Doris Kari
Secretary to Senior Pastors
Life Christian University Administrator

 Doris Kari has been with First Love Fellowship for seven years.  Prior to that, she had worked in various administrative positions during her 40-year business career.  Her formal training includes the Minnesota School of Business and many management classes over the years.   

Doris’ office is in the Welcome Center so she is usually the first person people see and meet when they enter the building.  Since she is a “people person,” the contact Doris has with staff, congregation and visitors is very fulfilling.  She likes the variety of her job responsibilities and getting to pray with people who come in with needs or prayer requests.   

Bob and Doris have been married for 46 years. They have three adult children (Kathy, Erik and Kris), seven grandchildren and one great grandchild, with another on the way!  Doris enjoys crocheting, and Bob and Doris like to travel and entertain. They also faithfully pray for many couples on a daily basis. 

Desiree DeLaney
Administrative Secretary 

Desiree began as a volunteer with First Love Fellowship in February of 1999 and became a permanent part of the office staff in January of 2000.  She originally trained to be a Missionary Secretary with Teen Missions and attended Central Bible College in Springfield, MO.  While Desiree does many creative things in her position with FLF – including designing flyers, bulletins, and Power Point items; maintaining the church website; helping with advertising; doing internet research; and ordering books, music and office supplies -- she truly feels her labor is ministry for God and that makes it very fulfilling. 

Desiree and husband, Jerry, have been married 25 years. Jerry was a career man in the Marines and so they traveled a great deal and lived in many places.  Their favorite location was Okinawa, Japan.  Desiree is from Hawaii and loves warm, tropical weather. 

Jerry and Desiree have three adult sons (Jason, Brian and Travis).  All three are serving in the U.S. Navy.   In her free time, Desiree is an avid reader, crafter and swimmer, and she enjoys sewing, quilting, and cooking.

Jenny Trandahl
Financial Secretary 

Jenny Trandahl has been with First Love Fellowship for 18 years and has been involved as the Financial Secretary since the spring of 1995. She is responsible to manage the accounting functions and member contributions for the church. Jenny graduated from Robinson’s School of Cosmetology, and she puts those skills to use keeping her three daughters beautiful.   

Jenny recognizes that her position is vital to the flow of the ministry, and that “if she does her job well, the staff doesn’t have to be concerned with the everyday flow of the finances.” Her comment?  “It’s where I fit at FLF!”  She is grateful for First Love Fellowship because it is a wonderful ministry which provides her with a good job that is a special blessing to her. 

Tom Trandahl
Overseer – Buildings & Grounds, Technical, Audio-Visual 

Tom Trandahl has been at First Love Fellowship for 18 years.  In the spring of 2007 he fulfilled his desire to be part of the ministry as he came on board to oversee Buildings & Grounds, and the church’s technical areas and audio-visual operations.  Tom has some college and specialized training with Northwest Electronics Institute and is in his second year of Life Christian University.  He particularly enjoys the variety of tasks he gets to tackle daily and the opportunities to step into ministry to other men.  In his spare time (ha ha!) Tom likes camping, travel and remodeling houses. 

Tom and Jenny have been married twenty-three years and have three girls who are especially dear to Tom and Jenny since they waited a looooong time for those blessings! Mariah, who is 11, is very creative with writing and drawing and her love language is gifts; Meghan, age 9, is active, wants to be a “cowgirl” and her love language is words of affirmation; Madison, who is 7, is sensitive and playful. She loves her stuffed animals, and her love languages are quality time and touch.