Dave Carlson, Senior Pastor

Dave and Gretchen Carlson moved to Cheyenne in September of 2004.  Both grew up in Colorado, and Dave received degrees from Colorado State University and Denver Seminary.  He served as a youth pastor in Boulder and assisted in planting a church in Fort Collins before moving to the Westmark EFC of rural Loomis, Nebraska, where he served for 16 years.  The Carlsons have two sons, Mark who is married to Cori and lives in Anchorage, Alaska, and Eric who is in his second year at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School near Chicago.  Dave and Gretchen Enjoy their canoe and camping, but garden and furniture projects keep them close to home.

Dave has become known in Cheyenne for his true pastor's heart.  Dave and Gretchen have strived to make Cheyenne E-Free Church a real community where people can be cared for and loved.