Our Staff

Pastor Glenn Zimbelman graduated from Luther Theological Seminary in 1984 and has served a variety of congregations most of them in Wisconsin; his last call was Mission Developer of Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church in North Ridgeville, Ohio. His passion is reaching others for Jesus. Some have said that Pastor Glenn thinks outside the box, but really he doesn’t think there is a box.  

Pastor Glenn believes we are on a journey of faith, growing in our love for God and then sharing it with others. Pastor Glenn is married to Jan who is working on her Associate in Ministry (AIM); they have two young adult children, Paul and Abby. Pastor Glenn loves the outdoors, hiking, fishing and enjoys a good game of tennis.  

Dr. Victoria Harris is the Director of Music/Organist at Mount Cross, leading worship at the 8:30 service as organist and director of the Chancel Choir, Mount Cross Bells, and the SummerChoir.

Dr. Harris' degrees are A.A., piano, Christian College, Columbia, MO, B.Mus. in piano performance, the Eastman School of Music; M.A. in piano performance and music history, the Ohio State University, the M.F.A. and D.M.A. in organ performance and pedagogy, the University of Iowa. Dr. Harris was Chair of the Music Department and Director of the Preparatory Division-Community Music Program at Mount Union 
College, Alliance, Ohio, from 1986 to 2004. She previously was a professor on the music faculty at Hiram College in Ohio, and at the University of Redlands in California.

She performs as concert pianist and organist throughout the United States, as well in Europe and Russia. Dr. Harris serves as adjunct faculty at Gila County Community College, Director of Music at Mount Cross Lutheran Church, Pianist for the Payson Choral Society, and Director of Harris Music Studio in Payson.
 

Wes Hathaway is our Praise Team Leader at Mount Cross. The Praise Team leads worship every Sunday at the 10:30 contemporary service. He is also the director of our Praise Band, an inter-generational group of musicians that play at the 10:30 service the last Sunday of each month.

Wes was born into a Christian music environment. The Hathaway Family has been involved in music ministry for over 60 years. His early childhood memories revolve around music in the home and music in church. He began his music education on the accordion at the age of five and was soon playing at church with his family. By the time he entered college at ENC in 1962, Wes was proficient at the piano, organ and drums. He had the opportunity to perform and travel with The Masters and The King's Men, 'southern-style' gospel quartets, as piano accompanist.

Wes joined our staff at Mount Cross in March of 2002. He has lived in Payson since 1992 and is the director of Payson Academy of Music, which offers private music instruction for students on the piano, guitar and violin.

"O Lord, I ask for guidance in everything I do; and pray You'll make my music, an instrument for You"
 

Lenore White - Administrative Assistant

Lenore is a native of Arizona. She was born in Phoenix and moved to Payson in 1977. She met her first husband through his mother (her co-worker at Safeway). During their 7 years of marriage, they had 4 beautiful children: Heather, Zachary, Joshua, and Seth. She was a single mother of the 4 for about 4 years, until she renewed a past friendship with the man who is currently her husband. They have added two little girls to the family, Elizabeth and April. Lenore is kept busy dealing with her Brady Bunch and is enjoying her position with Mount Cross.

Maryann Rowe - LOMONA Director

Maryann moved to Arizona from New Jersey in 1983. She has been in the real estate business for 27 years. She moved to Payson in 1996 to manage Forest Hills Condominiums for 11 years. She has a brother who lives with her. He moved here from New Jersey in March 2004.

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