Mrs. Pieper, Mr. Graf & Mrs. Schultz
Music - Band
Mrs. Pieper
Kim Pieper is a graduate of Concordia University, St Paul. Her degrees are in K-12 music and elementary education. After graduating college, Kim took a teaching position at St. Peters Lutheran School in Edina. She taught 4th grade and music at St. Peters until the birth of her first child.
While staying home with her three young children Kim followed a passion for health and fitness. Over the course of several years she became certified in group fitness, personal training, yoga and pilates and has practiced all of these professions for over 12 years now.
In the meantime she maintained her love for teaching children and music through her church, Beautiful Savior Lutheran in Plymouth. Here Kim teaches Sunday School, pre-school music, directs Christmas musicals and gives the children's messages.
Kim lives in Plymouth with her husband, Mark, who is a partner at Moquist, Thorvilson, Kaufmann and Pieper. Their 3 children, Natalie, Christian and Noah, are Redeemer graudates and students. Natalie is now a student at Concordia University in St Paul. Christian is a high school student at Heritage Christian Academy, and Noah still attends Redeemer.
Kim enjoys running, coaching, attending her children's sporting events, music and theater activities, watching movies with her family and taking walks with their dog, C.J.
Mr. Graf
Tim Graf began his work as Director of Music Ministries at Redeemer in January 2005. He is the musical director of the Deo Gloria Choir, Redeemer Bells, and JoySound (Redeemer’s Praise Band) as well pianist/organist and worship planner. Tim grew up in Hamburg, NY (a suburb of Buffalo) and has been interested in music since early childhood. He graduated from West Virginia University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Music degree in music composition. Tim served as music ministry intern at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Ramsey, MN in 1994 before taking his first full-time music position at Hephatha Lutheran Church in Anaheim Hills, CA from 1995-1999. He has also served at Calvary Lutheran Church in Clarkston, MI and Zion Lutheran Church in Holland, MI. Since 1989, Tim’s Christian concert ministry has taken him to hundreds of churches and colleges across the country and he has produced three CD’s of his original music: Victory: Run to the Hills (1999), Victory: Out of Darkness (2000), and Timothy Graf: Circle (2004). Tim and his wife Julie, married since 1993, enjoy reading, listening to music, cooking, tent camping, classic films and British television.
“The Lord is my light and my salvation- whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life- of whom shall I be afraid?... One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.” Psalm 27:1,4
Mrs. Schultz
Kinlin Schultz is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a degree in Music Education. Upon graduation, she worked with middle school band students at St. Mary’s Middle School in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. She also conducted the Kimberly community band. Since then, she taught privately at Bud’s Music Center in Hopkins, Minnesota in order to be home with her children.
Kinlin is married to Dan Schultz who is a Software Engineer at Help/Systems Inc. They have 3 children, Annica, Jonah and Elliott, all attending Redeemer! Kinlin and Dan feel privileged to have their children attend a school that is always striving for excellence in a way that is most pleasing to our Lord and Savior!
She enjoys spending time with her friends and family, knitting, listening to music, and learning about God’s word!
Favorite Verse: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. ~Proverbs 3:5
Favorite Quote: Bach gave us God’s Word, Mozart gave us God’s laughter, Beethoven gave us God’s fire, God gave us music that we might pray without words.
1 John 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called the children of God! And that is what we are!