Missions
MISSIONS WE SUPPORT
Our missions encapsulate the essence of St. Andrew’s outreach. From building schools to providing clean water in drought-stricken regions, our mission projects are diverse yet unified in purpose: to embody Christ’s love in real, tangible ways. Explore our current missions, witness the stories of change, and see how faith transforms landscapes both physical and spiritual.
CONTACTS
MISSIONS & OUTREACH PASTOR
Michael Jordan
Pastor Michael Jordan grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota, and moved to the Twin Cities to attend the U of M, where he earned his B.S. in Physics. Soon after graduation, he served as Youth Director at Roseville Lutheran Church. While in that role, he began pursuing his MDiv from Luther Seminary. His two degrees may seem disparate, but he says that science helped explain "how" the world works, and faith explains "why." Prior to coming to St. Andrew’s, Pastor Jordan served as Associate Pastor at Trinity Lutheran in Yankton, SD.
Michael is an avid outdoorsman and camp enthusiast, perhaps because he met the love of his life (wife Megan Moroff) while working as a summer camp counselor. In the Fall of 2025, they bought their first home in Maplewood, giving their beloved rescue pup Rosie a new yard to explore. He also enjoys traveling (helpful, considering missions is half his new role), playing board games, camping, watching Survivor, cheering on the Atlanta Falcons, and trying to spend as much time in, on, or near water as possible. Fun fact: Michael went skydiving for his 18th birthday. He says, “It was thrilling to jump out of a plane 14,000 feet above the ground and be in total free fall for over a minute.”
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Amy Mihelich Smith
Pastor Amy Mihelich Smith has been St. Andrew’s Teaching Pastor since 2020, leading Christian education for all ages. Previously, she served in outdoor ministry at Luther Crest Bible Camp in Alexandria, the ELCA's Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) program in Rwanda, and CYF ministry in Minneapolis. She majored in English and Political Science, with a concentration in Women’s & Gender Studies at St. Olaf College and earned her MDiv at Luther Seminary with a concentration in Justice and Reconciliation.
Before attending seminary, Amy worked as a reporter and editor for the Apple Valley Sun ThisWeek newspaper. She lives in St. Paul with her husband, Bryan, and their dog, Pepper. She likes to unwind by reading, running, doing yoga, hiking, snowboarding—and if any of these activities happen up north, even better!
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Breanna Kealy
Breanna came to St. Andrew’s in 2023, after being recruited by Pastor Mike Carlson. She’s known Mike since she was 12, when he was Youth Pastor at her friend’s church in Grand Marais. She earned her B.A. in Spanish Studies from the U of Minnesota, a Masters in Teaching from Hamline University, and went back to the U of M to get her principal licensure. That degree in Spanish has helped her be a warm and welcoming presence for our many Spanish-speaking guests that come to the CRC for assistance.
Breanna and her husband, Chris have a blended family of four children, plus four pets—two dogs, a cat, and a bearded dragon. (Doesn’t every family have a bearded dragon?) For fun, she loves to cook, watch the kids play volleyball and football, and she enjoys exploring outdoors any time she can.






