ABOUT US

Pastor Darryl and Pati have been married since 1972! They have two daughters, Jennifer Paschke and Joelle Benson and five grandchildren, Luke, Brin, Wyatt, Livy and Eleanor Pearl.

Pastor Darryl has shepherded Cornerstone since 1994. He graduated from Western Conservative Baptist Seminary in Portland OR in 1977 and served in four other churches before coming to what was First Baptist Church and is now Cornerstone. He describes himself as a shepherd who desires to obey his Overshepherd by preaching, teaching and modeling the Word to ensure the growth of God's people. That means one will not always hear what appeals to their ears but what is instead necessary and even critical for a healthy Christian life. He is also fiercely passionate about pursuing righteousness in the local schools, city, county and state. To that end he sued Governor Walz and forced the governor to rescind his unlawful executive orders keeping churches closed during Covid. With the help of Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch (long story) the governor was forced to retract his unlawful restrictions and churches around Minnesota were once again allowed to worship together freely.