Our Leadership

Originally from Hurdsfield, North Dakota, he graduated with his BA in Business Management from the University of North Dakota (2005).

After college, Cody served as the Executive Director of Youth for Christ in Grand Forks for three years before earning his MDiv from the Masters Seminary (2015). After seminary he served as the Associate Pastor of Family Ministry and Outreach at First Baptist Church of Farmington in Farmington, MI, until choosing to plant a church in Casselton, ND.

Cody and his wife Christia have been married for 11 years and have four adventurous children.

Ignite was formed in 2010 when Steve and his wife Natalie, sensing God’s desire for them to plant a church, moved to Moorhead and began a home bible study.

From that day until now, their desire has remained the same—to see people encounter the living God and then go out to impact the world in Jesus name!

Steve has been married to Natalie since 2003. They have two wonderful children, Seth and Hadassah.

Originally from the Twin Cities area, he graduated with a BA in English from NDSU in Fargo and has an MDiv from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.

He and his wife Rebekah have been married a decade and have five children–Abel (6), Tevye (4), Juliette (2), and twin baby girls, Olive and Abigail.