Our Team

Pastor Lindean was called to serve CtK in 2008, after serving congregations in Kalispell, MT and Phoenix, AZ.  She is a proud graduate of the University of Washington (Go Huskies!) and Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn. and has continued her studies in the Master of Public Administration program at Montana State University.  She and her husband, Rev. Grant Barnett Christenson have two children.  Pastor Lindean is a Girl Scout leader, a board member for Table and Grace Campus Ministry and a regular panelist on the Gallatin Valley Interfaith Forum.  She enjoys travel, reading, knitting, baking bread and breaking bread with friends old and new.

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Lily grew up in a small town in Southwestern Minnesota as a double pastors kid.  She graduated from South Dakota State University with a degree in History, as well as minors in Sustainability and Leadership and Management of Nonprofit organizations. She worked six summers in total at Lutheran summer camps, and two of those summers were at Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp in Montana. Lily loves music, reading, being outdoors, and building community. 

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Gabrielle, Gabby or Gab for short, has been a member of Christ the King since 2006. In 2021, she started working at CtK as the Worship Technician. She runs our projection booth and streams on Sunday mornings enabling individuals to participate in worship no matter where they are located. At the beginning of 2026, Gabrielle started working as the Office/Facility manager of CtK. Gabrielle graduated from Montana State University in 2025 with degrees in English Writing and General Sociology, as well as minors in English Literature and Gender Studies. Gabrielle has many interests including reading, gaming, analyzing literature and pop culture, and creative hobbies such as writing and drawing.  

Tana was hired as the Ministry and Media Coordinator for Christ the King Lutheran Church in 2017. Tana grew up in Butte, MT and attended Montana State University earning a degree in Elementary Education with a specialty in mathematics.  She continued her education earning her MBA from City University in Bellevue, WA.  Tana worked a 31-year career in Silverdale, WA in the field of Human Resources for the Department of the Navy.  Upon retirement, Tana and her husband Jay, relocated to Bozeman to be near their daughter and her family which includes their three grandsons, the 3-Ps!

Tana is currently working flexible hours from home on data management projects as well as the website and social media.

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Kris was hired as the Adult Choir Director at CtK early October 2014. The choir rehearses on Wednesday evenings, usually at 7:00pm, September-May, and sing during worship several times a month.  

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