
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Our leadership team recognizes the authority of God, and realizes that we are shepherds who serve under the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ. We desire to devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word. Our passion and goal is to equip the believers for the work of the ministry until we all attain maturity in the fullness of Christ.

Ryan Perry, Senior Pastor
Ryan Perry is originally from the Twin Cities and came back to Minnesota in the fall of 2014. Before coming to LEFC, he taught vocal music to college students, and he later served as a worship and discipleship pastor in the Cleveland, Ohio area. His passion is to see God’s people find their complete satisfaction in Jesus Christ, by abiding in His presence and living out the truths of scripture. His primary ministries at LEFC include Youth Group, Small Groups, and the Worship Team.
In his free time, Ryan enjoys spending quality time with his family of five, reading, and everything Minnesota sports.
Ryan can be reached at ryan@lacrescentfree.org.

John Young, Elder Chairman
John has walked with Christ for 24 years. He is happily married to Sally and has three grown children. He enjoys reading and teaching God’s Word along with biking and hiking in God’s wonderful creation. As time allows, John also likes reading and watching the occasional Star Wars movie.
John can be reached at johnyoun2003@gmail.com.

Steve Thompson, Elder
Steve is originally from North Carolina. He and his wife, Julie, have lived in La Crescent since 1985. They have twin sons who live in the local area and their daughter, her husband, and grandson live in northern Illinois. Having retired in 2010 as a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in La Crosse, Steve’s ministry roles at La Crescent Evangelical Free Church include elder, men’s ministry coordinator, small group leader, children’s Sunday school teacher, and nursing home ministry facilitator. He enjoys activities such as running, biking and swimming.
Steve can be reached at steve@lacrescentfree.org.

Eric Mattie, Elder
Eric Mattie is a follower of Jesus Christ, husband to Melanie, Dad to Josh, Allison and Grace. As an exhorter and minister of the Word, Eric preaches and teaches at LEFC and local area churches and writes regularly at www.For1Glory.com. He is an avid reader of Christian and theological books. He enjoys a variety of music genres and continually cheers on the Green Bay Packers. All while nibbling on a little cookie dough. Eric can be reached at ericm@lacrescentfree.org