ULC Team
Pastor Cassandra Lamb
Pastor Cassandra Lamb began her call as campus pastor at ULC on January 1, 2021. She grew up in rural South Dakota, attended Concordia College, and spent her college summers working at Lutherans Outdoors in SD. Her Master of Divinity degree is from Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, PA (now United Lutheran Seminary). She was ordained in 2012 and has served in Rapid City, SD and Warner, SD prior to coming to ULC. Pastor Cassandra shares her life with her daughter, Mirjam.
Student Leaders
Our student leaders are the hands and feet that drive the ministry of the ULC. They help with worship, plan events, and lead service projects. They work collaboratively with the community of ULC and each other.
Grace O’Brien
Hometown: Red Wing, MN
Year at SDSU: Senior
Major: Interior Design
Activities at SDSU: Interior Design Club
Favorite Bible verse: She is clothed in strength and dignity She laughs without fear of the future. Proverbs 31:25
Why are you involved at ULC?: “I am involved in the ULC because of the welcoming atmosphere and community here. I’m also involved so I can grow in my faith as an individual and as a leader with other amazing people.”
Rose Baerenwald
Hometown: Jasper, MN
Year at SDSU: Junior
Major: Leadership and Management of Nonprofit Orgs
Minor: Music
Activities at SDSU: The “Pride of the Dakotas” Marching Band & Choralia Women’s Choir
Favorite Bible verse: I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. Psalm 9:1-2
Why are you involved at ULC?: “I want to continue to grow in my faith here on campus but also be able to impact other followers in Christ. Most of all, I want to be able to do what God told us to do: ‘love thy neighbor.’”
Ashlin DeBoer
Hometown: Corsica, SD
Year at SDSU: Senior
Major: Ecology & Environmental Science
Minor: Botany
Activities at SDSU:
Favorite Bible verse: A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love each other. John 13:34
Why are you involved at ULC?: “To belong to a great group of like-minded and inspiring individuals and to help all those who come here to feel God’s love though music, faith, community, and friendship.”
Lily Krogstad
Hometown: Morgan, MN
Year at SDSU: Junior
Major: History
Minor: Sustainability
Activities at SDSU: The “Pride of the Dakotas” Marching Band, Choralia Women’s Choir, Capers, & Knitting Club
Favorite Bible verse: And remember, I am with you always, to the the end of the age. Matthew 28:20
Why are you involved at ULC?: “It’s a great little community! It’s a place I’ve found where I can really be myself!”
Marcus Winter
Hometown: Winona, MN
Year at SDSU: Sophomore
Major: Math Education
Activities at SDSU: Council of Teachers of Mathematics & a practice player for the women's basketball team
Favorite Bible verse: Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
Why are you involved at ULC?: “I'm involved with the ULC because it is a place where I can express who I am and what I believe in without being judged.”
Zach Buchholz
Hometown: Hendricks, MN
Year at SDSU: Sophomore
Major: Mathematics and Data Science
Minor: Statistics and Computer Science
Activities at SDSU: The “Pride of the Dakotas” marching band, Statesmen Men’s Choir, & Math Club
Favorite Bible verse: "Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfector of faith. For the joy set before him, He endured the cross" Hebrews 12:1b-2a
Why are you involved at ULC?: “I love the community involvement and relationship that the ULC delivers. Not only to the SDSU community, but also to the greater Brookings community.”