Allen joined our staff as Building/Property Administrator in January of 2014. He attended Dunwoody Institute, graduating from the Printing and Graphic Arts program in 1984. After working for 25 years in the printing field, the recession of 2009 caused a job, and soul, searching opportunity. Combining a few job and life experiences, he started a second career as a part-time, Administrative Assistant at another south Minneapolis Lutheran church. When the position became available at Mt. Zion, he felt he had learned just enough of the inner-workings of a church, and also having been a member of Mt. Zion for 15+ years, he decided to also accept the part-time Administrator position.

When Allen's not in the office, he and his wife do what most parents do; drive their three kids to various sporting events, schools and jobs, and just enjoy watching them as they grow up!   email allen