Jeff Hirschoff, Executive Pastor

Jeff has been in Vineyard churches since he was 15 years old. After high school, he attended YWAM in Lakeside, MT and did a 2 month outreach trip to Thailand. Shortly after that, he attended Antioch Christian Training School in Eden Prairie, MN and obtained an Associates Degree in Christian Ministry. In 2006, Jeff and his new wife Janell, felt God leading them to New Orleans to help run the Vineyard's Mercy Response teams to rebuild homes that were damaged from hurricane Katrina. With Jeff's background in construction and Janell's interior design skills, they made a great team. One of their highlights was living in a camper for 18 months!

Since then, they've moved across the country a couple of times. Most recently, to Duluth in December 2010, as it became apparent that this was the place God had for him to serve as Executive Pastor, overseeing the functionality of the Vineyard community.

Besides his wife and daughter Ava, one of Jeff's passions is international missions. Jeff has participated and helped lead over two dozen mission trips including countries in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. He loves telling stories about his adventures in these countries, so ask him about them sometime!