she likes to take walks with her dog Maddie and Caddy, spending time at the lake, taking photos, scrapbooking memories and reading.
