About Us

Steven Osborne

Pastor Steven was born in Welkom, South Africa. He attended the Apostolic Faith Mission Seminary and Rand African University in 1996–1998. He accepted a position as Team Pastor for a company called Acts Ministries from 1996 to 2000 and had the opportunity to minister to kids in High Schools and various denominations all over South Africa. After graduating from Rhema Bible College in the year 2000, he accepted a full-time position as youth pastor in Secunda, South Africa. Steven married his wife Venessa in April 2000. He started Resash ministries and was in ministry there until he accepted the position as youth pastor at the Fairmont Evangelical Covenant Church in May 2003 and served there until 2011. He spearheaded Y.U.C.K. (Youth Under Christ’s Kingdom) Ministries, which is recognized as one of the most successful youth ministries in Fairmont. A daughter, Hailey was added to the Osborne family in 2008. In July of 2011 Steven became the youth pastor of Salem Covenant Church in Duluth, where he started TEXT Student Ministries. He served as youth pastor at Salem for six years. Following the retirement of the lead pastor, Dave Peterson, Steven was voted to be the lead pastor in April of 2017.

Christo Möller

Christo was born in Heidelberg, South Africa. He grew up in Secunda where he was the worship leader for Resash Ministries from the age of 14. He graduated high school in 2004 and went on to graduate from Rhema Bible College in 2007. Since then he has been ministering to youth groups from various denominations, training worship teams, and serving on leadership. He married his beautiful wife Natasha in October 2016. Their baby girl, Emma, was born in December of 2017. In April 2018, Christo and his family accepted a full-time position at Salem Covenant and started their journey as Director of Youth and Worship. A year later, Christo and Natasha welcomed their son, Christiaan.

Nicholas Anderson

Nicholas grew up near Proctor, MN, and is happily married to Jasmine. They are blessed with two energetic and hilarious children. Nicholas holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies. While in college, he served as a youth pastor at a local church for two years. After graduating, he accepted a position as a video editor for a children’s ministry in Chicago, IL, where he spent four years developing weekend curriculum that reached audiences around the world.

Driven by a desire to be closer to family and to start his own, Nicholas and Jasmine relocated to the Duluth area, where they found their church home at Salem Covenant Church. During the 2020 pandemic, Nicholas volunteered his video production skills, which led to his being brought on staff at Salem. In 2024, Nicholas embraced a new role as the Young Adult Director.