Brian Suter is the lead pastor at Branch Church. He is passionate about helping people know Jesus and grow in their relationship with Him. Brian is an ordained minister and holds an M.Div from Bethel University. He has been in church ministry since 2001 with leadership roles in adult and student ministry, teaching, and development. He felt a calling for church planting and God’s prompting to take action in 2020. Through earnest prayer and careful discernment Branch Church was formed in 2021. Brian is encouraged by his wife, Courtnay, who is also passionate about following God’s calling on their life. She leads the communication and women’s ministry team at Branch. They have two children and love encouraging their passion to pursue Jesus, friendships, sports and all of the joys that come in the journey of raising teenagers. Brian loves meeting with people and hearing their story, especially over a good cup of coffee!