First Presbyterian Church welcomes Quentin Markfort as our new Temporary Pastoral Leader!
Quentin is currently a lay leader in the PC(USA) working towards a commission as a Commissioned Ruling Elder. His preferred titles are Quentin or Q. Quentin is a 2013 graduate of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School and 2017 graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, MN with majors in Sociology & Religion with a Concentration in Faith and Leadership. He brings with him 8 years of Children, Youth, & Family Ministry experience in central Minnesota ELCA congregations. His ministry passions include making community connections across denominations, teaching confirmation, and building relationships in the congregation. Outside of ministry, Quentin is a member of the Renville Lions Club and is a volunteer Emergency Medical Responder on the Renville Medical Response Unit. His hobbies include ice fishing, watching dirt track racing, playing board games and spending time with family. Quentin lives in Renville with his wife Maci who teaches 5th grade at RCW School. Together they have 3year old Pyper, and a 3 year old yellow lab named Edna.