About Us

Our Pastors

Dan Johnson

Senior Pastor

djohnson@fccwilmar.org

Dan has a passion for helping people to answer the question, “What on earth am I here for?” He believes that God has a unique purpose for each one of us and until we discover that purpose, we will never experience a full and significant life. And because God created all of us with a God-shaped vacuum in our hearts, it is only through a personal and vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ that we can know this God and communicate with Him.

He has a vision for a healthy church glorifying God by loving lost and hurting people into God’s family, training and healing found people, and sending God-empowered and enthusiastic believers to the ends of the earth with the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Dan has been married to his wife, Faith, for 30 wonderful years and deeply appreciates her friendship and partnership in ministry. He is the proud father of two sons, one of them an Air Force pilot and the other a freshman in high school.  He enjoys any time spent with his family whether that be traveling, playing games, or just being together. He also likes to watch his sons do anything. One of his pastimes is knocking the golf ball around.

Dan has been the Senior Pastor at First Covenant Church since April, 2000. He received his BA in Bible from Biola University, La Mirada, CA, graduating in 1974. In 1985 he received his Master of Divinity degree from North Park Seminary in Chicago, IL. He has served in the Evangelical Covenant Church since 1984.

Dave Ostercamp

Youth Pastor

dostercamp@fccwillmar.org

Dave has been ministering to youth at First Covenant since September 1996. Dave graduated from Northwestern College in 1996 with a B.S. in Youth Ministries.  

Dave has been married to his wife Anita since 1996. They have four children Emily, Alise, and Luke, and Natalie. Dave enjoys spending time with his young family. In his free time Dave enjoys playing softball, basketball, and golf. Dave has also been active as a basketball coach at the Willmar High School for the past 6 years serving as the Junior Varsity Coach for the boys basketball team for the past 4 years.  

Dave loves being around teenagers on a daily basis. His passion is to see young people enter into a relationship with Jesus and then seek to grow and develop their faith. The youth at First Covenant are committed to be contagiously winning our friends to Christ, to be a powerful encouragement to each other, and to be diligently training each other so that we may honor and serve our God.

Cheryl Perry

Adult & Children's Ministries Pastor

cperry@fccwillmar.org

Cheryl has been ministering at First Covenant since October 2000. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris and graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education. She taught for six years in a Christian School before joining the staff at FCC.

She currently holds a local ministry license and is pursuing her credentialing through the Covenant. Her passion is getting to know people, and helping them to get plugged into what God is doing at FCC.

She is married to Ted and they have two boys in college, T.J. and Ben. In addition to her work in ministry, she enjoys following her boys' sports teams, reading, walking, and spending time with friends over a mocha.

Wes Calvin

Visitation Pastor

wcalvin@fccwillmar.org

Wes has been Visitation Pastor at First Covenant since June of 1999. He graduated from North Park in 1950. Wes is a Licensed Lay Minister in the Covenant.

Wes and his wife Helen have been married for 19 years. The two of them have seven children and 15 grandchildren. Wes and Helen enjoy traveling, visiting family, and gardening. They have beautiful flower gardens.

In addition to his visitation he works with the Congregational Life Commission to coordinate meals to the homes of the sick, flowers to those in the hospital, and Christmas gifts to the shut-ins.